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A great birthday present, and it lived up to most of the hype. A shame it was released in theatres in America for only a few days. The basic plot is that due to a dream, Lord Beerus, the odious God Of Destruction, awakens. He's disturbed and worried that an opponent of massive strength rivals that of his own and he begins searching the Universe for the one he dreamed of, the Super Saiyan God. Along with his partner, Whis, they eventually pinpoint the source of the legend and the adventure begins!
The movie is a blast from the past, basically mixing the new style of intensity of the Dragonball Z series and mixing it harmoniously with the comical whiles of the original Dragonball. The bad news is that if you're expecting a fight that lasts for many episodes you may be disappointed. But the good news is far greater! You get to see most of the original characters at least at some point in the show which allows the show to score rather big on the nostalgia scale. I've seen the film in Japanese subtitles and have now seen it in English. The voice acting is HILARIOUSLY done for Beerus in any language while the calm and subtle Whis tsakes a few comical jabs as well. Let me describe the new characters below...
Beerus. Obviously the main antagonist, he's different from the others who fight Goku in that for all his power, he's not evil in the slightest. As a destroyer of worlds in charge of maintaining the Universe he basically views the extermination of a planet as little more than a job. He's a large anthropomorphic purple cat resembling a cross between a Cornish Rex and an ancient Egyptian deity! Personality wise, he gets angry almost randomly at the slightest thing such as not getting a pudding cake, yet when Vegeta hits him with everything he's got Beerus calmly flies away as if nothing were amiss. Go figure. He's charming, strong willed, and even playful and friendly and has a great deal of respect for those beneath him and enjoys a good joke or a gag. Relaxed and even humorously cranky at times, he's generally hard to peg as a true 'villain'. A large amount of the humor in this movie is derived from the sheer number of odd facial expressions Beerus makes. From going to mind blowing furious to going bug-eyed from consuming a hot wasabi roll, these are but two of the myriad ways Beerus expresses himself! Oh, I won't spoil the movie by writing too much about the ending! let's just say that it appears Beerus and Whis have a bit more in mind for Goku than a fight. Hopefully all will be revealed in Dragonball Z, Battle Of God's 2 which is currently in production!
Whis is a tall, mostly human-like person with a calm, polite butler-like personality who's always cheery and nothing seems to bother him. He's got light blue skin, an almost effeminate face, white hair that stands almost straight up, and he wears a multicolored robe and sports a magic wand endowed with many unusual powers. Whis is about as carefree a character you could ever imagine. At first he seems to merely be a servant/friend of Beerus, but later in the film he's revealed as being almost twice as powerful as Beerus and serves as a full-time body guard. The slight implication is this. If Beerus needs a body guard THAT powerful he either has enemies after him or has a weakness someone wants to exploit. It's even implied ever so subtly that both are looking for someone to take over being the God Of Destruction which leaves new ground to explore in the film currently in production.
As for the movie, it's stunning visuals and animation are almost flawless. The only complaint is that during the final battle things are moving by so fast it makes it hard to see what's going on! The animators truly made it appear as if the fighters were moving at incalculable speeds and made it to where every single frame looked great!
I should also point out that the Super Saiyan God was a bit of a disappointment. Normally when Goku reaches another level his overall appearance changes in a big way. More muscular, longer hair, linear face, blue eyes. The Super Saiyan God sports red hair, red eyes and gives goku a much smaller and sleeker look than previous models. One of the few flaws of this film.
I wouldn't give the move a solid 10 out of 10, but an 8.5 out of 10
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