LuckyWillAVATAR TOPS THE LOT
January 7th 2010 16:37
James Cameron’s multimillion dollar blockbuster 3D epic adventure, AVATAR, is a visual feast the eyes will be dying to gorge themselves on.
The alien environment of Pandora, for starters, is a strange and beautiful place with some fascinating creatures and features comprising it. The native inhabitants, the Na'vi, are a primitive race of blue giants that possess the ability to, quite literally, tap into the environment for energy and guidance. They are an incredibly elegant and unique society that is fascinating to behold. In contrast to this is the massive destructive power of the human army that has invaded the planet for it rich resources and with them comes some hard arse army commanders and a whole lot of pain. Between the amazing beauty of the natural environment and the raw, bone-rattling explosions your senses will go into overload and never recover.
Cameron’s use of 3D is something completely different to other 3D films I’ve experienced before. Rather than focusing on making things jump out at you, as others do, AVATAR’s 3D actually gives the scenes greater depth by bringing everything forward. This allows the viewer to feel like they are actually inside the leafy green environment and living the rush. It just makes the scenes look and feel so much bigger.
While I cant speak highly enough of the visual side of the film, the plot and acting also serves it well and newcomer Worthington puts in a strong performance while Sigourney Weaver lends some credibility to the set due to her vast alien adventure experience. Their interactions within the fabricated environment is so realistic and believable that you could honestly believe such a place may exist.
With production costs somewhere between $280 - $500 million (depending what source you read) it was going to take a huge effort by fans to get them back into the black but the film has been a roaring success and certainly covered costs as it fast approaches the mark of the highest grossing film EVER! The tally stands at $1.4 billion so far and needs to reach at least $1.8 billion if it is to take top honours.
The film took 10 years for Cameron to complete and you can certainly tell this was not a rushed job. Everything is so polished and well done, I could not pick fault. You HAVE to see this on the big screen and you will not be disappointed.
Excellent: 5 blue naked aliens/5
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