Rollerball (2002)
Directed by John McTiernan
In this fast action-packed thriller, Jonathan, Marcus, and Aurora compete in a dangerous, fierce sport called Rollerball. Although, Johnathan and Marcus try to quit, cruel and vindictive promoter Alexi Petrovich encourages them to still participate.
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Cinematic science-fictions variations on these themes have included "Rollerball" (1975), "Death Race 2000" (1975), "Logan's Run" (1976), "The Running Man" (1987), "The Condemned" (2007), "Series 7: The Contenders" (2001, a movie that increasingly seems ahead of its time) and Japan's "Battle Royale" (2000), also about teenagers selected to fight each other to the death in a televised reality show for the alleged benefit of society as a whole.
Coming across as a hybrid between “Pinocchio” and, strangely enough, “Rollerball” - that notoriously terrible LL Cool J and Jean Reno classic from 2002 - “Alita” could prove worthy enough to spawn a franchise (though a $500 million worldwide box office haul needs to happen) and I wouldn’t be shocked if the sequel is better than “Battle Angel” which seems to oversaturate its nearly two hour runtime with clunky terminology, characters, and subplots that either feel like wasted space or trimmed for time.
Henry Bean, director of " The Believer ", complained recently about the dearth of politics in American cinema.