Highly acclaimed director James Cameron (Titanic) is back with his passion project "Avatar". After vigorous years of non-stop work for this film, what did Cameron achieve? A masterpiece. Having not only directed this film but also writing it, this is simply Cameron's unbelievable vision. The world that he created, Pandora, is both beautiful and absolutely vulnerable. You immediately fall in love with this place, as your eyes completely take it in and absorb its aweness. Before I get too out of hand about how gorgeous this film is, let me describe the look of this movie with one word: Revolutionary. Has anyone gone this far with today's endless technology? Nope. But then again, Cameron spent $300 million to make this film. And fortunately for everyone, every bit of that money seemed to be worth it. Watch this movie and buy into the magic. You won't regret it. What you see will blow your mind.
A "retired" marine named Jake Sully is sent on a unique mission in the prementioned planet of Pandora after his brother dies. He becomes this creature referred to as an Avatar, a blue alien possessed by a human. He is to learn all he can about the people living over there, better known as the Na'vi. As time progresses, he seemingly finds himself more at home there than at his home planet, Earth. Obviously falling in love with Pandora, its people, and the beautiful Neytiri (played with precision by Zoe Saldana), Sully is stuck between two places. With the strict and ego-driven Colonel Miles Quaritch breathing down his neck, the decision becomes even tougher. See what happens. It's amazing.
The cast is brilliant, especially with the great performances by Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, and Stephen Lang. Worthington plays a struggling marine with bad legs who is under the stress of choosing between his world or their world. Stephen Lang plays a mean and not very likeable character at all. His performance leads to the audience hating his character. I hated him, that's for sure. And finally, the tremendously pretty Zoe Saldana. You might know her from "Star Trek", but her performance here is sublimal. She loses herself in the character and totally nails it. Very good performances all around.
This is a great movie. You watch this and you wonder if this film could've been made 5 years ago, or even last year. The answer is probably not. Thank GOD James Cameron had the patience to wait for this year. Cameron knew what he wanted, and there was simply nothing that could hold him back. James Cameron has created a movie of astonishing beauty that is easily regarded as revolutionary. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the view. Your eyes will thank you. You will thank James Cameron. He has made a great film that is impossible to forget. An amazing feat.
Rating: 4 out of 4
