Smart CGI Anime But That’s About It

Dragon
Ball,
one
of
the
most
popular
franchises
ever
created,
gets
yet
another
anime
cinema
avatar.
The
original
manga
which
ran
from
1984
to
1995
merged
into
a
franchise
that
has
been
around
for
more
than
three
decades.
Most
of
the
filmed
series
have
gone
straight
to
video
though,
and
only
a
select
few
have
garnered
success
as
theatrical
experiences.
Dragon
Ball
of
late,
has
gained
strength
both
in
manga
and
anime
form.

Originator
Akira
Toriyama
and
TOEI
Animation
have
been
making
several
changes
in
terms
of
technique,
so
that
the
cinema
viewers
experience
is
bigger
and
the
tech-specs
are
better
suited
to
the
cinema
screen.

Goku
and
Vegeta,
erstwhile
central
characters
in
the
series
are
not
exactly
the
main
characters
here.
Peripheral
characters
get
to
be
protagonists
and
have
much
more
to
do
in
this
one,
than
seen
before.
Piccolo,
who
was
forgotten
throughout
the
later
parts
of
Z
and
Super
is
one
of
the
many
interesting
characters
in
the
series.
He
has
a
bigger
character
arc
here.
Expository
dialogue
“Do
all
of
you
remember
the
name
Red
Ribbon
Army?”
opens
the
experience.

This
is
the
latest
animated
adaptation-extension
of
the
hugely
popular
“Dragon
Ball” manga
comics.
This
latest
addition,
fits
in
rather
well
with
that
transitioning
ambition
as
it
could
be
said
to
be
amongst
the
better
versions
of
the
extensive
franchise.

The
CGI
animation
in
Super
Hero
looks
detailed.
While
the
overall
experience
of
the
cinema
series
is
not
exactly
validating,
it
can
be
said
that
there
has
been
several
cutting
edge
improvements
on
the
tech
side.

But
the
entertainment
value
is
still
rather
niggardly.
There
are
still
several
years
of
tech
development
to
go
before
we
can
experience
smoother
transitioning
between
frames.

Arc
System
Works’ Dragon
Ball
FighterZ,
a
game
which
involved
a
lot
of
action,
was
presented
in
3D
and
that
probably
was
the
incentive
to
make
this
current
film
in
3D.
Despite
watching
it
in
2D,
the
film
looked
pretty
good
visually.
But
even
so,
one
felt
no
connectedness
with
what
was
going
on
with
the
characters.
The
character
development
was
rather
factitious
and
unless
you
are
a
fan
familiar
with
the
stories
and
hung
up
on
nostalgia,
you
wouldn’t
be
entertained.