Avatawesome

Wow. I mean, really wow. This movie is beautiful. Rather, this experience is beautiful because it’s more that than it is just a movie. If you see this movie, you must see it in 3D. Preferably 3D Imax, though I just saw it in a normal 3D screening. The environments are absolutely fantastic and gorgeously rendered to the point where you can feel the humidity in the forest and feel the wind from the helicopters flying by. With by far the best CGI I’ve ever seen, this movie would be worth seeing even if it were an instructional video.

That said, this movie did have some issues. The dialog was a bit better than I expected and the characters felt very real, but the whole story might as well have been written by early Native Americans. Humans, with the exception of five good guys, are all evil, greedy, murdering warmongers who want nothing but to kill everyone in their way. It’s very reminiscent to Disney’s Pocahontas. A soldier is sent to communicate to the natives and get them to move. He meets up with this native woman who teaches him how pretty flowers are. They fall in love, yadda yadda, the entire plot basically seems to boil down to nature is pretty and the bad humans hate flowers. Though it may seem like I didn’t enjoy the story much, I thought it did work well and was entertaining as long as you didn’t get too caught up on the hippie message.

There were also a few “oh come on” moments. Like when someone shot a bow and arrow through re-enforced future bulletproof glass. Really? Arrows can pierce futuristic space ships? I have a bit of trouble accepting that. They’re also a bit inconsistent as to how long people can breathe in the alien atmosphere. Sometimes they seem to be able to walk outside for a minute with no trouble at all, and others it seems to incapacitate people much faster than they supposedly should.

Ultimately though these are minor gripes with a overall awesome film. An Interesting story, a fantastic world, stunningly beautiful effects, and really a truly unique experience make this move a must-see in 3D. Go watch it.