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Virginie Fayad
Just like live-action films based on video games, America has a pretty bad track record when it comes to adapting manga/anime into live-action movies. This was evident with the negatively-reviewed Death Note film that came out most recently on Netflix. But, as bad as the Death Note movie was, it is still not the worst movie based on an anime/manga series to come out of the United States. That prestigious title goes to Dragonball: Evolution.
And the movie had so much potential going for it too, it should have been a slam dunk. It is based on a source material that is crazy popular because it has insanely cool action, an assortment of unique and interesting characters, and great storylines to follow. And yet, so much went wrong.
Dragonball: Evolution is generally criticized for its awful acting, laughable dialogue, bad CGI and editing, confusing story, etc. But, probably worst of all, the movie just did not "feel" like a Dragon Ball movie. It felt like the film studio and everyone working on the film had never watched an episode or read a single chapter of the Dragon Ball series. And that is what was most frustrating with the movie.
Look, I may not be a filmmaker, but if I was working on a Dragon Ball film and Akira Toriyama was offering me advice about how to better the film so that it better reflected the series, I would listen. Unfortunately, that did not happen when Toriyama, the series creator, provided suggestions about how to improve Dragonball: Evolution.
Apparently, the people behind the film were confident in their version of the film and completely ignored the suggested changes offered by Toriyama. This definitely seemed to have frustrated Toriyama as well, as he has come out and said that the film is something that he cannot consider a Dragon Ball movie, based on his own expectations. To completely disregard Toriyama was a massive mistake for the filmmakers.
You know a movie is bad when the screenwriter feels it is necessary to apologize. Seven years after Dragonball: Evolution released, Ben Ramsey, who has the misfortune of having to include "screenwriter for Dragonball: Evolution" on his IMDb page, decided he owed it to the world to apologize for the creation of the film. The apology is pretty genuine as well. He expresses the "pain" and "heartbreak" he felt as a result of seeing the negative reviews for the film, as well as the hate mail he received from fans. He knows he messed up, and even admitted he was mostly in it to "chase a big payday" rather than approaching the movie as a fan of the franchise. You have to give the man credit though, because not many people working on films will offer fans a sincere apology if the finished product is obviously terrible.
While Dragonball: Evolution is the first and only OFFICIAL film adaptation of the Dragon Ball series (sadly), it is not the first time that a film based on the manga/anime franchise was created. Actually, there were two unofficial Dragon Ball films created previously.
The first was created in 1990 out of South Korea, and it was called Deuraegon bol: Ssawora Son O-gong, igyeora Son O-gong. The second film was released in 1991 out of Taiwan, and this one was titled Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins. A funny detail about the Taiwanese film, because the movie was an unofficial adaptation of the Dragon Ball series, the movie opted to change the names of the characters so that they differed from the actual ones in Dragon Ball. Some examples include Goku's name being changed to "Monkey Boy", or Master Roshi's name being replaced with "Turtle Man", among others.
You can't say that Justin Chatwin wasn't dedicated. In an effort to prepare for his role as Goku in the film, Chatwin took it upon himself to read all of the Dragon Ball manga. On top of this, he also decided to bust out and read the Chinese novel, The Journey To The West, which was the inspiration for the Dragon Ball series' creation. Literature aside, Chatwin also engaged in some intensive martial arts training in an effort to channel his inner Super Saiyan, I guess. So while Chatwin's portrayal of Goku was not really the interpretation audiences were looking for, at least he put the work in and actually tried his best to be the best Goku that he could be. And let's be honest, it did not matter who played Goku, nobody in the role could have salvaged the movie anyways.
Before taking the directing reigns of Dragonball: Evolution, James Wong had been mostly known for his director work on Final Destination and Final Destination 3. In fact, Wong was originally on tap to direct the next movie in the horror series, The Final Destination, but he would ultimately pull out of the movie in favor of directing Dragonball instead. It seems like this was not the greatest decision for Wong, as the Final Destination series is still thriving and releasing films, while Wong has not directed a single movie ever since the Dragonball movie in 2009. You got to admit though, it is pretty ironic that Wong's choice of not working on a movie about scary accidents would lead to the biggest accident of his film directing career.
In the Rotten Tomatoes-era of movies, where people wait with bated breath to find out if the critical consensus of the films they want to see are either "Certified Fresh" or "Rotten", there definitely seems to be at least a bit of an influence between the overall critical score of a movie and how well the movie performs with audiences. It appears the people behind Dragonball: Evolution realized that the movie was more than likely going to receive highly negative reviews, because the film had not been released in advance for critics, which is always a bad sign for a movie.
Apparently, the strategy did not work though, as the film still performed extremely poor at the box office, even without the early reviews. Although, with a score of 15% on Rotten Tomatoes, the highly negative reviews probably did not help the film going forward after its initial release date.
James Marsters as Piccolo in Dragonball: Evolution was actually one of the better parts of the film thanks to his obvious dedication to the role and the series in general, even though the green makeup he was forced to wear was unintentionally hilarious to look at. But, you might be surprised to know that the Buffy the Vampire Slayer actor was actually not the original choice for the role. Originally, Ron Perlman, who most of you know from the Hellboy films I'm sure, was actually offered the role before Marsters. Perlman ended up choosing to work on the much better reviewed Hellboy-sequel instead of Dragonball: Evolution, and it was definitely the wiser choice for Perlman to opt for his familiar red makeup over the possible green makeup he could have worn. A part of me wonders if Perlman could have improved the film, but let's face it, not even Leonardo DiCaprio himself could have saved the Dragonball film from being a total disaster.
The number "seven" is very much a significant number in the Dragon Ball series since the plot generally centers around the seven Dragon Balls that, if all of them are found, can grant the holder of these magical balls any wish that they desire. I guess the creators of Dragonball: Evolution thought it would be clever to use the magic number throughout the film, because there are quite a few scenes where the number seven is specifically used. Some examples include seven candles residing on Goku's birthday cake, seven stones in Gohan's yard, seven stones that Goku places on his grandpa's tombstone, seven lit candles that are above Piccolo's bed at the end of the film, etc. At what point does something like this stop being a clever Easter Egg, but rather an in-your-face reference that goes overboard because of the vast amount of times it is used? I think Dragonball: Evolution already answered that question.
Even though the source material hails from Japan, the majority of Dragonball: Evolution was filmed in Mexico, with additional shooting also taking place in Los Angeles, California. Granted, the choice of filming in Mexico worked well for the film, as it allowed the film to feature futuristic-looking locations and elements that were a big part of the Dragon Ball series, as well as some unique architectural structures. With that aside, did you actually know that the film was mostly shot in an abandoned jeans factory? Because it was!
The factory was located in Durango, Mexico and the film was shot inside the former jean-making factory using green and blue screens. For a big Hollywood movie, you would think the filmmakers would be able to afford shooting in an actual studio, rather than occupying a place that used to create denim pants.
Stephen Chow is best known for his directing work on such hilarious and critically-acclaimed films as Shaolin Soccer, Kung Fu Hustle, and The Mermaid. So when it was announced that Chow, who is a fan of Dragon Ball, would lend his talents to help make Dragonball: Evolution, it was an exciting time for fans of the series. Especially because Chow was pursuing the director's chair for the film! Unfortunately for fans though, the talented director, who has mastered the balance between serious tone and physical comedy, ultimately would make the decision to step down from the directing role and just act as a producer instead. This would lead to James Wong being the director, and the rest is history. It would have been interesting though to see an alternate universe where Chow decided to stay in the director role for the film, and how it might have turned out.
Dragonball: Evolution was a film that was seven years in the making. Fox Studios announced the film all the way back in 2002, where they were trying to find possible directors. The movie studio even registered a website domain for the planned film, under "dragonballthemovie.com," although it would not become an active website until 2007.
Because of the Writers Guild of America strike in 2007, it forced the film to finally become green-lit into production by Fox Studios. The director and producer would be selected that same year, which got the ball rolling on the actual creation of the movie. Although, even though the film was originally slated to be released in 2008, the film's release would actually become delayed to 2009, because of additional re-shoots.
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