03 March, 2010

Avatar, the Crowning Achievement

On second thought, perhaps it is not perfect. After seeing Avatar in 3D the second time, I don't feel as confident saying how great it is. The visuals are spectacular, but perhaps I'm just too greedy and want more, focusing on most of the shots being in small spaces, or ones with very earth-like backgrounds. I find the score to be breathtaking still, though.

The Sky-People were a little over-the top, and It's skeptical that any biological being could take down a helicopter or friggen' huge sky-ship. Although the Na'vi are beautiful creatures, those 28" waists were really bugging me too. Hello, childbirth, and the fact that neytiri's hair and necklace conveniently covered herself, and the rediculous leaf-dress that sigourney weaver wears at the end along with the "roots" form the tree of souls covering those naughty bits. It just seemed a bit silly.

The fast-pace adds to the silly-ness, especially when Neytiri and Jake "choose" each other, like that ever happens! Oh, Hollywood, you never fail to disappoint, in both the bad and good sense.

On the whole though, Bravo James Camaron for bringing your vision to life! You have changed the film wold forever! Avatar is an amazing piece of film making and deserves all the credit it receives, I'm just being a tough critic.

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