AVATAR (2009), by TICKLEBEAR

AVATAR,
from director JAMES CAMERON.
all i can say is "WOW"!!!
what a great journey!!

as i'm no specialist in the techno babble,
i cannot discuss this on that level;
but did the movie work for me?
damn right, it did!!!
it's totally scifi,
but very reminiscent of mankind's history here on earth.
to quote BATTLESTAR GALACTICA:
"all of this has happened before
and all of this will happen again."
think of the europeans that invaded the americas,
eradicating the indigenous life and cultures
that had grown in harmony with nature,
to make way for the white man "culture",
destroying everything in its path...
same scenario here,
as mankind faces the na'vi on the planet pandora,
wanting to exploit a mineral found on this planet.
except,
the locals sit inconveniently on it...
a soldier is sent in their midst,
via his avatar,
to learn about them and report to his boss
valuable informations to defeat these people.
but the soldier goes "native" and decides to side with the people of pandora.
(very "DANCES WITH THE WOLVES"...)
i'll stop here,
as i don't want to reveal too much.

this said,
i loved AVATAR,
as JAMES CAMERON gave us a beautiful new world to explore,
and i can only rejoice in the certitude that
there will be more,
this being possibly a trilogy,
if all goes well.
i daresay this is the MUST-SEE of the season.
i still have a conventional DVD player,
but when the DVD comes out for this one,
i will go BLURAY,
finally having a good reason to do so.
see it!!
it will astound you.
to compare,
as much as i liked FINAL FANTASY, THE SPIRIT WITHIN,
with its CGI characters,
AVATAR is a few notches above...
quite a few,
as it is that much more vivid.
the CGI doesn't deter you from relating to these characters.
after half an hour,
i actually cared about what would happen to the na'vi people.
it is a nice critique of the corporate greed
that exists in our own world
and for which some people are willing to sacrifice anything,
and anyone...
(just think of what we're currently doing to the amazonian forest...)
GREAT MOVIE!!!
JAMES CAMERON has given us the best christmas[?] gift ever,
that will last for a long, long time.
i want my DVD, NOW!!!!!!
what an amazing adventure that is.
:)~
HUGZ