SOURCE: 3D Theater Screening
...And James Cameron strikes again. Why is it that every movie this man makes turns to gold?
A couple of months ago I was a bit skeptical of Avatar after seeing all the previews. I was like, ok, funny looking blue people running around and being chased and killed by the military. But of course, once James Cameron's name was connected with this film, everyone's eyes lit up. And yes, his name intrigued my interests as well. I mean come on...Titanic (awesome-- screw all you anti-romance people), Terminator (awesome), Aliens (not as good as Ridley Scott, but still pretty good), how can you not want to check it out? So of course, I did, in 3D nonetheless.
The film was visually amazing. I felt like I was watching the First Thanksgiving on acid...in a good way of course. The storyline was a bit un-original, but yet it's unlikely to have both an ingenious screenplay coupled with a stunning visual display. One thing that I must point out is those weird, tentacle connector-thingys coming out of the end of the Na'vi people's braids. The Na'vi people btw are the indigenous people of the planet Pandora (yes, Pandora) which the Avatar's are modeled after. Anyways, I realize that it represented their connection with nature but did it have to be through those weird wiggly things? Sorry, but I really had to get that out. I don't know if it's just me, but It's hard for me to come out and say this movie was "awesome". I mean it was a bit long (160 mins) but yet it kept my attention, but I also wasn't sitting there anticipating every scene. I feel like i'm missing the "awesome" train on this one. My final verdict will have to be..."awesome" visually, but entertaining overall.
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