The feature-length Dragon Ball Super: Broly movie is set some
time after the events of the Dragon Ball Super TV series, and serves to bring Broly into official canon. Fans
have long been familiar with the character, who first made his appearance in a
trilogy of movies in the 90’s. But just like
the other Dragon Ball Z films in the
20th century, that Broly
trilogy is non-canon. Hence, for all
intents and purposes, Dragon Ball Super:
Broly marks the true debut of Broly in Dragon
Ball lore.
The plot sees Goku and Vegeta
getting wind that Frieza is heading to Earth once again. Apparently, he intends to make a wish with
the Dragon Balls. Intercepting him on
arrival, the two Saiyans are surprised to discover that he has brought with him
two new underlings: Paragus, a Saiyan military officer who has a grudge against
King Vegeta, Vegeta’s father; and his extremely powerful and unpredictable son,
Broly. And thus, an epic fight ensues.
Non-Dragon Ball fans may find this movie a bit too bombastic and ludicrous. But to those who love what this
anime is all about, it’s just perfect. It
simply has a good dosage of the excellent over-the-top, high-octane,
hard-hitting action that the anime has become known for.
On top of that, there’s actually more effort put into giving depth to its story than I expected. It takes its time setting up a back story that somewhat ties up Goku, Vegeta, Frieza, and Broly’s past together, which then gives their battle in the present a nice, poetic touch. Broly is also a well-realized character here. All in all, the narrative is much stronger than the original trilogy.
Furthermore, the film is a proper treat for a fandom
that has been missing Dragon Ball Super
badly for about a year now. The mere fact that it’s a continuation to it really gives off a warm feeling.
How a new season would look like has already been overwhelmingly intriguing with how the previous season had left it at. But it’s much more so now with Broly’s introduction into this universe. Can’t wait to see his participation in the next “Tournament of Power”-type arc.
On top of that, there’s actually more effort put into giving depth to its story than I expected. It takes its time setting up a back story that somewhat ties up Goku, Vegeta, Frieza, and Broly’s past together, which then gives their battle in the present a nice, poetic touch. Broly is also a well-realized character here. All in all, the narrative is much stronger than the original trilogy.
How a new season would look like has already been overwhelmingly intriguing with how the previous season had left it at. But it’s much more so now with Broly’s introduction into this universe. Can’t wait to see his participation in the next “Tournament of Power”-type arc.
In addition, Broly isn’t the only
popular non-canon character that this film has turned into canon. It also made Gogeta – the fusion of Goku and
Vegeta via the fusion dance – part of canon!
So there’s now the possibility of having an official, in-story analysis
of which form is more powerful: Vegito or Gogeta. It’s not really a matter of great significance,
but it nonetheless thrills me to no end.
Now, I’m just hoping that when a
new Dragon Ball Super season comes, it
would jump into a new story arc rather than adapting and stretching Dragon Ball Super: Broly to be its first
arc (as it did with Battle of the Gods
and Resurrection ‘F’).
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