Avatar (no spoilers, I promise!)

Woosh!

I can't believe after about 9 or 10 months of excitement, waiting for Avatar to be released, the moment (or 3 hours) has come and gone.

I can honestly say, hand on heart, that Avatar is my movie of the year. Its everything I wanted it to be and more. Of course I do love sci-fi and effects when they are well done in a film. And I love James Cameron - I can't fault him in any way with this film.

I thought the story might be hollow - just an excuse for him to show off his new 3D camera (he designed it himself don't you know?!). Even then, though, I thought I would enjoy it, but as it turns out he has also hit the nail on the head (again), with a brilliant story, fascinating characters and above all - an entirely alien universe. The attention to detail was phenomenal. Not just the whole concept of the alien planet, Pandora, but the detail in the animals and characters. Within 20 minutes I can say I forgot the 'blue people' were computer generated. It all seemed SO real, it was hard not to get caught up in it all. The story, the connection with the aliens, the battles. They were probably the most emotionally strained moments I have experienced whilst watching a film.

I hate sounding like a movie geek, but because you are so englufed in this planet and the life of the Na'vi (the race of people living on Pandora) when the battles and fighting starts its hard to watch. You are taken into the world -with brilliant 3D'an'all - and you start to feel connected with it all, and then the connection is ripped out from under you and you're left a little bit taken aback. When I was watching it I was literally recoiling in horror that the humans would even fight with the Na'vi for such a stupid reason. (Oh, come on, you've seen the trailers!)



Signourney Weaver was great in it. And it was cool seeing some of the previous James Cameron visuals come back to life in this film. I won't say what or where, but if you know his stuff you will recognise some of the stuff in it.



I will be watching it again within the next week hopefully. Just because I *have* to go see it with someone else... What a chore.. hehe. All I can say now is I really want the game. Oh yeah... and an Avatar for Christmas please... Santa... if you're reading this?



Sam