Post by bigtuna on Feb 14, 2010 19:14:27 GMT -5
Ok, so, the story, as we all know, is completely unoriginal. Pocahontas, Fern Gully, Dances With Wolves, The Last Samurai, heck, even Hook to some extent have the exact same plot. Some of the dialogue is corny. the design of the battlemechs is silly. It's full of cliches. things have silly names (come on, Selfridge? sounds like 'selfish', I wonder what this character is going to be like. Quaritch? sounds like 'quarrel'. hmmm Unobtanium? really? Eywa? Gaia anyone?). It totally lacks subtlety.
Basically, what i'm saying, is it isn't a perfect movie.
But you know what? I still saw it twice, simply because of the experience. The universe that was created here, the ridiculous advances in movie making technology, the insane fan reaction, everything. This isn't just a movie, ladies and gentlemen. This is the 2000's answer to Star Wars and The Matrix.
pretty much since the first Matrix came out, i had grown depressed about where we were in terms of film making, because i didn't think i'd ever get to experience what people had experienced with Star Wars and the Matrix (i missed the first one in theaters). I figured that everything that could be done has been done, and we'd never see anything revolutionary again. And that is why i like Avatar so much. That's why i'm stoked that it's a planned trilogy.
I think James Cameron went with the cliches where he did, so he could focus less on plot and characters and more on creating a world. People say it's a complete rip-off and unoriginal, and in terms of plot, hell yes it is. It's the world that we've never seen before. The technologies, the animals, the landscape (ok, well, floating mountains appeared in a Gorillaz Video), an unbelievable amount of thought went into that. Is that an excuse for the plot being derivative? absolutely not. Ideally, i would have liked as much thought going into the story as well, but i'm willing to forgive that. No, it isn't a perfect movie, but honestly, Star Wars and The Matrix aren't perfect either, and we still love them.
For anyone who hasn't seen this movie based on poor reviews, or friends trash talking the movie, ignore all that. See it in 3D while you still can, because DVD/Bluray is not going to do it justice. This isn't a movie in the classical sense, it's an experience, and I highly recommend seeing it because of that. If you wait for it to be released on DVD, you may as well go out and buy Ferngully right now, because at least that has Tone Loc, and Avatar on dvd will be even more dissatisfying.
Basically, what i'm saying, is it isn't a perfect movie.
But you know what? I still saw it twice, simply because of the experience. The universe that was created here, the ridiculous advances in movie making technology, the insane fan reaction, everything. This isn't just a movie, ladies and gentlemen. This is the 2000's answer to Star Wars and The Matrix.
pretty much since the first Matrix came out, i had grown depressed about where we were in terms of film making, because i didn't think i'd ever get to experience what people had experienced with Star Wars and the Matrix (i missed the first one in theaters). I figured that everything that could be done has been done, and we'd never see anything revolutionary again. And that is why i like Avatar so much. That's why i'm stoked that it's a planned trilogy.
I think James Cameron went with the cliches where he did, so he could focus less on plot and characters and more on creating a world. People say it's a complete rip-off and unoriginal, and in terms of plot, hell yes it is. It's the world that we've never seen before. The technologies, the animals, the landscape (ok, well, floating mountains appeared in a Gorillaz Video), an unbelievable amount of thought went into that. Is that an excuse for the plot being derivative? absolutely not. Ideally, i would have liked as much thought going into the story as well, but i'm willing to forgive that. No, it isn't a perfect movie, but honestly, Star Wars and The Matrix aren't perfect either, and we still love them.
For anyone who hasn't seen this movie based on poor reviews, or friends trash talking the movie, ignore all that. See it in 3D while you still can, because DVD/Bluray is not going to do it justice. This isn't a movie in the classical sense, it's an experience, and I highly recommend seeing it because of that. If you wait for it to be released on DVD, you may as well go out and buy Ferngully right now, because at least that has Tone Loc, and Avatar on dvd will be even more dissatisfying.
