There are times where we watch a movie with simple expectations and ended up feeling very happy for the film that you just watched totally blew your mind away and simply exceeded your simple expectations by a mile. This is what I felt after watching Avatar, directed by James Cameron who is known for directing the beloved Titanic film.
Avatar is simply gives that feeling about what watching movies should be. The continuous rush of happiness, coolness, and creativity just lets one enjoy the movie and escape from reality with much comfort and satisfaction. Avatar is not your typical Science Fiction film. The movie actually lets you feel the world embedded in it. Cameron successfully lets one enjoy the picturesque world of Pandora. Pandora’s world is filled with enough life and emotion. It is not exactly a soulless setting. The best part of seeing Pandora is that it makes you feel that you do not want to leave it no matter what. The world of Pandora is simply gorgeous and rich in quality.
As I have said, the world of Pandora is not exactly a soulless setting.Avatar manages to portray to the viewers’ senses that there is a lot of culture involved in the world of Pandora. Events such as celebrations of religion, community life, and even death are showed with aplomb.Avatar also introduces to the audience a new group of beings called the Na’vi. In my honest opinion,one of Avatar‘s strong suits is the Na’vi. They make the film very enjoyable to watch. The Na’vi are portrayed in the film not as species but rather as a unified force of civilization who will do everything they can just to protect their homeland from any evil force that will try to disrupt the peace within it. What’s great about the Na’vi is that their actions are actually humane and lets the audience connect to them with ease. It can even reach the point where the audience is actually rooting for the Na’vi in their battle against man’s evil ways.
Visually, Avatar is the best that I have ever seen. Watching the film in 3D was definitely worth it. Coming from someone who has watched all the Star Wars films, I can honestly say that Avatar beats the George Lucas’ film franchise in terms of visual effects. The world of Pandora can be described as the pinnacle of stunning planets. It really is a picturesque world that has to be seen by one’s naked eye. The perfect combination of CGI and live-action is definitely a treat to the senses as well.
As for Avatar‘s story, it’s nothing groundbreaking. It’s more about immersing in a very lovely world that you end up not wanting to leave it at all. Avatar is definitely a visual film. With that being said, I can say that even though Avatarwould be presented without the dialogue, it would still be awesome. Watching life through the species shown progress in the film is arguably fun to watch. Acting-wise, the humans shown in the film did just fine. Nothing earth-shattering came from their performances but they were good. Stephen Lang’s acting though remains in my mind. He nailed it well in my opinion.
All in all, Avatar simply reminds us that movies are actually an expression of art – they must be shown with enough care and must offer something new to the audience’s eyes. As I have said earlier, Avatar is definitely a treat to the senses. Also, the way you think about the world can be affected thanks to the film’s subtle messages about human behavior and action. Avatar simply nailed it. The way the story got presented was delivered with perfection. The characters are absolutely great. One can relate with them in many ways possible. Avatar is more than a film. Think about it as a life-changing medium. Better watch the film. It’s the greatest film that I have ever seen in my entire life. Definitely, the film is a candidate for Film of the Year this 2010. You are missing tons of fun if you haven’t seen it yet.
Director: James Cameron
Distributor: 20th Century Fox