Thanks to the work of Mike Cozens and his team of animators, with keen understandings of anatomy, character creation, and what the human eye can perceive to be true, the visual splendor of Alita: Battle Angel is able to dazzle the viewer, but also keep them within a realm of believability. Which only makes the amazing feats the characters accomplish throughout the film all the more notable, as a world several centuries removed from ours still has room for our current understanding of the world, planting one foot in the present, and another way into the future. A future that, should a sequel actually be in the cards, could kick even more ass than the original.