Avatar
June 27, 2010
I’m not sure there are enough words in the English language to describe the monumental impact and fantastic achievement that is Avatar. I just might have to use the Na’vi language to convey my awe and amazement. James Cameron’s career is filled with ground breaking epic films that seem to set a high bar for the movie industry for the next decade to come, and Avatar just might be Cameron’s greatest work yet. The special effects in this film, are so far and above anything released r to date, that there isn’t really anything to compare it to. It’s sort of started its own genre. The 3-D isn’t even distracting like most movies, it just adds to the depth and grandeur of the whole experience. Now, every other film is being released in 3-D, (unfortunately) but Hollywood still doesn’t seem get it. It isn’t the 3-D, its the vision and passion with which Cameron makes his movies that is the difference.
Jake Sully – Sam Worthington is called upon to take the place of his deceased brother in a mostly military, part scientific program called Avatar. The scientists take human DNA and combine it with alien DNA to make a hybrid life form that can be remotely controlled by it’s human consciousness, so, when they link the brain patterns, you now control the body of a Na’vi, a twelve to fifteen foot tall blue life form from the planet Pandora. The humans have been there for five years now. Teaching the Na’vi English and trying to build some sort of friendship so they can take advantage of the Na’vi and plunder the natural resources of the beautiful lush forest/jungle world. To get their hands on the rare mineral that may save the Earth, Jake is enlisted to be sort of a double agent. Gain the Na’vi trust by becoming one of them, then hopefully finding a weakness that will give the humans the edge they need to clear them out of their home tree, which sits right on the richest mineral deposit on the planet. Jake meets Neytiri – Zoe Saldana, while almost being killed on his first night in the jungle, and his loyalties come in to question. Jake soon understands that he is playing for the wrong team and decides to help the Na’vi defend their land against the greedy human invaders. The journey and the discovery of this new life form and their wonderful planet are nothing short of spectacular.
You can draw similarities to almost any major problems facing our planet and human condition you like. Consumption, technology, war, greed, or anything from our past. The American Indians, Vietnam, racism, and thats just a few. The story has been told many times before, in almost every type of setting you can think of. Many movies have had this same plot before, but the difference is, this isn’t just another movie. This is a mans vision and conviction to tell a story that means something to him and is relevant to the times we live in. Nothing short of an absolute masterpiece that will be copied (unsuccessfully) and revered for years to come. If you are a human (and you haven’t seen it yet) don’t miss this movie.
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