The Alita Discussion

Alita: Battle Angel: Welcome to Iron City

Welcome to Saturday Night Popcorn, the podcast where we discuss films. Today we’re talking about Alita: Battle Angel, a 2019 cyberpunk action film based on the manga series Gunnm by Yukito Kishiro. The film was directed by Robert Rodriguez, produced by James Cameron and Jon Landau, and starred Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly, Mahershala Ali, Ed Skrein, Jackie Earle Haley and Keean Johnson.

In this episode, we’ll give you our honest opinions on the film, its strengths and weaknesses, its similarities and differences with the manga, and its potential for sequels. We’ll also talk about some of the themes and messages that the film explores, such as identity, memory, love, and destiny. If you haven’t seen the film yet, be warned that there will be spoilers ahead!

So grab your popcorn and join us for our Alita: Battle Angel discussion! And don't forget to subscribe to our channel and follow us on social media for more movie content. 

*Spoiler Warning* As a general warning we discuss the film in detail and often will comment on scenes or aspects of the film that could spoil it for a listener who has not seen the film we are discussing.

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