Alita: 7 Reasons We Need A Sequel

7. Fleshing Out The World

One of the highlights of Alita: Battle Angel is just how tangible and lived-in the world of Iron City feels.

Rodriguez and the crew consistently go the extra mile to sell this as a living, breathing ecosystem unto itself. There are cutaway shots of robotic-armed men playing multiple-neck guitars. There are fleshed-out vendors and marketplaces there to serve solely as a backdrop for a couple of wide shots. Every shot out in the streets of the city is populated by characters with CGI limbs and features.

It all adds up to Iron City feeling more like a genuine, real location rather than just a set.

Not only would this serve as a stellar foundation for a sequel which could subsequently build upon the intricacies presented here for Iron City, but it would also inevitably lead to a fully-realized film-version of Zalem as well. The floating city plays a crucial role in this film but is critically never actually visited or seen by the audience. To pass up the chance to take audiences to an intricately constructed cinematic version of the metropolis from Yukito Kishiro's manga.