Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods | Honest Review

Lately I've been going through the old Dragon Ball Z movies and figured I should round out the year with Battle of Gods and Resurrection F. Considering I have also reviewed the Dragon Ball Super Broly movie, it seemed fair.

Sit back, relax and enjoy this weeks installment into the Anatomy of Anime. With Totally Not Mark's review of Battle of Gods.

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Video edited by Editor-San

[TotallyNotMark]

Thanks for all the support you've shown me over the last year. I can't express my gratitude.

Happy holidays to you all! :)

[ASauce..]

So if videl was never pregnant, there wouldn't be enough Saiyans for Goku to become ssjg and beerus would've destroyed the earth. So if you think about it, Gohan's the one who actually saved the world from total destruction. 👌

[daikovbes]

“Bills Nye the Destruction Guy.”

Goddamnit you got me.

[cathyohara]

Mark: nothin is perfect
Perfect cell: hmpf

[alliesfrench]

"That's my Bulma!!" is in my top 3 Vegeta moments. Chris Sabat's delivery is absolutely amazing.

[thacobell]

I feel like Mark missed the point of the saiyan god transformation. Its meant to highlight that some things can't be achieved alone, and that every needs support from time to time. The movie highlights Goku's pride with his disappointment that he couldn't reach the transformation by himself. Beerus even calls him out on it by saying Goku should be happy that he has people to lend him strength. The transformtaion isn't foreshadowed, yes, but it does serve a place int he narrative and characters of the series. Its not just a flashy transformation for the sake of having a transformation (hello SS3).

[LivingroomsetDep]

Probably the single most important Dragon Ball movie

[sleazymeezy]

I dont always like what you have to say Mark, but I appreciate how much effort you put in to your art and give reasons about why things are good or bad

[subwoofer]

My only gripe was when they decided to infamously retell the whole movie as Super's beginning with poor animation and pacing. When in reality Super should have started right after the movie, because they really tainted any of the magic the movie gave and because of it, only after the Berus arc do I consider anything else after that true canon. They really dropped the ball on Super's beginning and it rightfully pissed fans off.

I hope when Super starts up again they refrain from retelling Broly's introduction and just let the series start after the movie, god forbid they pull that last stunt again. Do it right or don't bother.

[Quintendods]

I have a final in 20 minutes and this is what i’m doing...
I hope you’re happy
Edit: I think it went well! Thanks for all the support you guys!

[noob_jr_sjrkc]

I think what's special about Battle of Gods is that it FEELS like a continuation of the franchise.

In a world where companies milk nostalgia and creators are not allowed to develop characters beyond their status quo because of their status as icons, Battle of Gods dragon punches that trend. It doesn't rely on a previous fan favorite character coming back, it introduces a new enemy who fits into the world and has a unique personality that makes him immediately iconic. The villain pushes the two main characters in new directions, Vegeta surpasses Goku in a moment when trying to protect his family and Goku is forced to use a power he doesn't want to do the same. At the end of it all, it expands the universe while conveying the message from the very beginning of the series, that there is always something higher to aim for.

I don't think you give enough credit to SSG being acknowledged as unearned in-universe. That's exactly what made it memorable for me. Like I said, it put Goku's character into a situation he's never been in, and I would've loved to see where he went from there... too bad Super ditched that plot point and refused to develop characters because of their status as icons.

[lonecom]

1:22 We call him "Bills" in Brazil... I don't really know why, but it's his official name here.

[ShinobudRUski]

Mark: It’s through their talk we first get mention of the Super Saiyan G-

*Star Wars Rise Of Skywalker Ad plays*

[mattt]

"Bills Nye the Destruction Guy"-


-TNM, 2019

[danielmelendez]

Hero is goku's theme, change my mind

[Adobo]

Goku being cocky is not out of character, his personality changes when he goes ssj3

[darkvendetta]

When you said that the film *Resurrected* Dragon Ball, that would have been the perfect transition to talk about the next movie

[myndflux]

When you said netflix had Battle of gods I went checked and was disappointed

[bdhuffman]

Fantastic review as always! Since you are watching and reviewing all the movies, don't forget Son Goku and Friends Return! It's one that went under the radar for a lot of people and it gave the inspiration for Caba.

[mechajay]

Being a Destroyer takes Skills to pay the "Bills"