Avatar is worth the hype. More than just a pretty movie, it is the journey into a new world that came from the creative mind of director James Cameron.
After his scientist twin brother is murdered, ex- Marine Jake Sully is given the chance to take his brothers place on a mission to the exotic planet Pandora. Only his DNA can bond with the hugely expense avatar his brother had created – a hybrid body that looks like the Na’vi and allows humans to breath the planet’s toxic air. He is sent as a spy to infiltrate the Omaticayu people but soon finds himself falling for the princess Neytiri and her people’s nature loving ways.
The whole movie is told like a Na’vi legend and is simply an upgraded version of Pocahontas. The love story Cameron is telling is as good as titanic, and we know there are some people in this world who don’t like that story at all. He gives his characters a realistic 3 months to fall in love, that’s better than most movies nowadays.
The Na’vi, while being blue deer like humans, are obviously a mix of Native Americans and Africans, shown clearly by the accent of the beautiful language created by USC professor Paul R. Frommer.
The film is about understanding and respecting other races and species, protecting the environment. It was about seeing similarities despite differences. It was pretty clear as the movie progressed that we are meant to see that this ‘savage’ tribe are ten times more human than we could ever be.
You get so into the Na’vi love of nature that it actually hurts when we see humans ruining it. Seeing Netryri cry was actually sad, Zoe Saldana made sounds of pain that only a true actress could ever muster.
It’s not all about the blue people. I felt like the Colonel was the human version of the evil toy in Small Soldiers, his character was the perfect bad guy, scary and funny at the same time. His character provided most of the cheesy lines but I liked it, ‘This is poppa dragon. Let’s make this clean and quick, I wanna be home in time for dinner’.
Sam Worthington is def gna be a big name in Hollywood form now on especially with terminator n avatar under his belt and clash of the titans coming out soon. He made me feel the restriction of being without his legs and how painful it was to come back to his diasbled body after walking in his avatar.
The reason why this film is so special is the graphics and effects. Cameron has taken them to a whole new level. His team has actually created a new world, new creatures, a new language, new rituals, just a whole new cinematic experience. I’ve watched 3D movies before and they always gave me a headache but with this movie I didn’t even think of taking my glasses off.
The mixture of CGI and 3D helped to add a whole new layer of depth to Pandora. When the film starts with the scenes of the landscape of Pandora, I knew that my prior thoughts about the movie were going to be stamped out. Throughout the movie we are shown the most beautiful visuals that where further highlighted on the 3D screen. The problem films like Beowulf had with dead eye is well and truly gone, the Navi people actually looked real for about 90% of the time!Best of all the actor’s performances weren’t lost in the effects but truly enhanced by them. Something the industry has been struggling to get right.
5/5
After his scientist twin brother is murdered, ex- Marine Jake Sully is given the chance to take his brothers place on a mission to the exotic planet Pandora. Only his DNA can bond with the hugely expense avatar his brother had created – a hybrid body that looks like the Na’vi and allows humans to breath the planet’s toxic air. He is sent as a spy to infiltrate the Omaticayu people but soon finds himself falling for the princess Neytiri and her people’s nature loving ways.
The whole movie is told like a Na’vi legend and is simply an upgraded version of Pocahontas. The love story Cameron is telling is as good as titanic, and we know there are some people in this world who don’t like that story at all. He gives his characters a realistic 3 months to fall in love, that’s better than most movies nowadays.
The Na’vi, while being blue deer like humans, are obviously a mix of Native Americans and Africans, shown clearly by the accent of the beautiful language created by USC professor Paul R. Frommer.
The film is about understanding and respecting other races and species, protecting the environment. It was about seeing similarities despite differences. It was pretty clear as the movie progressed that we are meant to see that this ‘savage’ tribe are ten times more human than we could ever be.
You get so into the Na’vi love of nature that it actually hurts when we see humans ruining it. Seeing Netryri cry was actually sad, Zoe Saldana made sounds of pain that only a true actress could ever muster.
It’s not all about the blue people. I felt like the Colonel was the human version of the evil toy in Small Soldiers, his character was the perfect bad guy, scary and funny at the same time. His character provided most of the cheesy lines but I liked it, ‘This is poppa dragon. Let’s make this clean and quick, I wanna be home in time for dinner’.
Sam Worthington is def gna be a big name in Hollywood form now on especially with terminator n avatar under his belt and clash of the titans coming out soon. He made me feel the restriction of being without his legs and how painful it was to come back to his diasbled body after walking in his avatar.
The reason why this film is so special is the graphics and effects. Cameron has taken them to a whole new level. His team has actually created a new world, new creatures, a new language, new rituals, just a whole new cinematic experience. I’ve watched 3D movies before and they always gave me a headache but with this movie I didn’t even think of taking my glasses off.
The mixture of CGI and 3D helped to add a whole new layer of depth to Pandora. When the film starts with the scenes of the landscape of Pandora, I knew that my prior thoughts about the movie were going to be stamped out. Throughout the movie we are shown the most beautiful visuals that where further highlighted on the 3D screen. The problem films like Beowulf had with dead eye is well and truly gone, the Navi people actually looked real for about 90% of the time!Best of all the actor’s performances weren’t lost in the effects but truly enhanced by them. Something the industry has been struggling to get right.
5/5
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