The best moral cinema doesn't tell you anything. It just shows you something and lets you work it out.
Earth is peaceful following the Tournament of Power. Realizing that the universes still hold many more strong people yet to see, Goku spends all his days training to reach even greater heights. Then one day, Goku and Vegeta are faced by a Saiyan called 'Broly' who they've never seen before. The Saiyans were supposed to have been almost completely wiped out in the destruction of Planet Vegeta, so what's this one doing on Earth? This encounter between the three Saiyans who have followed completely different destinies turns into a stupendous battle, with even Frieza (back from Hell) getting caught up in the mix.
You finish this and feel a vague, good pressure to be more considered. That's the right feeling.
Professor Barbenfouillis and five of his colleagues from the Academy of Astronomy travel to the Moon aboard a rocket propelled by a giant cannon. Once on the lunar surface, the bold explorers face the many perils hidden in the caves of the mysterious planet.
It shows someone doing something quietly right. No announcement. No reward. Just doing it.
In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as "V" conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When V rescues a young woman from the secret police, he finds in her an ally with whom he can continue his fight to free the people of Britain.
You finish this and feel a vague, good pressure to be more considered. That's the right feeling.
Ja-yoon is a high school student who struggles with memory loss after she endured some unknown trauma during her childhood. While trying to uncover the truth, she is unwittingly dragged into a world of crime and finds herself on a journey that will awaken many secrets hidden deep within.
It shows someone doing something quietly right. No announcement. No reward. Just doing it.
The Flash finds himself in a war-torn alternate timeline and teams up with alternate versions of his fellow heroes to restore the timeline.
It shows someone doing something quietly right. No announcement. No reward. Just doing it.
The films that inspire you to be better never set out to do that. They just get close enough to something true that the comparison lands.
Ethics under pressure. Sci-fi treats this seriously.
Sunday-afternoon pacing. Unhurried and rewarding.
The Red Ribbon Army, an evil organization that was once destroyed by Goku in the past, has been reformed by a group of people who have created new and mightier Androids, Gamma 1 and Gamma 2, and seek vengeance against Goku and his family.
It shows someone doing something quietly right. No announcement. No reward. Just doing it.
A man confronts his past during an experiment that attempts to find a solution to the problems of a post-apocalyptic world caused by a world war.
You finish this and feel a vague, good pressure to be more considered. That's the right feeling.
In a world where walking, talking, digitally connected bots have become children's best friends, an 11-year-old finds that his robot buddy doesn't quite work the same as the others do.
You finish this and feel a vague, good pressure to be more considered. That's the right feeling.
A knight framed for a tragic crime teams with a scrappy, shape-shifting teen to prove his innocence.
It shows someone doing something quietly right. No announcement. No reward. Just doing it.
In the not so distant future, Theodore, a lonely writer, purchases a newly developed operating system designed to meet the user's every need. To Theodore's surprise, a romantic relationship develops between him and his operating system. This unconventional love story blends science fiction and romance in a sweet tale that explores the nature of love and the ways that technology isolates and connects us all.
You finish this and feel a vague, good pressure to be more considered. That's the right feeling.
Some films earn their effect. These do.