A movie that will walk with uncertain expectations? Avatar
is unequivocally, completely, 100% the film that has been percolating in James
Cameron’s head for the last fourteen years. It is not, in all probability, the
film that you had in yours when you first heard that the man who directed
Aliens and The Terminator was returning to sci-fi with a movie so ambitious that
he had to build the technology to make it happen. "Avatar" is
not simply a sensational entertainment, although it is that. It's a technical
breakthrough. It has a flat-out Green and anti-war message. It is predestined
to launch a cult. It contains such visual detailing that it would reward
repeating viewings. It creates new movie stars. It is an Event, one of those
films you feel you must see to keep up with the conversation.
At 163 minutes, the film doesn't feel too long. It contains
so much. The human stories. The Na'vi, a blue-skinned, golden-eyed race of
slender giants, each one perhaps 12 feet tall stories. The complexity of the
planet, which harbors a global secret. The ultimate warfare, with Jake joining
the resistance against his former comrades. Small graceful details like a
floating creature that looks like a cross between a blowing dandelion seed and
a drifting jellyfish, and embodies goodness. Or astonishing floating
cloud-islands. Avatar is a hugely rewarding experience: rich, soulful and
exciting in the way that only comes from seeing a master artist at work.
by Joy
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