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Not sure whether to post this here or in the movie thread.. but I figure you guys might find this interesting. I had nothing to do this weekend and binged through the movie prequel novel. It was surprising how many things got changed and just how much got foreshadowed, not just for this movie but for the potential sequels. (I think. Haven't seen the movie yet). Here's a list of the big changes that caught my attention.
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Archer666 posted:Not sure whether to post this here or in the movie thread.. but I figure you guys might find this interesting. Everything else is kind of meh whatever, it's ok, to me, but this is the one that really bothers me! This is a significant detail that's been changed, and it seems very unnecessary to me. The whole mental crisis with the Zalemites/Tiphareans finding out that they're cyborgs just like the dirty Scrapyard dwellers is a huge deal in the plot of the story. It's also a wonderful parallel: the Scrapyard people have organic brains but upgrade their bodies with machinery, the Zalemites have biological bodies but upgrade their brains with chips! Without it, the plight of the Zalemites seems way way diminished.
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Feb 6, 2019 15:12
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Mecha posted:I bought one of the floppies* where the Abbadon is used to eagerly bring it to my HS physics teacher and ask about the science behind it. He made a heroic effort to not laugh in my face. That must have been the best "well, at least my student is engaged" look ever.
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Feb 6, 2019 15:37
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Mission Accomplished: Alita is now Certified Fresh on RT!
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Feb 6, 2019 15:50
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Archer666 posted:Not sure whether to post this here or in the movie thread.. but I figure you guys might find this interesting. I don't think they have been replaced. Its just another thing. Its sort of a meld of several other techs we see in the manga.
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Feb 6, 2019 16:07
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Toshimo posted:Mission Accomplished: Alita is now Certified Fresh on RT! Well, it's fresh but not locked in as certified fresh.
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Feb 6, 2019 17:37
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Toshimo posted:Mission Accomplished: Alita is now Certified Fresh on RT! It is interesting that it started low but the more the people actually, you know, see it it goes up.
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Feb 6, 2019 17:46
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Those initial tepid reviews were worrisome, but happy to see the film is being well received with more critics coming around.
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Feb 6, 2019 20:37
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It seems to be wavering around 60%. Last I checked it dropped back to 58%.
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Feb 6, 2019 23:07
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Average rating of 5.8/10 is not exactly inspiring.
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Feb 7, 2019 06:18
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can you filter the reviews for "people who reread the viz paperbacks at least a dozen times" because idc about these other goofs
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Feb 7, 2019 16:19
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LibrarianCroaker posted:Average rating of 5.8/10 is not exactly inspiring. Its a good movie. Does the manga justice. People are going to pan as its trying something new and OMG BIG EYES! I have a feeling its going to make insane money in china.
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Feb 7, 2019 17:22
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Tormented posted:I have a feeling its going to make insane money in china. this horrifying thing made $300 million in china* so a pair of big eyes probably isn't going to slow them down  *apparently through rampant fraud by the studio but still
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Feb 7, 2019 18:24
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Clipperton posted:this horrifying thing made $300 million in china* so a pair of big eyes probably isn't going to slow them down They made a chia pet movie?
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Feb 8, 2019 00:05
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Tormented posted:OMG BIG EYES!
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Feb 8, 2019 06:55
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It's not quite the same, but it reminds me of how we couldn't avoid LOL BLUE PENIS on the lead up to Watchmen.
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Feb 8, 2019 19:33
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TenementFunster posted:they’re so bad, though After about 10 mins into the movie you really stop noticing them. Its weird.
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Feb 8, 2019 20:22
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illustration by author
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Feb 8, 2019 20:30
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Tormented posted:After about 10 mins into the movie you really stop noticing them. you cannot make me
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Feb 8, 2019 20:35
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They got the eyes right but forgot the lips. Shameful.
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Feb 8, 2019 20:41
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TenementFunster posted:i will not There is a interesting shock during the movie about BIG EYES!. About 2/3 through the movie you see a flash back with Gelda and her eyes gave me the same shock that Alita's did when the movie starts. Somehow I got super used to seeing Alita's eyes but seeing them on someone else gave me pause.
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Feb 8, 2019 20:42
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Relin posted:illustration by author Whoa, holy poo poo. That's kind of wild - the artist doing his take on their take on his take. Also it's a nice reminder of just how incredibly good YK is at art. I wonder if he's seen it already? What are his thoughts?
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Feb 8, 2019 20:58
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DrSunshine posted:Whoa, holy poo poo. That's kind of wild - the artist doing his take on their take on his take. Also it's a nice reminder of just how incredibly good YK is at art. I wonder if he's seen it already? What are his thoughts? He loved it. He posted on his blog about 2 weeks back: http://yukitolog.blogspot.com/2019/01/alitabattleangel.html Rough English Translation below: quote:On the 26th, there was a screening of only those involved and I was able to see the completed version of "ALITA: Battle Angel" with Japanese subtitles at Kawasaki's IMAX theater! He was at the red carpet reveal the other day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkonAM-A7NM Tormented fucked around with this message at 21:06 on Feb 8, 2019 |
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Feb 8, 2019 21:04
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I want to say I saw this bit in the post-preview satellite interview, but I definitely saw an interview with Cameron at one point where he was talking about going to Japan and taking to Kishiro and explaining his overarching adaptation plan for the first time and he gets to the end and Kishiro's like "Naw, dude. You seem real nice, but you completely missed the point of the work. Here's what I meant." and Cameron got in a real funk because he'd dropped the ball so hard, so he spent years trying to refigure the whole thing to Kishiro's vision. So, yeah, I'm pretty sure Kishiro is stoked about the finished product.
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Feb 8, 2019 21:14
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Relin posted:illustration by author [edit] Also, my initial worries from the first reviews have been quelled. Looks like those people were big ol' dumb dumbs. I'm usually never invested in critic reviews or bullshit like RT scores, but damnit, I want this movie to be successful. teagone fucked around with this message at 21:38 on Feb 8, 2019 |
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Feb 8, 2019 21:33
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Well poo poo, I just read that Edward Norton had a cameo as Desty Nova, teasing a sequel. 
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Feb 8, 2019 21:44
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teagone posted:Well poo poo, I just read that Edward Norton had a cameo as Desty Nova, teasing a sequel. Yup. He was asked to only do the part if he was willing to be in the sequel. He looks the part.
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Feb 8, 2019 21:49
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Yeah, that's inspired casting. I dig it.
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Feb 8, 2019 21:50
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teagone posted:Well poo poo, I just read that Edward Norton had a cameo as Desty Nova, teasing a sequel. OH HELL YES 
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Feb 8, 2019 22:20
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My dad seems pretty hyped to go watch the movie tonight and he's never seen the comic and doesnt even know what anime is so I guess marketing is doing something right
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Feb 8, 2019 22:21
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Cao Ni Ma posted:My dad seems pretty hyped to go watch the movie tonight and he's never seen the comic and doesnt even know what anime is so I guess marketing is doing something right Yeah, my 60+ y/o parents and 65 y/o uncle are all really stoked for Alita for some reason lol.
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Feb 8, 2019 22:51
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They haven't been this hyped to see a movie featuring the ruins of St. Louis since Koyaanisqatsi 
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Feb 8, 2019 23:04
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Tormented posted:He was at the red carpet reveal the other day.
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Feb 9, 2019 08:30
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Someone please buy me this: https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/88039
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Feb 9, 2019 15:41
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Toshimo posted:Someone please buy me this: https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/88039 That price... 
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Feb 9, 2019 19:55
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Alita is opening well in South Korea and Taiwan. If China follow suits, we'll see sequels regardless of how it does in the states. I'm gonna wager that good wom will help it out here.
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Feb 10, 2019 01:48
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you say that, but remember james cameron's avatar film, and its planned 4 sequels? the movie that made a zillion dollars? it's ok if you don't, no one does because it made no lasting cultural impact
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Feb 10, 2019 09:29
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Relin posted:you say that, but remember james cameron's avatar film, and its planned 4 sequels? the movie that made a zillion dollars? it's ok if you don't, no one does because it made no lasting cultural impact Yeah, Avatar was so expensive it had to be the dumbest, most transparent, safest plot possible in order to guarantee it wouldn't take a loss. (And then Hollywood accounting probably made it take a loss anyway so they wouldn't have to pay out bonuses to the peons.) Also how avatar should have ended: "I say we dust off, get back to the mothership, and nuke the whole planet from orbit.". Just from the character design it looks like Alita is taking more risks than Avatar could, so hopefully it isn't insufferably boring and trite once you discount the visuals like Avatar is.
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Feb 10, 2019 13:46
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Relin posted:illustration by author That's some poster worthy work.
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Relin posted:you say that, but remember james cameron's avatar film, and its planned 4 sequels? the movie that made a zillion dollars? it's ok if you don't, no one does because it made no lasting cultural impact
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