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Now that we have Dragon Ball Super and the Tournament of Power behind us, it was only a matter of time until we started the next big story arc in the Dragon Ball saga. Subsequently, Dragon Ball Super: Broly feels like the start of something new and is visually astounding with it.
While fans know of Goku’s origin story, we’ve only seen parts of it and not the holistic version of what happened to the Saiyans. This is where this new movie starts off, by not only introducing us to the mighty power of Frieza but also three very important Saiyan children; Prince Vegeta, Broly and Kakarot, or Goku as he is more widely known.
Due to Broly’s insane power level, King Vegeta banishes the child to Planet Vampa. His father, Paragus, believes that King Vegeta did this out of jealousy, as Broly’s power level exceeds King Vegeta’s son. Either way, Paragus rushes off to save his son and just in time to avoid Frieza’s destruction of planet Vegeta.
Just prior to this we also get to see more of Goku’s father, Bardock figuring out that ominous things are afoot with Frieza’s paranoia surrounding the legend of the Super Saiyan. It’s here we actually get something previously only shown in the manga, that of Bardock and his wife Gine sending the young Goku away to Earth.
My only real criticism at this point is that after this solid narrative starting setup, we have a pretty hefty time jump to where we are post-Dragon Ball Super. Considering the depth and breadth of the story between these points of time, it would have been nice to have a bit more exposition to help with the pacing. However, that said, this is already a long movie and we all know that we have a massive fight to look forward to.
In any case, it’s not long until we are re-introduced to Broly and Paragus on Vampa, where Cheelai and Lemo from the Frieza Force rescue them and bring them back to the reincarnated Frieza.
We also have a sub-plot of stolen Dragon Balls, with both Bulma and Frieza having comedically vacuous reasons for wanting them but the return of Broly and Paragus piques Frieza’s attention and it is here we get to this movie’s big set piece.
Before I get to that though, this version of Broly is quite different from the original incarnation, who was just an insane villain. This iteration is far more sympathetic and innocent and simply exploited by an abusive father desperate for his revenge on King Vegeta.
Naturally, Frieza wants Broly to fight Vegeta and Goku and this battle takes up a large portion of the movie and it is very impressive throughout.
Considering that Dragon Ball as a franchise is one of the most successful in the world, it makes sense that for a movie like this there would be a serious production budget behind it.
Put simply, if you thought the animation in One-Punch Man was impressive, then the fight between Goku, Vegeta and Broly is something else entirely.
It’s difficult to break it down but this battle is both epic and excessive in equal measure. One particular part did stand out though, which was near the start of the fight with Goku and Broly, and you see the fight from Broly’s viewpoint.
That makes you feel and understand what it is like to be a Saiyan, albeit briefly, and that was fascinating to watch.
Obviously, I don’t want to spoil too much, suffice to say that Goku and Vegeta need to perform a rather funny Fusion Dance to become Gogeta to fight Broly on equal terms.
The finale involves Shenron intervening and leaving this new story arc open to some interesting developments. After all, Akira Toriyama was more involved in this movie’s story and has set up Broly to be something different, interesting and new from his original counterpart.
The movie also retains much of Toriyama’s warmth when it comes to characterization, especially with Broly and Goku, not mention Lemo and Cheelia. I also really liked how it treated the Saiyans as the original bad guys of Universe 7, as that is something that Goku’s upbeat and generally kind demeanor hides somewhat.
Overall, this is a fantastically good Dragon Ball movie and one that fans of the series will clearly adore. Not only is it visually sumptuous, with a great art style but also sets up some interesting new story points surrounding what Broly actually is and what that means for Goku and Vegeta. While some of the exposition feels rushed and the narrative onboarding is pretty sketchy, Dragon Ball Super: Broly makes for very entertaining viewing. My only advice is that you need to see this in theater, as when the Saiyans finally kick off you definitely want to experience that on the big screen.
Dragon Ball Super: Broly is released in U.S. theaters on January 16. You can pre-order tickets from the official Funimation site.
Disclosure: Funimation sent me an English dubbed copy of the movie for the purposes of this review. However, I already saw the Japanese version of the movie earlier in December.
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