Avatar - Spoiler-lite review

[lightcastle]

As is the XmasDay tradition, my family and I went and saw a blockbuster at a largely-empty movie theatre at midday. Since it's got all the hype, we went and saw Avatar - in 3D although not in IMAX.

It's very pretty. They really did a fantastic job getting past the uncanny valley in expressions and movement. The flora and fauna of Pandora is lovingly rendered (even if Cameron might be a wee bit too much in love with the phosphorous look).

Story-wise, it is simplistic and very obvious. Which is fine, I can like that sometimes. That it also hits just about every white-guilt "What these People Need is a White Leader" button is pretty irritating after a while, though. (And lets not get into the racial split in the cast.)

I do think Sigourney Weaver looked great as a Na'vi though. :)

Comments

[sevenhelz]

speaking of films, I watched G.I. Jane the other day. It's tremendously silly, and at the same time, if those extremely unlikely events happened to come about somehow, that's how people would act. Mostly. Maybe not the "my grandfather had the same problems, but not" moment.
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[lightcastle]

Wow, I haven't seen GI Jane in a while. I remember sort of liking it, though.