AVATAR!!!

Ladies and Gentlemen of the public viewing audience, we the jury find the cast and crew of Avatar guilty! Guilty of taking directing to the next level. Guilty of producing a film so intriguing that I did not even noticed it was three hours long. Guilty of making a extraordinary quality film and having their viewers absolutely love it.

Avatar is about a movie of a foreign world with land worth $20 million. Whatever you do, do not compare it to the show because it is nothing like that. You must watch this movie as an entertaining movie alone.

Avatar has only been in theatres for one weekend (technically five days) and made more than Michael Jackson’s This Is It and all other big names that have come through the box office. Avatar has made $77 million in the first weekend and, they have grossed $323 million worldwide; that is phenomenal. In addition, they have picked up four Golden Globe nominations as well as nine other award nominations by the Film Critics Association. The real question is, is this movie all its cooked up to be? Of course I have my personal opinion but you need to be the judge.

As a viewer, I felt that connection with the life of the Na'vi people and their world. The director, James Cameron, did an excellent job of creating this remarkable world where nature is truly at its best. Seeing it in 3D may have messed with my eyes in the beginning but as they slowly adjusted, I felt like I could walk out of my seat onto planet Pandora. This Avatar world had a feeling of peace and serenity when Pandora was in balance. To live in a world as such, looks to come with a sense of freedom as well as community and tradition. The way things were and the whole circle of life thing reminded me of The Lion King along with the intense battle scenes. Pandora was the most beautiful place I have ever seen and it saddens me to realize that it’s fake. The closest I will ever get to Pandora is with a TV screen and a pair of 3D glasses.

To be honest, this was my first movie in 3D (it cost $3 extra dollars). I had to adjust to seeing in 3D. I am sure the girl next to me was getting sick and tired of me jumping and moving. With all the arrows, fire, and other things coming at you, who can sit still? Lord, help me if I ever saw a scary movie in 3D. I would probably pee on myself but that is getting off topic. Everything was coming at me and it was only a matter of time before I felt like I was going to get hurt. I know it is all in the screen but it was so surreal. I highly suggest paying the extra money and watching Avatar in 3D. It brings everything to life and you feel so involved. For example, when the Na'vi were screaming and shouting, all I wanted was to raise my bow and arrow in accordance and go into battle with them.

As I watched the movie, I noticed some similar plot elements. This movie immensely resembles a Disney film I saw long ago and still have a lot of love for. I will give you a hint: it includes an Indian tribe and white settlers from Jamestown. That is right; the movie has the skeleton structure of the Disney movie, Pocahontas. With fear of differences and a love story there is a war between the different kinds. White settlers come to a foreign land wanting something of value in the earth. But the land already belongs to natives that are closely intertwined with nature. Bet you cannot tell which story I am talking about; answer: both.

In this review, I will not do any spoiler alerts but I will say the movie is heartfelt, action packed, and meaningful. This is the best movie according to the box office and the best movie according to me. Avatar gets a strong five stars.