Avatar, the most hyped Cameron offering of 2009, far exceeds its expectations. There are only certain points, in the history of movie making, where such epics as Avatar, transcend surreal objectivity and engulf breathtaking realism. A spectacular creation by a nerving sci-fi fanatic, that took a dozen of years to see the 115 page script to fruition. A mind blowing 3D extravaganza scratching minutiae of every humanoid flicker from Pandoraland, Avatar is set in a century where humans would travel across light years and dream of conquering the extraterrestrial.
The year is 2154 AD. Jack Sully a marine bound to a wheel chair is summoned to be sent, in lieu of his brother, to a moon named Pandora orbiting Polyphemus in Alpha Centauri A. His aboriginal humanoid Avatar is created by Dr Grace ( a Botanist) using a careful mix, blending his brother's DNA and the local DNA from the natives. His task : to understand the Na'vi tribe and scout the lush blue, white and violet valley for Unobtainium, a mineral worth 20 million dollars a kilo. Once Jack Sully gets "plugged in" ala Matrix's Neo, he becomes a pseudo Na'vi, an Avatar of himself, controlling his Na'vi life. After initial encounters with the untamed beasts, the Avatar falls for the Na'vi princess Neytiri, who saves his life. Neytiri epitomizes all that is good and pure, takes Jack Sully under her wings and trains him to be a part of the Omaticaya clan. Jack Sully, gains the clan's trust and also finds himself loosing in Neytiri's eyes.
As the days pass by, Jack Sully is forced to question his own loyalties and concludes to part ways with his miserable human destiny. His employers, on the other hand are eager to wipe off the tribe if diplomacy cannot be contrived. Jack Sully is asked to make a dash and appeal to the Na'vians of the corporate intentions. What follows next is an awe and jaw dropping finale of the classics of all the clashes : Humans Vs the Aliens. The 40 min long fight sequence is not just a spectacle of CGI and picture performance, it is a grandeur palate that serves up to some unreached levels of mind bending imaginations.
The done-to-the-death storyline works because Cameron infuses impetus through powerful story telling. Not once you feel disconnected to the avatars. How can you not be mesmerized by the divinity of the Hometree, the hanging mountains, the gigantic touch me nots and the firefly like synaptic structures making up every nook and cranny of Pandora? With an incredible mounting exceeding a quarter of a billion dollars, this movie is worth every cent of your dollar.
The year is 2154 AD. Jack Sully a marine bound to a wheel chair is summoned to be sent, in lieu of his brother, to a moon named Pandora orbiting Polyphemus in Alpha Centauri A. His aboriginal humanoid Avatar is created by Dr Grace ( a Botanist) using a careful mix, blending his brother's DNA and the local DNA from the natives. His task : to understand the Na'vi tribe and scout the lush blue, white and violet valley for Unobtainium, a mineral worth 20 million dollars a kilo. Once Jack Sully gets "plugged in" ala Matrix's Neo, he becomes a pseudo Na'vi, an Avatar of himself, controlling his Na'vi life. After initial encounters with the untamed beasts, the Avatar falls for the Na'vi princess Neytiri, who saves his life. Neytiri epitomizes all that is good and pure, takes Jack Sully under her wings and trains him to be a part of the Omaticaya clan. Jack Sully, gains the clan's trust and also finds himself loosing in Neytiri's eyes.
As the days pass by, Jack Sully is forced to question his own loyalties and concludes to part ways with his miserable human destiny. His employers, on the other hand are eager to wipe off the tribe if diplomacy cannot be contrived. Jack Sully is asked to make a dash and appeal to the Na'vians of the corporate intentions. What follows next is an awe and jaw dropping finale of the classics of all the clashes : Humans Vs the Aliens. The 40 min long fight sequence is not just a spectacle of CGI and picture performance, it is a grandeur palate that serves up to some unreached levels of mind bending imaginations.
The done-to-the-death storyline works because Cameron infuses impetus through powerful story telling. Not once you feel disconnected to the avatars. How can you not be mesmerized by the divinity of the Hometree, the hanging mountains, the gigantic touch me nots and the firefly like synaptic structures making up every nook and cranny of Pandora? With an incredible mounting exceeding a quarter of a billion dollars, this movie is worth every cent of your dollar.
