“Dragon Ball Super: Broly” is the longest and most successful “Dragon Ball” movie to date. It seems to do a lot right as it creates a surprisingly accessible experience for non-fans and manages to give the hardcore fans the first canonical appearance of Broly.

The plot of this film is perhaps a little too ambitious. It tries to tie together the backstories of Broly, Vegeta and Frieza. We learn that shortly before Frieza destroyed the planet Vegeta, King Vegeta (Vegeta’s father) exiled Broly to a remote and inhospitable planet. Now Frieza intends to get the Earth’s Dragon Balls and he has brought Broly with him. Goku and Vegeta will be pushed to their limits in their battle against Broly.

Broly has already appeared in three other “Dragon Ball” movies but as I previously stated, this is his first canonical appearance because some “Dragon Ball” fans like to obsess about the canon like it’s holy scripture. Broly arguably gets a little too much screen time and as a result, Goku and Vegeta lose out on the spotlight. I think the inclusion of Frieza is interesting yet I do have my worries that his presence merely overcomplicates things. Some of the other characters were not particularly entertaining.

Although I do think that the plot is unnecessary complicated, the filmmakers do a really good job in terms of explaining a lot of things about the “Dragon Ball” universe. The big battle at the end involving Goku, Vegeta, Broly and Frieza is spectacular. The animation throughout is very impressive. I do sometimes miss the simplicity of the older “Dragon Ball” stuff yet I cannot deny the fact that this movie looks fantastic. Non-fans may still be confused by some of “Dragon Ball Super: Broly” but this is as good a place as any to start.