Jame's Cameron's Avatar is all about theatrics. That's not a bad thing really it's just apparently obvious what it's trying to be. Yes I know that many people have compared this to a certain movie and no I'm not going to directly do so but it's apparent that this film is not going for originality in it's story department. However I being of sound mind and heart say that this is by far Cameron's masterpiece. Yes okay I get it Cameron made T2 and Cameron made Titanic, but those are just part of why this is the best he has made. Cameron specializes in making big movies following common tropes with a lot of creative special effects. T2 was cool but lacked to much of a scale for Cameron's ambitions. The chemistry was awesome. Titanic was more set in the right direction and had some nice effects but lacked the visual flair of something like Avatar. That's not to say that these are bad movies in fact they are some of my favorites but what I've noticed is that Cameron is good at escapism and this is the best out there. As I mentioned before Avatar is not that creative in story. It is about Jake Sully a crippled marine who is sent to the planet of Pandora. To make a bond with the natives and learn their ways. This is done through sending into the body of one of the creatures the "Na'vi" through a neural link. He soon falls in love and must fight the humans as they try to destroy the environment that the Na'vi live in. Doesn't that premise sound familiar... But I actually consider this a good thing. This story is really a familiar one but at least it's not a bad one. If you are going to spend $237 million on a movie I recommend that you make a movie with a story like this. I mean look at the Transformers films and other blockbusters. They cost millions of dollars, and try to do something original and all we get is shit. I'd rather have this than that. Though what makes this movie not shit is simple. Everything else. It goes without saying that the visuals are incredible. The studio that did the effects is Weta Digital. They did Gollum in The Lord of the Rings films and they really have done one hell of a job. Pandora the planet is beautiful with a lot of colors. The tree and the lights of everything is amazing and the world sucks you in. What helps even more is how the Na'vi fit into the environment. There is thought put into these creatures is surprising. There is a mythology here and it's built up. That helps you care for the characters the creatures around the place. This all really works. Also good the supporting cast. Sigourney Weaver is a good actress and Cameron has done what he usually does make good female characters. Her scientist character is built up enough that you care for her. Even better is Zoe Saldana who plays the Na'vi that Sully falls in love with. The acting with the motion capture is great and very effective yet doesn't reach the levels of what was seen with Andy Serkis in Rings. Best of all the things though is the action. This is big stuff and the final battle is a marvel of film making. The flying, the ground battles it's just amazing. Overall the pro's outweigh the cons. The story of this film is not exactly original,but the world is realized and the acting is great. Avatar get's a 9 out of 10.
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