Alita: Battle Angel took a while to find its legs but eventually became something of a sleeper hit. Every penny it made was well-deserved, too, as it’s a stylish and fun sci-fi action movie with some astonishingly cool fight scenes.
One of the most eye-catching elements of the film is Alita herself, a fully CGI creation derived from Rosa Salazar’s motion capture. But when Alita was unveiled in the first trailer back in December 2017, her design received quite a lot of criticism. Her look is inspired by the original manga and she has unnaturally big eyes, with many arguing that she falls squarely within the uncanny valley.
It’s an understandable criticism, but when you watch the movie you very quickly accept her, as she fits in quite neatly with the extreme body modifications seen on cyborg characters throughout the film. Still, the negative reception caused drama behind-the-scenes,...
One of the most eye-catching elements of the film is Alita herself, a fully CGI creation derived from Rosa Salazar’s motion capture. But when Alita was unveiled in the first trailer back in December 2017, her design received quite a lot of criticism. Her look is inspired by the original manga and she has unnaturally big eyes, with many arguing that she falls squarely within the uncanny valley.
It’s an understandable criticism, but when you watch the movie you very quickly accept her, as she fits in quite neatly with the extreme body modifications seen on cyborg characters throughout the film. Still, the negative reception caused drama behind-the-scenes,...
- 1/8/2020
- by David James
- We Got This Covered
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