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Dragon Ball Z: Light Of Hope Fan Film – The Way DBZ Should Be

Rick Austin by Rick Austin
November 16, 2017
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We all know that Dragonball Evolution was a stinker. Even with the star power of the legendary Chow Yun-Fat on screen and the brilliance of Stephen Chow working as producer, the film got just about everything wrong. It was an insult to the countless Dragon Ball fans out there, and the only reason why it’s become forgotten is because Shyamalan’s adaptation of Avatar was even worse. But ask any fan and they’ll tell you that a live action version of Dragon Ball has to be treated with respect.

Dragon Ball Z: Light Of Hope Fan Film

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Thankfully, we live in a time when fan films can sometimes do better job than major film studios. Dragon ball Z: Light of Hope is one of them, and deserves to be ranked up there with Search/Destroy: A Strontium Dog Fan Film, Batman: Dead End and Tom Jane’s The Punisher: Dirty Laundry. In Dragon Ball Z mythology, the story of Trunks is as important as Days of Future Past is to the X-Men, and that’s what this fan film covers.

The world is being destroyed by Android 17 and Android 18, and already Goku and Vegeta have died at their hands. While Gohan struggles to teach the frustrated Kid Trunks to harness his amazing powers, Bulma is trying to perfect a time machine at Capsule Corp. While no normal human could survive the journey through time, she believes that Gohan or Trunks could do it. But when Trunks leaves his training session, he’s attacked by the Android duo. While Gohan rescues him, he’s drawn into a fight he can’t win…

Dragon Ball Z - Light Of Hope Fan Film

Being a fan film, there are obviously going to be a few drawbacks in Dragon ball Z: Light of Hope. Not every line of dialogue is delivered perfectly, although the performances for the most part are solid. Kenny Leu makes a pretty convincing Gohan, Amy Johnston and Tyler Tackett score as Androids 18 and 17, and Jack Wald could have a bright future given his aggressive performance as Kid Trunks. While the effects may not be $100 million CGI spectacles, they’re still impressive and when the fight scenes start they’re absolutely electric, capturing the raw excitement of the show perfectly.

If you’re in the mood to nit-pick, it could use a little extra razzle-dazzle and they should probably ease up on the musical score, which at times overwhelms the dialogue. The filming locations are low-budget, the costumes and design (though mostly accurate) could use a few tweaks, and there are some scenes which could have been tightened up to boost their pace and intensity. But seriously, none of these things really matter at the end of the day, because it’s still a live-action Dragon Ball Z that should please fans more than the big-budget movie did and is a solid production in its own right.

There’s a real love of the source material here, and that instantly elevates it. If you aren’t a Dragon Ball fan, it isn’t going to change your mind and make you a believer. But if you are, it should be more than satisfying. Kamehameha!

Tags: Dragon Ball ZFan Film

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Comments 12

  1. Dan Riffey says:
    1 year ago

    Matt Moratto

    Reply
  2. Tarif Khondker says:
    1 year ago

    Mike Tung Chris Tung Charlie Castle

    Reply
    • Charlie Castle says:
      1 year ago

      ye man i donated to it way back haha

      Reply
    • Tarif Khondker says:
      1 year ago

      its so dope

      Reply
  3. SC Cro says:
    1 year ago

    Oooooohh

    Reply
  4. Nadine Engelbrecht says:
    1 year ago

    Definitely watching this

    Reply
  5. Leigh Van Heerden says:
    1 year ago

    Terry Ncube

    Reply
  6. Travis Morel says:
    1 year ago

    Denim Robert Harmsworth

    Reply
    • Denim Robert Harmsworth says:
      1 year ago

      What a way to start a friday, where is the next one?

      Reply
  7. Justin Bowe says:
    1 year ago

    It’s so terrible. If you like terrible acting and homemade special effects go for it.

    Reply
  8. Conrad Bell says:
    1 year ago

    James Herselman Gert Schreuder

    Reply
  9. zach oneail says:
    1 year ago

    the kid that played trunks did perfect emotion when he lost gohan. that was great i very much so enjoyed that. i will be telling my dbz fam to enjoy it to. keep it coming

    Reply

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