Dragonball Evolution is an American fantasy action adventure film directed by James Wong and produced by Stephen Chow, Tim van Rellim and written by Ben Ramsey.
The film is based on the Japanese manga Dragon Ball made by Akira Toriyama, and starred Justin Chatwin, Emmy Rossum, James Marsters, Jamie Chung, Chow Yun-fat, Joon Park, and Eriko Tamura. In Dragonball Evolution, young Goku reveals his past and sets out to fight the evil warlord Lord Piccolo who wants to get a powerful Dragon Ball and use it to take over Earth. The film began development in 2002, and is distributed by 20th Century Fox. This is the first official live-action adaptation of the Dragon Ball manga .
Dragonball Evolution was released in Japan and several other Asian countries on March 13, 2009, and in the United States on April 10, 2009. The film received negative reviews by critics and fans of the Dragon Ball and was a box office disappointment, grossing $ 57.5 million with a production budget of $ 30 million.
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Plot
Two thousand years ago, the demon Lord Piccolo (James Marsters) came to Earth, wreaking havoc with his accomplices? Zaru (Ian Whyte). Seven mystics created the Mafuba and thought they sealed it forever. However, Piccolo breaks free and with the Henchwoman Mai ninja (Eriko), starts searching for seven Dragonballs (each having a numbering star between one and seven), killing anyone in his path.
On his eighteenth birthday, high school student and martial artist Son Goku (Justin Chatwin) was given a four-star Dragonball by his grandfather, Grandpa Gohan (Randall Duk Kim). Back home from a party hosted by Chi-Chi (Jamie Chung), Goku finds his home ruined and his grandfather nearly dies after Piccolo's failed attempt to get a Dragonball.
Before he dies, Gohan tells Goku to seek out the martial arts master Muten Roshi (Chow Yun-fat), who holds another Dragonballs. Along the way, Goku meets Bulma (Emmy Rossum) from Capsule Company, who is studying a five-star Dragonball until stolen by Mai. Goku offers the protection of Bulma in return for his help in finding Roshi. They finally tracked him down in Paozu City. Under Roshi's wing, Goku begins to train his ki, knowing that they must get all the Dragonballs before the next solar eclipse, when? Zaru will come back and join Piccolo.
In the midst of a group search for a six-star Dragonball, they fall into the trap set by a desert bandit Yamcha (Taman Joon) but Roshi convinces Yamcha to join the promising 1/3 royalty for the invention of Bulma. Together, the group fought an ambush by Mai and succeeded in obtaining the next Dragonball. As the group continues their quest, they travel to the temple where Roshi consults with his former teacher Sifu Norris (Ernie Hudson) and begins preparing Mafuba charm so he can seal Piccolo back, while Goku must learn the most powerful ki-bending technique: Kamehameha.
During the night, Mai - disguised as Chi-Chi - steals three Dragonballs team, adding them to the Piccolo already obtained. With the Dragonballs successfully put together, Piccolo started calling Shen Long, but was stopped by the timely arrival of Goku's team. During the ensuing battle, Piccolo reveals to Goku that he himself is? Zaru, who had been sent to Earth as a baby to be destroyed when he grew up.
When the eclipse begins, Goku turns into? Zaru while Roshi tries to use Mafuba, but he does not have enough energy to live before he can seal back Piccolo. Roshi's dying words make Goku return to his senses when he is choked to death by? Zaru, and he involves Piccolo in the final battle, apparently defeating him with the power of Kamehameha. Goku then uses the Dragonballs to summon Shen Long, and requests that he restore Roshi to life.
As they celebrate, they realize the Dragonballs have now spread, and Bulma declares that they should look for them again. Before they get out, Goku meets with Chi-Chi to get to know him better, and they start a sparring game to see which one is stronger. In the post-credit scene, Piccolo has survived Goku Kamehameha's blast and is being treated by an unknown woman.
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Cast
- Justin Chatwin as Goku
- Chow Yun-fat as Master Roshi
- Emmy Rossum as Bulma
- Jamie Chung as Chi-Chi
- James Marsters as Lord Piccolo
- Joon Park as Yamcha
- Eriko Tamura as Mai
- Randall Duk Kim as Grandpa Gohan
- Ian Whyte as? zaru
- Ernie Hudson as Sifu Norris
Production
Development
In 2002, 20th Century Fox acquired feature film rights for the Dragon Ball franchise. That same year, Stephen Chow was approached to direct the movie, and although he said he was very interested because he is a fan of Dragon Ball, Chow declined the opportunity to direct. He did, however, accept a role as a producer through his Star Overseas company. Robert Rodriguez, Mark A.Z. DippÃÆ' Â © and Zack Snyder was offered to direct but pass. 20th Century Fox then went on to send the script to the writer/director James Wong received. In 2007, James Wong and Stephen Chow were announced as their respective directors and producers, and the project was titled Dragonball . Ben Ramsey's first draft was considered too expensive to take, and in the end he wrote about five different draft manuscripts following notes from the studio. James Wong wrote the last draft, again according to records from the studio, but decided to remain unaccredited as a screenwriter. Chow is a fan of the Dragon Ball, quoting "a roomy story that leaves little room for creation," but explains he will only act as a producer because he believes that he should only direct stories he has. created.
The cost difference for producing the film has been reported. In January 2008, Marsters spoke with a TV Guide that he was told the film had a budget of about $ 100 million. In April 2009, Spanish television station Telecinco reported that its budget was $ 50 million. Marsters later claimed that the film was actually produced for $ 30 million.
Casting
Justin Chatwin was chosen to play the central character of the movie Goku. Ron Perlman initially offered the role of Lord Piccolo's villain, but refused him to work on Hellboy II: The Golden Army . James Marsters, who received the role, noted that he is a fan of the original anime series, describing it as "the coolest television cartoon in the last 50,000 years [for] having a good sense of Shakespeare's wickedness." Summarizing his original Piccolo concept, he said that the character was "thousands of years old and a very long time ago he used to be a good force, but [he] was involved in a bad fight and was jailed for 2000 years. , and he found a way to escape and then try to destroy the world. "Initially, Piccolo would be described as a handsome creature, but Marsters and makeup artists chose to give him a dilapidated style to reflect that he had been trapped for thousands of years. The first time the make-up was applied, it took seventeen hours and left Marster with difficulty breathing. In subsequent apps, it generally takes only four hours.
Stephen Chow initially wanted to portray Zhang Yuqi, who worked with him on CJ7 for a piece of Chi Chi, but the role eventually went to Jamie Chung.
Filming
The subject of photography began on December 3, 2007, in Mexico City, Mexico. Locations include Universidad TecnolÃÆ'³gica de MÃÆ'Ã… © xico.
From 2 January 2008, the crew shot the Sierra de ÃÆ'â € Å"rganos National Park. The crew moved to Estado de MÃÆ'Ã… © xico in March of that year for several shots at Nevado de Toluca. The shooting has also been scheduled in Los Angeles, California. In adapting the Dragon Ball manga, futuristic cities and flying vehicles are maintained, however, anthropomorphic creatures and talking animals (such as Turtle, Oolong and Puar) are dropped. Many locations are very Oriental, and there are some Aztec influences as well, especially from their temples. It is thought that Rossum would wear a blue wig to resemble his anime counterpart, but ultimately it was decided that such a view was too unrealistic. Instead it has natural chocolate with blue stripes. Chatwin does not wear a wig when the director feels Chatwin's hair is similar to Goku's hair. A large number of Dragonball Evolution were shot at an abandoned jeans factory, also located in Durango, Mexico.
Dragonball Evolution special effects are performed by Amalgamated Dynamics, while the visual effects are performed by Ollin Studios, Zoic Studios, and Imagine Engine.
Music
On December 9, 2008, it was confirmed that the theme song would be "Rule" by Japanese singer Ayumi Hamasaki. Also featured on the soundtrack of the film are American pop artist Brian Anthony, whose remixed track "Worked Up" was released as a single in the UK, and included in the home video release as a bonus feature.
The soundtrack of the film, Dragonball Evolution: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, was released in the United States on March 17, 2009 by VarÃÆ'¨se Sarabande.
The score was compiled by Brian Tyler, who recorded the score with an 82-piece ensemble from the Hollywood Studio Symphony at Newman Scoring Stage in 20th Century Fox.
Tie-in
Jump Square Edition July 2008 published a manga inspired by the film by Daisuke Kadokuni.
Release
Although an American film, Dragonball Evolution was released in Japan and Hong Kong on March 13, 2009, almost a month before its release in America.
It was released in Australia on April 2nd and in the UK on April 8th.
His release in his native country changed several times. Originally scheduled to be released in North America on August 15, 2008, then moved to April 2009 to allow time for additional and post-production filmmaking. The specific dates then change back and forth between the 10th and 8th of April, with the last release date being April 10th.
Theatrical broadcast marketing includes a viral "personal expression" campaign created by the Red Box New Media digital agency, which runs on the Windows Live Messenger app. Along with the campaign, Fox hired the Picture Production Company to develop a PC/Wii flash game under the name Can you Ka-Me-Ha-Me-Ha? This game was released just before the movie along with another viral campaign that encourages fans to post their rendition of battle.
Home media
The film was released in Region 1 DVD and Blu-ray Disc in North America on July 28 and in Region 2 DVD and Blu-ray Disc in the UK on August 31st. Region DVD 4 and Blu-ray Disc were released in Australia on November 18th.
Reception
box office
On its opening weekend in the United States, the film earned $ 4,756,488 ranking # 8 at the box office.
On her second weekend, it descends to the eleventh place. The film has gross revenues in the United States and Canada of $ 9,362,785 and a foreign gross of $ 48,134,914 for a combined gross box office of $ 57,497,699.
Critical response
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film received a 15% approval rating based on 60 reviews, with an average rating of 3.5/10. The site consensus stated, "Executed with a little panache or discovery, Dragonball Evolution > does not have the magic that makes the books the basis of the sensation of the cult. " At Metacritic, which gives a normalized ranking for review, the film has a weighted average score of 45 out of 100, based on 10 critics, showing "mixed or average reviews".
Zac Bertschy of Anime News Network, initially upset at franchise fans who criticized the film through leaked shots and trailers prior to the film's release, gave the film an overall unsuccessful ranking and declared "true fans." He criticized the lack of film explaining the plot elements, the stale plot and the lackluster effort by the actors. Russell Edwards found the film "pretty", "fun to paint-with-numbers", noting it "not too serious, but avoiding campiness", that "climactic clash between Piccolo and Goku offers a CGI representation the faithful of the subtle forces as depicted in the original manga "and that the climax offers" a memorable character change for Goku that will warm the shells from every young Jungian heart. "Luke Thompson of E! Online refers to the movie as a "real mess" that only makes sense to fans of the original series. She questioned the use of a Caucasian in the lead role and felt Chow Yun-Fat was "overacting like never before", but considered it "fun in a train-like way" and that while never boring it was never "logical, coherent [ or rational ".
However, Christoper Monfette of IGN gave this film a positive review, stating that "is probably the most successful action film to date to utilize costume, production and audio design - not to mention some inspired battle choreography - to provide anime sense without become too cartoon ". He praised the main character for "creating a genuinely caring audience" and felt that Chatwin was well-liked as Goku. Rob Humanick's magazine Slant '
The film was nominated for the 2009 Scream Award Spike Award for "Best Comic Movie," but lost to Watchmen.
Creator reactions
Before the film was released, Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama was initially surprised by Dragonball Evolution and advised her fans to treat her as an alternative version of the universe from her work. In an interview with Asahi Shimbun on Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods , Toriyama revealed that he feels Hollywood producers are not listening and his ideas and suggestions, and that the final version is not equivalent to the original Dragon Ball series, and felt the result was a movie he could not even call "Dragon Ball". Discussing the movie in the 30th Anniversary of the Dragon Ball 30 Super History Book, Toriyama writes: "I have put the Dragon Ball behind me but see how many live-action movies that mark me..."
In 2016, author Ben Ramsey apologized for the film, writes: "To have something with my name on it as a writer so glorified is heartbreaking, to receive hate mail from around the world is heartbreaking. (...) I went to the project chasing a big paycheck, not as a franchise enthusiast but as an entrepreneur who takes on the task.I've learned that when you go to a creative effort without passion, you come out with less than optimal results, and sometimes throw out garbage.So I do not blame anyone for the Dragonball [Evolution] but myself. "
Merchandise
The novelization of the film, Dragonball Evolution: The Junior Novel, written by Stacia Deutsch and Rhody Cohon. Aimed at children aged 8-15 years, the novel was released by Viz Media on February 24, 2009. On the same day, a series of chapter books for 7-10 readers was released.
The three volumes, The Discovery , Search , and The Battle sub-titles were also written by Deutsch and Cohan.
A 16 paged sticker book, Dragonball: Evolution Sticker Book , followed on 24 March 2009. Released a week later on March 31, 2009 by Viz is a 22 page Dragonball: Evolution Posterzine featuring eleven posters, cast interviews, and merchandise previews.
On January 19, 2009, Namco Bandai Games and Fox announced a PSP video game game, released in Japan on March 19 and North America on April 7th. The game covers all the main characters of the movie and features a variety of game modes, including local multi-player fighting modes, production stills, and storyboards from movies.
The Hong Kong-based company, Enterbay, produces a 1: 6 scale line for Dragonball Evolution. Figure 1: 6 Goku is made with Lord Piccolo. Bulma is planned to become the third figure of the series in addition to being the first female entrepreneur Enterbay ever performed. Bulma prototypes were shown on the Enterbay blog but in November 2010, Enterbay confirmed that Bulma was canceled. Bandai America released a mass-market toy line based on the movie in time for theatrical release. The numbers come in 4-inch, 6-inch versions. Finally, the Japanese Medicom toy company created Goku and Piccolo Be @ rbrick styled to coincide with the movie's launch.
See also
- Dragon Ball
References
External links
- Official website from 20th Century Fox (in Japanese)
- Dragon Ball Evolution on IMDb
- Dragon Ball Evolution in Box Office Mojo
- Dragon Ball Evolution at Rotten Tomatoes
- Dragon Ball Evolution in Metacritic
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