``From Dusk Till Dawn'' Exciting action, a fighting heroine, and the use of new technology. The origin of R. Rodriguez's evolution *Note! Contains spoilers.

Rodriguez continues to evolve through collaboration with major creators

By collaborating with Tarantino, who wrote the screenplay for ``From Dusk Till Dawn'' and also played one of the main characters, Rodriguez found a style that would lead to his future `` Alita .'' The two will also work together on Planet Terror in Grindhouse (Tarantino produced and starred in the film).

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`` Sin City '' (2005) and its sequel `` Sin City: Goddess of Vengeance '' (2014) were co-directed with comic book writer Frank Miller, known for `` Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, '' and directed the entire film. was filmed on a green screen set. In post-production, the backgrounds were drawn using CG, creating a novel expression that seemed to directly visualize the world of the comic.

Now, Rodriguez has teamed up with master James Cameron for his latest work, ``Alita,'' which is based on Yukito Kishiro's manga ``Gunm.'' I can't wait to see what new frontiers this filmmaker, who has steadily evolved through collaborations with big names, will take with the subject matter from Japan.

Text: Ikuya Takamori

Freelance writer, English-Japanese translator. Mainly contributes movie reviews and columns to web media, and translates news articles. The translated book is ``Science of Star Wars--Thorough verification! From the true nature of the Force to intergalactic travel” (written by Mark Blake and John Chase, published by Kagaku Doujin) and others.

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