Avatar is an immersive film. No other way to describe it. What James Cameron has done is to create a world that is real and I have no other way to describe it. I was seriously enthralled looking at the fauna and flora of Pandora, the first digital world that I seriously believed in.
It's hard to review this film. Most films you review based on story and scripting and acting, but those are all secondary to the world of Avatar. The story has been told before (think Dances With Wolves or Pocahontas); the scripting is tight, but ultimately nothing special, and the acting is well done and believable, without anything being knocked out of the ballpark. So overall, it's a smooth film... but the experience of Pandora makes it amazing.
Some of the creatures are breathtaking - and I'm not talking about the massive terrifying beasties. The dragons are cool and all - but they're dragons, which are always cool. My favorite were the 'helicopter lizards' - which aren't a plot point, but a little beautiful creature that serves as nothing but eye candy for that scene.
If you get the chance, see it in 3D. It's a wonderful experience. (And it's not a 3D "coming at you!" movie, but a movie which uses the 3D to create the world).
Great movie. 5/5.
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