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With a star studded cast including the likes of Sam
Worthington, Zoe Saldana and Sigourney Weaver (just to name a few) and director
James Cameron at the helm, Avatar created a hype and expectation of a
blockbuster for the ages. Yet, even with incredible and revolutionary Visual
Effects and Motion Capture Technology, 9 Academy Award Nominations (with wins
in Art Direction, Visual Effects and Cinematography), a rating of 7.9/10 on
IMDB and 83% on Rotten Tomatoes, and the Highest Worldwide Box Office Income in
history (Nearly $2.8 Billion), Avatar offers an almost incomprehensible plot
that drags outs over 3 hrs and leaves more questions than it answers. As
explained by James Cameron though: “Nah it’s all good, I’ll Just announce 3
more sequels” (Not actual quote)
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For a film that’s treatment was written and developed
by James Cameron in 1994 and was released in 2009, the audience would have
expected a polished product. A cohesive storyline that alternates between Human
and Na’vi timelines near seamlessly, a believable and relatable attempt at an
alien/human romance and scenes and performances that evoke strong emotions and
connections within the audience for the protagonists and their trials and
tribulations. Eventually what was offered was a clichéd yet muddled storyline
that jumps between fantasy that is reality, reality that is fantasy and reality
that is reality (Confused? … Me too), A major corporation backed up by a
significant military power that mines for valuable commodities - with complete
disregard for the local inhabitants - which escalates to a full blown war
(Sound familiar?), and a bipolar relationship between an alien and an alien
that is actually a human and the female can’t decide whether she loves the male
or hates him. But it’s okay, just to distract you from that there are plenty of
gunfights, mystical and unexplained deities, tentacle hair/trees and cool
visual effects.
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All in all, Avatar is a great visual spectacle with some fantastic use
of cinematic technology, but is a scrambled and incoherent story.
Rating : 2.5/5
- Jack
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