Film Preview: Alita: Battle Angel (2019)

Page Revisions:

(December 17, 2017) Original
(September 23, 2018) New Trailer (#2) / New Release Date (changed from 7/20/18)
(September 30, 2018) New Release Date (changed from 12/21/18)
(February 10, 2019) New Posters (#1-#17)

Release Date:

February 14, 2019

Synopsis:

From IMDb: “An action-packed story of one young woman’s journey to discover the truth of who she is and her fight to change the world.”

Poster Rating: C+ / C- / C+ / C / D+ (10) / C+ / C- / C

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Review: (#1) War paint applied by mechanical arm to human face is emblematic of the film’s premise, so it works. It’s not otherwise interesting. (#2) The star in a dull-looking, hazy setting. It doesn’t work. (#3) There are a lot of crisp details here and much of the background is interesting; however, the foreground character images are poorly assembled and laid out. (#4) Why they are trying to enhance the roller derby vibe is a question no one really cares for the answer to and when done so haphazardly as this, that increases the lack of concern. (#5-#14) These character posters have unique colors, but the bland backdrops only make them seem cheap. (#15) An IMAX poster that isn’t a waste of time is rare and this one is such a design even if the backdrop isn’t that interesting and the foreground isn’t terribly compelling. (#16) Neon blue and pink isn’t the most attractive combination of colors for a poster and this design just seems to feel like an attempt to be creative without the backing of creativity. (#17) Throw everything in without a detailed background and you get this hodge podge of nothingness.

Trailer Rating: B- / B-

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Review: (#1) It’s hard to turn an anime into a live-action film without translating it in such a way that it connects to its subject matter with the barest minimum effort and this trailer does that.

(#2) For those who are fans of the anime style, this live-action film may have what you want. If you aren’t a fan, the presence of human figures won’t alleviate your lack of interest in the overall style and story framework of such films. This trailer might convince some, but not many.