Avatar – A Review

*SPOILER WARNING*


First and foremost I would just like to say that James Cameron deserves every penny of profit that is made from the movie Avatar.

By far, watching this movie was the most I have been entertained for the entire year, no exaggeration. The environment of the movie was so magnetic, and spectacular. James Cameron's creativity is unmatched in his knack for captivating audiences through the use of space and color. The blend of CG with the live actors was seamless.

Going into any movie with such high caliber special effects, you expect little to no storyline. On the contrary, the plot of Avatar was very thought provoking as well as entertaining. It was a little predictable as it was given away in the previews, but not enough to ruin the movie. You were left wondering which side the main character was on up until the last 40 minutes of the movie.

Many viewers were complaining about the agenda of the movie and how it reflects the foreign policy of America in relation to our occupation of countries in search of oil. And yea, so what if it does? Maybe the U.S. is not as bad as the movie portrays, but is that not the point of a hyperbole?

If you were offended by the underlying political tone of the movie then you should be ashamed of yourself for letting something so small ruin the movie of the year for you. And when I say movie of the year, yes I mean better than Peter Jackson's District 9 and Quentin Tarantino's Inglorious Basterds.

Lastly, the acting and character development were superb. As I write I feel like this could be a book report, speaking about character development, but it does the movie justice. The main character goes through quite the transformation. Jake Sully, played by Sam Worthington begins his journey as a hardcore Jarhead, when a bullet “Blows a huge hole right in the middle of his life.” Being a paraplegic, he is talked into entering into a science program that enables him to pilot an Avatar for observational purposes. By the end of the movie he is leading the revolution of the Na'vi people against his human counterparts.

One aspect that I very much enjoyed about this movie was The Matrix aspect of it. Jake Sully “plugs in” to his Avatar body to study the Na'vi. He becomes so engrossed in their culture and his new shell that when he is in the “real world” it feels more like a dream.
"Have you ever had a dream, Neo, that you were so sure was real? What if you were unable to wake from that dream? How would you know the difference between the dream world and the real world?"

-Morpheus

The video “confessionals” reflecting his thoughts were also a nice touch throughout the movie as well.

In conclusion, James Cameron's movie Avatar is a must see. Whatever you are doing at this very moment, drop it and go spend the $15 to see it in 3D, or Imax. Don't even finish reading the rest of this review.
I asked a friend of mine Chris what he thought of the movie as we walked out of the theater. He responded: “Well now I know where James Cameron has been since Titanic!”

Enjoy the movie

GO SEE IT!