Avatar - Page 4

manasecret · 01-11-2010, 07:17 AM

I finally saw the movie yesterday in regular 3D. Tried to see it in IMAX 3D, but it was sold out for the next two showings.

The movie is a spectacle, and I admit I became totally immersed in the world of Pandora like a movie has not done for me probably since I was a kid. It brought out the mostly dormant sense of wonder in me, and for that, I love the movie.

For me, much of the plot was the visuals. For example, Jake is brought to a new world and is awed by seeing all of these amazing, wonderful sights for the very first time. At the same time, for me and I'm sure many others, we are seeing a 3D movie for the first time and equally awed by the amazing sights. Put simply, I felt what the character felt, which is what a good movie does.

Also, I really liked the scene when Jake first tried out his Avatar. I could feel the joy it must have been to go from paralyzed legs to not just working legs, but the strength and agility of his new avatar. I appreciate that they did this with subtlety. Jake doesn't come out and say he likes having legs again, which I think would be out of character, you simply understand the joy he has in it when he runs and runs and runs.

This theme is repeated throughout the film. Humans controlling avatars, avatars/Navi controlling animals, and finally human becoming Na'vi. The story of a broken human being finding his soul and saved because of it.

The allusion to the Iraq War is there but I think only in passing. Yes, the "shock and awe" and "fight terror with terror" are direct references, but I think meant only as ideas that the audience immediately understands. Oil and unobtanium could be seen as one in the same, but like Typhoid said, a Native American-type people connected to the earth and fighting with bows and arrows isn't anything like a Middle Eastern people. So, no, I don't think the movie is meant as an allusion to the conflict in the Middle East.

Teuthida · 01-14-2010, 09:54 PM

Stole me pic for video.

EDIT: Nice guy. Might do work for him.

manasecret · 01-15-2010, 10:43 AM

Work freelance for him?

Teuthida · 01-15-2010, 11:39 AM

Yeah I suppose since he does this for a living. Told him to email me if had any ideas. Would be a nice side thing to my comics. The exposure itself is amazing though. He linked to my rarely used (until Avatar came out) DeviantArt page. The bar graph for page views cracks me up:

Monday: 0
Tuesday: 5
Wednesday: 4
Thursday: 13
Today:780

BreakABone · 01-15-2010, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Teuthida

Yeah I suppose since he does this for a living. Told him to email me if had any ideas. Would be a nice side thing to my comics. The exposure itself is amazing though. He linked to my rarely used (until Avatar came out) DeviantArt page. The bar graph for page views cracks me up:

Monday: 0
Tuesday: 5
Wednesday: 4
Thursday: 13
Today:780

Look at you, imagine how many more hits you would have got if he linked to it correctly the first time.

Teuthida · 01-15-2010, 12:27 PM

Heh, I know right? His video had well over 300,000 views before I emailed him.

Teuthida · 01-22-2010, 05:58 PM

From the guy who did the Watchmen cartoon show intro.

Angrist · 02-04-2010, 06:17 AM

So I finally saw Smurfs the Movie. I mean Avatar.

I don't see what the fuzz on both sides is about. Yes, it's a very entertaining and pretty movie, but it's not the best movie ever. Yes, the story was mediocre and cliché, but it was told well.

The 3D really added to the experience, but I don't see the hype about that either. I'm glad I saw it in 3D. By the way, I can totally see this movie staying in cinemas for several years. People will keep wanting to see this in 3D on the big screen. It's better than the generic sea life documentaries they air all the time.

And was there anyone else a bit in love with... Eyliti or whatever her name was? It reminded me of Alyx of Half-Life. You somehow bond with these 2 digital girls.