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Google Description for the film
Alita: Battle Angel
Set several centuries in the future, the abandoned Alita is found in the scrapyard of Iron City by Ido, a compassionate cyber-doctor who takes the unconscious cyborg Alita to his clinic. When Alita awakens, she has no memory of who she is, nor does she have any recognition of the world she finds herself in. As Alita learns to navigate her new life and the treacherous streets of Iron City, Ido tries to shield her from her mysterious past.
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Our Guest:
Our guest is Alex Hay who is a listener of the show who reached out a few years ago and suggested we do Les Miserables. We thought it was a great idea and had him on for a great discussion, despite Robert and my aversion to musicals. He had suggested that we do Alita: Battle Angel way back in April of last year. That suggestion stuck like a splinter in my mind so when I was bored one night a few weeks ago after my wife went to sleep and I was too tired to do any more work, I saw Alita was available on HBO Max and I gave it a shot. I’m glad I did.
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Show Notes:
Not much in the way of notes at the moment – perhaps I will back-fill this in the next few days, but hey, it’s an anime.
Join us next week as we head back to the jungle to take on a Kubrick classic, “Full Metal Jacket” with our film connoisseur friend, Jon Reed who was on most recently for another brilliant war film, “Apocalypse Now”.
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