Dragon Ball Super: BROLY | Honest Review

If you're like me, you've probably noticed that nostalgia is usually only skin deep once you strip away the immediate gratification of something warm and familiar, there usually isn't much left beneath the surface, and despite my long-standing need to do so. I refused to

review

this movie until I thought enough time had passed. I wanted to judge this story on its merits and not on my rosy love for it and the franchise it had represented. I wanted to know if a curator would be his third appearance in the film. The world was as great as I thought.

I wanted to peel back the

super

ficial nostalgia to see if there was any substance to the toy animations. The great box office success. Analyzing the story. The music and the images. I wanted to write an

honest

story.

review

of the 2018 movie Dragon Ball

super

Broly As it went on, I never really enjoyed the Dragon Ball movies. It always surprised him, but they never caught my interest the same way the anime did while I was trying to watch these movies, I always thought. which were rushed and unearned versions of the anime story in miniature, the visuals and action sequences looked really great across the board but the story seems secondary and that's why I was never really interested in it, in fact I didn't end up watching the whole thing this until the end. they ended until TFS remade them decades later, that is, until Battle of Gods and Resurrection F changed everything.

Now we had stand-alone stories that worked as movies. Battle of Gods was the first Dragon Ball movie I enjoyed from start to finish and Resurrection F was fun the first time I watched it. At the very least, even though it was a less enjoyable movie for me overall and needless to say with Dragon Ball Super anime over and a new movie scheduled on the horizon, I was beyond excited when it was announced that it would be a movie. Bro Li who had a lot. Many people like me worried that a character like Brother Lee taking center stage was nothing new in the Dragon Ball movies, and to be

honest

, I always saw him as a condensed version of everything I hated about those old movies. from Dragon Ball, all appearances without substance, but mainly What made me and many others anxious was the prospect of making a character like Brother Lee Canada;

However, shortly after, many of the negative rumors surrounding the film were put to rest when Toriyama made a formal announcement assuring us all that he was rewriting the character of Brother Lee and also handling the character. Personally, the film's script, plus three interesting and impressive trailers were released demonstrating some incredible visuals with the promise of an interesting origin story, but it delivered on that promise. The beginning of this film is extremely efficient, streamlined, and surprisingly accessible for the twentieth film in a franchise. spanning decades and while there are tons of little nods to past events, technologies and traditions for long-time fans to enjoy, the film takes special care to establish the key players and motivations of the film which is told beginning with a flashback from 41 years in the past. are greeted with shots of the freezing force at its peak, the jinyu star, vaughn tutoring, the king called and a young frieza are all present taking place on the same homeworld before our destruction, this is the first look that We have writing about the Saiyan Society. by Kirra Toriyama in animation and honestly, it's fantastic.

There is a tremendous sense of scale and wonder when King Cole's army arrives on planet Vegeta. This is the most important moment in Sands' story up to this point and we feel that in the dialogue that is conveyed. spectacular angles on display and the expressions of the people is the perfect place to start this film and is the event that triggers every major choice that propels this story forward from now on, it is immediately recognizable that the visuals have seen a significant improvement since The wobbly contours, vibrant colors, nostalgic lighting and character designs, this movie is more like Dragon Ball than anything that's been released in the last 10 years, at least brings the characters closer to how the original artist imagined them, improving their expressions and personalities through exaggerated and close movements.

Honestly, it's a feast for the eyes that you can only fully appreciate when you see it for yourself. The first scene acts as a passing of the torch and a coronation of sorts for Frieza as he accepts his father's position as leader of his forces immediately. Setting a ruthless and sinister tone, effortlessly brushing aside the Saiyans' plans to stop him with a simple technical demonstration. Humiliated and frustrated, we follow King Vegeta as he visits his son in daycare in the hopes that he will one day carry out his revenge against Frieza. A father who impresses with motivations like this, it's easy to see how Vegeta's childhood shaped him into the man he is today, however, this isn't Vegeta's scene, it's Broglie revealed as a low-class warrior with a potential for battle exceptionally high that the exposure the bully receives is incredibly natural. and believable as the doctors try to justify his placement in this particular nursery to the king, as he struggles to accept the fact that his son might not be the best choice to overthrow Frieza and this is the strength of the film: the motivations established in these first scenes drive and inform the next ones in a natural and believable way.

King Vegeta is threatened because Broly overshadows his son and is a danger to the race itself, so he is finally exiled to a remote planetoid called Vampa Broglie. Para Gas's father naturally disagrees with this and immediately flees after his son to save him from the upbringing and lifelong grudge that eventually becomes the driving force of the entire conflict in the second half of this movie the images of broli landing and vampa as a little Opie for the movie stunning visuals, lighting, color and music at the end with the best Tyler fall I have ever seen in a Dragon Ball movie, there is something so satisfying about it that only We're 10 minutes into the movie and we've already established all of this, honestly, it's a great pace on the gas trip.

The common thing is a ship piloted by another Saiyan named Beats who unfortunately gets involved in all this, however, once they find Broly, they realize that the escape capsule they use to get to Planet Vampa was irreversibly damaged in the accident, eliminating all options to leave the planet. From then on, once Para Gues discovers there's no way out, he immediately removes Beats from the equation to save the food as coldly as you can imagine by shooting a laser straight through the Saiyans' chest. This is where we leave Brother Lee's story for the moment and move on.

Some years into the future where we find the first controversial section of the film, the next 10 minutes cover the events stemming from a one-shot manga written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama called Dragon Ball - when screenshots of trailers suspiciously similar to - surfaced. online A wave of concern grew in the fanbase that was palpable, but to be completely honest, it works much better than I expected at the beginning, at least that being said, there are some negative takeaways from this section, the most glaring of which is What is the true origin of Goku. works incredibly well within this film and significantly better than in - it's comical, it's still hard not to constantly see the Superman parallels once you first notice it, the film makes considerable efforts to integrate new elements of the Dragon Balls story in the classic Canon hit. fantastically in some cases, while in others not so much, for everything else in the scene, it works exceptionally well, even in cases in the comic that I didn't like, like how Bardock's suspicion of Frieza made a lot more sense here than in the manga, giving legitimate and believable reasons to make him suspect something of Frieza rather than just having an inexplicable feeling, plus this is one of the first scenes that works substantially better having prior knowledge of the series after being introduced to the elite nursery that housed Vegeta and Broly Goku.

The situation is much more modest. There's something touching and special about it, kept locked in an old capsule in the back of his house, no one, not even his parents, knows what he'll do with his life. Moments like that, accompanied by stunning visuals and heart-wrenching, awe-inspiring scores, elevate this section of the film higher than my wildest dreams could have ever hoped for in one surprisingly moving scene. Goku is sent off the condemned planet by his parents. Frieza charges the blast at him. Bar Doc's prediction comes true and they were greeted by a montage of moments from Goku's life, both he and Vegeta.

The fight to the present is easily lost in this quick flash of iconic moments: a young parolee minding his own business survives while Goku and Vegeta experience their lives. This is a movie about these three characters and how their destinies have changed in some way. or the way our big criticism that people have leveled at this movie has been the exclusion of fan-favorite characters like Go On and Piccolo, and while I love these characters, I think the decision to keep the cast focused and tidy gives the film some breathing room. I needed to flesh out this story, but it's not without its flaws and I'll get to that.

We're almost thirty minutes into the story and this is where I start to see things that bothered me a little, small things, it's true, but they still exist. Basically, to have all these major players in the same area fight each other, Dragon Ball has gotten involved. Frieza appoints men to steal them from the boneless place, which they do with ease because the plot needs to happen and, naturally, Goku and Vegeta conveniently aren't there. To further intervene and also conveniently, Boma only gathered six Dragon Balls, giving Goku and Vegeta a means to track them down before they find the last one.

Honestly, this is all very contrived. This narration was made quite weak. Fortunately, the means with which Broly and the guests are. rescued from bomb makes a lot more sense in the context of the story's characters and things Chi lie and Lemmo, two new characters introduced for this story are recruits in the freeze force tasked with locating strong power signatures to recruit in the freezing of force to those who shoot. every scene involving Broly has been the strongest aspect of this movie as honestly it should be, after all he is the main character and thankfully this train of praise continues as he builds a wonderful relationship with Level and the wonderful chili and In all these scenes Broly interacts with Frieza. his father chili and the ship crew are fantastic through the revelation of his past as well as his father's cruelty we develop a deep sympathy for him and the situation he has grown up in it is revealed that

broly

has been controlled using A shock collar This is an interesting idea that comes with some tragic footage of both the act of shocking Broly himself and the expressions on his face once he grabbed the remote that turns the collar.

What doesn't make sense to me is why he just doesn't drink. without the necklace I mean already in a calm state he has a power level over 100k according to Chia to Scouter so I think he can break some metal around his neck now that aspect of the movie bothered me quite a bit , especially when you consider that it's a vital part of what makes or breaks the movie, but I deviate in an effort to protect Broly from his father's cruelty. Stealing the remote control that Paris uses to restrain his son as Frieza and Earth's forces are set on a collision course, it's only a matter of time before the three main characters face off for the first time. intended for this meeting, this fight lasts almost 40 minutes and is not only the best Dragon Ball has ever seen, but it is one of the most visually impressive. animation sequences.

I've ever seen the ridiculous amount of effort that was put into this movie, if it wasn't clear before it certainly should be now and while I'm sure many of you will be familiar with this fight, I'll give it a try. To break it down and maybe point out a few things here and there that you may have missed the fight itself can be divided into three sections and each section has a particular purpose within the story Broly versus Vegeta to start Broly versus Goku which takes up the middle section and finally Gogeta vs. Broly to finish it all and it just so happens that each of these three sections focuses on the unique strengths of each individual fight, for example, a fight with Vegeta is most entertaining when he style his opponent and in Control of the action We don't usually enjoy sequences like this, butWhen Vegeta takes the first hit from Broli and gives us that cheeky grin, we know what's coming and we know how good it's going to be, the fight with Vegeta lasts about eight minutes. of the overall runtime of the fights and Yuya Takahashi is in charge of this section where we can enjoy the shock on Broly's faces and to gasp as Vegeta introduces the Super Saiyan and Super Saiyan God transformations into the fight and, My goodness, they are handled beautifully.

I specifically love the Super Saiyan transformation when he begins to glow refusing to let go of Broglie's hand before being enveloped in a huge golden aura with the camera rotating 360 degrees around his stance. It's beautiful, this fight, however, serves an important purpose primarily to bring Broly up to speed, both figuratively and literally, with the level of combat the main cast is in through incredibly beautiful tracking shots. Broly slowly gains the advantage over Vegeta until he finally overpowers the Saiyan Prince before losing his mind. The fight from here quickly changes focus. For Goku and Broly again, the script clearly understands that Vegeta is more fun to watch when he is performing dominantly and Goku is more interesting when he is on the defensive and therefore this transition came at the perfect time. .

This section of Goku is mainly handled by animator Reel About a She who is also the artist for animated the first trailer released for Dragon Ball Super Burly and demonstrates some really experimental animation that I really enjoyed, where Vegeta's fight established all the normal things we expect of the series in a fantastic way. Goku's fight presents new takes on the franchise through its music selection, animation and story, the music up to this point in the film has been phenomenal, as much as the battle tracks are something you will either love or hate. Sumitomo, the man responsible for the film's music, was inspired by the live event gatherings. in Latin America during the final episodes of Dragon Ball Super and so he wanted to add chanting and exaggeration for lack of a better term to the clues in this section.

I enjoyed its experimental nature and at least it's certainly memorable from an animation perspective we were able to enjoy a first person tracking shot perspective like I've never seen before in Dragon

ball

. I thought it was a fun idea and it worked well in this long fight to help break up the monotony of the action, but it didn't. I wasn't very impressed and I could even see a lot of people missing this sequence if you weren't looking for it. The fight itself lasts about 12 minutes total for Olli and Goku. He has some interesting new techniques and even has an explosive blue Super Saiyan transformation.

In the midst of things, it has a few CGI moments here and there, but as the battle itself lasts almost 40 minutes, I'm willing to forgive the little CGI that was involved, in fact, I'd even go as far as to say that in many Other aspects of the film CGI was used to enhance sequences beyond what they would have been without it through backgrounds, special effects and filters in the midst of all this action and explosion, the paragraph now wounded by being too close reveals freezing that Brother Lee. must be at his limit now, fortunately, Frieza has the perfect contingency plan, in addition to being a magnificent and character-rich scene for Frieza, it is also an almost mirror image of how Gus casually killed Beats in cold blood at the beginning of the movie due to the sudden loss of his father, overcome with grief, he begins to transform, during which there is an incredible shot of Frieza standing front and center surrounded by flames and destruction, doing something of interest.

Additionally, during this cut, Brawley destroys his father's body out of sight. to be seen again in the film with the situation now more dire than ever Vegeta rejoins a fight in what is a surprisingly effective CGI sequence, some fantastic angles, secondary choreography and even angles we wouldn't normally see in traditional 2D animation overwhelmed by the enraged corpulent one. Saiyan Vegeta and Goku in one of the funniest moments of the movie pond brewing in Frieza before heading to piccolo somewhere else on earth using Instant Transmission. This scene is practically taken directly from the fusion. Report and honestly after all Vegeta has been in Super with Goku this scene didn't make sense to me Vegeta for some reason still has trouble fusing with Goku understands it's only 30 minutes and understands he can't do it any other way, I honestly can't understand this problem you are having.

He just fought alongside Goku in the tournament of power and 30 seconds ago he even danced before to save his friends in the battle of the gods. Why is this, of all things, a problem for him? Bottom line, because it gives them the opportunity to make jokes and create fake tension, there's really no other reason why I would have preferred Vegeta to show the emotional maturity to present the idea to Goku first, that would have been interesting and a novelty. for the character, needless to say, both. of them agreed to fuse eventually, but all of these failed fusion attempts basically result in Frieza being beaten by the bones for about an hour before they finally arrive, while the newly fused Gogeta makes his Canon debut in the movie Now, After almost 90 minutes into the film.

Having seen some of the most spectacular animation we have ever seen from the series, one would think that we have already seen everything this film can show us, however, nothing could be further from the truth, the rest of this fight is packed with not only the best animation Dragon Ball has ever seen, but some of the best action animation I've ever seen, point Naruto shishi, which contributes about 1 minute in 40 seconds of pure movement at the beginning of this fight and it's spectacular , but since it is honest. review I have one small complaint, although everything looks fantastic and clean.

The fact that Natasha Sheeta is so respected within the company she works for means that she can tackle her own section, which has an unfortunate side effect that she ends up repeating. Angle and sequence techniques almost exactly the same way over and over again several times during this sequence. I recognize the composition and ideas from previous works and I suppose this is not something the normal viewer would even notice, but I did it and thought. It's worth mentioning that regardless of this minor complaint, I still love this spectacular color animation of The Incredible no Toshi Cheetah.

Also within this section is the third and final CGI sequence, but it's honestly the best and fits the dimensional shift that both characters experience. It's honestly impressive. something also worth noting once Cheeta goes Super Saiyan blue filming Neverland is a success for him afterwards, while this phenomenal fight takes place, my last big problem with the film rears its head, it lies in the desire to save to Rolly putting his life at risk in this jump of hers. While I understand that it seems a little premature, she already paid Rolly to defend her after she stole Paris's remote and while I believed that she and Burleigh have a fondness for each other that is believable, I think she lies in a decision particular here.

It's kind of amazing, this is a narrative thread that I thought she could have benefited greatly from if she had more time to explore it. The film made a concerted effort to build the relationship in three separate scenes, and while I loved Tarzan and Jane's dynamic, they still only met for a few hours. The remaining moments of the fight are again filled with some of the most spectacular animation ever. I've seen in Dragon

ball

, full of incredible choreography from previous films and rich character moments, the final moments of the battle are realized. Even more tense with the use of the Dragon Balls, causing the world to become engulfed in darkness as Gaggia charges her final kamehameha.

Broly looks really scared, like he's suddenly come out of a trance, he got hit and I honestly really liked that inclusion, the wish is made. I transported Brody back home, everything was back to normal once again and the fight was over, so now that it's all said and done these are my final thoughts, this movie really isn't perfect and as I pointed out it has its narrative deficiencies. is not a perfect movie and while the first half does a fantastic job of providing exposition for first-time viewers, the second half really takes off and goes full force with its story and combat, so why don't I think is this the most accessible?

Dragon Ball movie to date, I would still assume that for most people who are not familiar with the series, prior knowledge of it is required to obtain a relatively mediocre level of enjoyment from it when all is said and done, However, what did I think of her as a fan? of the series I've honestly never had more fun watching a movie and I can say this movie takes you for a ride is an understatement of the highest order the fanservice the characters the story the ridiculous action sequences and scenes it's so clear like the day that animators musicians artists writers and everyone involved are going to do everything we can with this movie.

The best elements of Dragon Ball: Brouilly, the legendary Super Saiyan, and Fusion Reborn have been taken to create a new story that is far greater than the sum of its parts. It's not a perfect movie and it has its problems, but the exceptionally good parts of this movie far outweigh its drawbacks and I highly recommend anyone who hasn't seen this to experience it for themselves, thanks for watching.