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CHARACTERS Alita – The protagonist of the story, a young cyborg with amnesia struggling to uncover her forgotten past, Alita is an elite cyborg warrior who was brought back online by Dr. Dyson Ido. Dr. Dyson Ido – a bounty-hunting cybernetic doctor who discovers Alita in a junkyard and rebuilds her while harboring a secret of his own. Chiren - Ex-wife of Ido and scientist for Vector, who wants to return to Zalem. Vector - Vector controls and rigs the sport of Motor ball, making him one of the most powerful people in Iron City. Hugo - Hugo becomes Alita's love interest while he and his gang secretly work for Vector stealing cyborg parts for his Motor ball games. Grewishka - The hulking Grewishka is the most feared cyborg in Iron City who works as Nova's personal assassin. Zapan - Zapan is a feared cyborg bounty hunter who carries a weapon called the Damascus Sword. Tanji - Tanji is Hugo's best friend who doesn't trust Alita. Koyomi - Koyomi is a photographer and she's part of Hugo's circle of friends along with Tanji. Nurse Gerhard - Gerhard is Dr. Ido's assistant and helps him repair and care for Alita. Nyssiana - Nyssiana is a scary cyborg assassin with a bounty on her head. McTeague - McTeague is a cyborg bounty hunter who keeps a pack of cyborg dogs. Gelda - Gelda was a fellow Berzerker and Alita's commanding officer during the war that led to The Fall 300 years ago. Amok - Amok is a cyborg who has an unfortunate run-in with Hugo's gang in Iron City. Nova - Nova rules the floating city of Zalem and is the secret main villain of the film, though he has the ability to take over the minds of others, such as Vector, and speak through them. Jashugan - Jashugan is the Motor ball champion in the film. THEME Everyone in the story is yearning for something they can´t have. Hugo is yearning for a life in the sky city - curiosity, imagination, the dream of a better life

Chiren has a bitter yearning for her lost status as Citizen of Zalem, luxury and power Ido yearns for order, for release from guilt, and for the lost daughter he can´t get back. Alita doesn´t even know what to want, she has no identity, so she has no yearning. She yearns to be loved, to be accepted, which gets focused on Hugo. Ultimately, her quest is for the truth, for her identity. SETTING Zalem, the last floating city Iron City, located directly below Zalem Dr. Ido’s residence Motorball REFLECTION After watching the movie Alita: Battle Angel I have realized somethings that can have a great impact to us. I find the plot to be more surprisingly “human” than I expected with the dynamic interplay of relationships with moral decisions and imagination weaved in. It offers one a chance to question what it means to be human? What is the importance of relationships to our human existence? And, what allows us as human beings to keep pursuing a goal even when the struggle seems to overpower us? If the goal of life is this earth alone, then it’s pretty bleak. But, if we desire to reach for the heavens, here symbolized by a supposed greater good of the sky city of Zalem, we reach for what is unknown, and thereby take a leap of faith. Is Zalem really all that it’s expected to be a utopian existence? Or is it another invention of the overreaching human mind to make this world our “heaven” rather than belief in a life after death? In the end, as in every superhero and sci-fi story, is violence the answer to overcoming oppression? When will we see that violence only begets more violence? What happens when human beings try to control science and technology in such a way as to overreach our creation? These are the questions that come to my mind as I enjoy the creative sci-fi experience of Alita: Battle Angel. It’s a great movie to discuss with youth and young adults who are familiar with the manga genre to ask what thrills them the most about this film and what it really means to be human in a world of artificial intelligence, something every tech company is scrambling to create. I, for one, am looking forward to the next installment by James Cameron, which will come after the Avatar sequels are released. I’m hooked. You may be too. The message in the film for me is to never give up, even when the odds are against you. Never let anyone tell you who you are or who you should become. I can somewhat relate to the story line and it inspires me to become the best version of what I can do....