The film's plot deviated so dramatically from the original story that it became almost unrecognizable to fans. In the source material, Goku never attended high school; he was raised in the mountains by his grandfather Gohan and studied martial arts in isolation. The film, however, depicted Goku attending parties, dealing with bullies, and trying to win Chi-Chi's approval — turning a martial arts epic into “bad teenage drama”.
On his 18th birthday, Goku’s grandfather, Gohan, is killed by the alien warlord King Piccolo (James Marsters). Before dying, Gohan tasks Goku with finding Master Roshi (Chow Yun-fat) and collecting all seven mystical Dragon Balls to prevent Piccolo from destroying Earth. Along the way, Goku teams up with high-tech thief Bulma (Emmy Rossum) and desert bandit Yamcha (Joon Park). dragonball evolution 20091080pblurayduala