Avatar

2009 • 161 minutes

About this movie

From Academy Award® winning director James Cameron comes Avatar, the story of an ex-Marine who finds himself thrust into hostilities on an alien planet filled with exotic life forms. As an Avatar, a human mind in an alien body, he finds himself torn between two worlds, in a desperate fight for his own survival and that of the indigenous people.

Ratings and reviews

I really do love this movie. Yes, the special effects are great. But I really love the universe that this movie creates and allows us to explore. Honestly, all the one star reviews are just republican idiots who wouldn't be able to tell the difference between a rock and their own mother if they both smelled like they had been around a liberal for a few seconds. I'm not liberal or conservative. Politics are absolutely stupid and anyone who doesnt see how both left and right sides are exactly the same and just power hungry are completely blind and everything they say should be ignored because they just regurgitate whatever their favorite news station says. This movie does make some good points how white people IN THE PAST have acted, and how we will continue to act if we all remain so bigoted. But that's not the point of this movie. If you think it is, then re evaluate your life and stop thinking that everything is an attack on your political stance. If this movie actually offends you or you think it's stupid because someone added in a little political commentary to the story then you are a complete idiot. Dont try to argue, you will just further prove my point. The point of this movie was to create a new world for people to fall in love with, and they did that so extremely well. If you still think this whole movie was made to make a political point, stop watching so much political news and get your head out of your ass. And yeah, it is super unoriginal (takes after Dances With Wolves), however that doesnt make it a bad movie. There are so many movies out there it is LITERALLY impossible to make a story no one has heard before. Stop being so hateful and judgemental, and realize that if something about the movie or my review offends you- good. It should. Because YOU are the bigot the movie points to and that my review is about.

Watched it when it came out, watched it again and I still haven't experienced a movie I wanted to be reality. It's all the little things done to absolute quality that get me. I am a musician myself and the musicality of each moment is beautiful. After watching again recently I was very curious to see a second in creation. To my finding, not only a second but possibly a 3rd and 4th back to back are under release. I am aware the first movie of about all trilogies takes the lead as being the best however, without a doubt I am excited for the articulate creativity to come. The dynamics of the first avatar film I find unparallel. Introduction of Jake Sully as a almost depressed and careless Marine Veteran through his gradual transformation to a whole new life. Even through his first transfer to the Navi form, he still had the mentality of a Human Soldier. All to the point at the end where he refers to the humans as "aliens". In my opinion, what really drives this film is the coordination and timing of culture and different personalities. Even after envolving myself in the film I think of the possible science / truth that could make elements of the film possible. To sum up, I am still searching for an experience comparable to the Avatar Film.

It has a massive 237 million dollar budget, innovative concepts to create an incredibly surreal fusion of nature/wildlife, spirituality, and war to it's enthralling narrative, beautifully crafted filmmaking by James Cameron alongside the stirring entertainment value, and dazzling colorful visuals from the eye-popping backgrounds to the striking special effects. All of this adds up to make "Avatar" an immersive and exhilarating epic. As the story progresses, the characters began to evolve more, and then we have ended up with some strong character drama, thanks to the visual storytelling and the first-rate melodramatic acting. When the human characters rest and sleep in their beds that look like tanning booths, they get into these alien bodies called "Avatars," that look like the unusual aliens that are half-human and half-creature called "Na'vi." These aliens have strong sensitive emotions; a human with a wild side. Then they have entered in a different world that is exotic and wild called "Pandora," and Pandora is no ordinary jungle, It looks a lot different than the real jungle in our real world; There are two spiritual trees that are significant to Pandora called the tree of voices and the tree of souls. And there are some strange wildlife that live Pandora, and they represent the real animals that live on our planet in the real world. They first encountered a hammerhead titanothere, this encounter reflects the dangerous "on-foot" encounter with an angry bull elephant on the African savanna. Every creature design is astounding. The motion capture animation has brought these aliens to life. The Na'vi have shown us that they care deeply about their homes, and they have provided some emotional power to the film. All of the creatures in Pandora are created by an excellent use of CGI from "Weta Digital." They have some wicked deigns that makes them irresistibly magnificent, and these creature effects have been implemented in the film so well with eye-catching shiny gloss and arresting detail. I was literally drawn into Pandora, and it's absolutely gorgeous. The scope and soul of the movie has been enhanced by the beautifully powerful music score by James Horner, thanks to the robust percussion, a dynamic choir, some rich solo vocals, and an attractive tempo for each element. This epic story is easy to follow, and the story brings resonant messages about respecting nature and protecting the planet, all of this has been delivered and told through extraordinary subtext. Every single action sequence offers vigorous excitement; Our heroes had dangerous encounters with some ferocious beasts that live in Pandora, and in the third act, they come face-to-face with an apocalyptic annihilation caused by a destructive army of merciless soldiers called "sky people," and they are led by Colonel Miles Quaritch who is a conniving jerk. Smartly-written and rip-roaring, the climax is one of the best climatic battles I have ever experienced, especially when Jake Sully and Miles Quaritch fight each other. Quaritch's robotic armour is also savagely attacked by a Thanator, and it represents the old classic saying "the hunter becomes the hunted", and it reminds us that a poacher was attacked by a man-eating lion. To conclude: James Cameron has done it again! It's a fantastic futuristic force of a film to be reckon with. And this is by far the best movie from 20th Century Fox I have ever seen in my life. Highly recommended!