Alita Battle Angel

This is, by far, the best manga adaptation I have seen from Hollywood in my entire life. Even if you are not familiar with the source material, the amazing world, fresh story, action-packed, edge-of-your-seat sequences and emotional performances, this will more than make up for the price of admission.

As a movie however, as expected, the majority of the people who were not familiar with the original works of Yukito Kishiro felt like the story was convoluted, and I get where they're coming from. There are just so many arcs Alita goes through, that it could take up easily 6 movies. Much of the original story is compressed into a very tight package, a 122 min running time, and I think considering the potential disaster, they handled it amazingly well.

The visuals, CGI and motion capture tech, which was also used in the Avatar series are all present here, and it's amazing. Plus, the love, passion and devotion of the cast and crew spill through the screen the whole movie though. Rosa Salazar steals the show as Alita, giving off an impressive performance as well.

Though ironically, one of the story’s largest weaknesses is that the story feels very incomplete. I really do hope a sequel gets made, because I am eager to see how this universe can expand out, introduce more characters and give the ending it deserves.

Final Verdict: 7.6