Avatar

Beautiful film no doubt :)

The story is lovely and the animation is breathtaking, the avatar world is so real that in the end... you find yourself rooting for the unreal make-belief world rather than the cold, bleak world overshadowed by greed and ambition portrayed in the movie.

However, it is hard to call this film an epic . An epic in terms of technological wonders yes but it does not go as far as to touch your heart to the levels of true epics - Star Wars & Lord of the Rings (both wins hands down) and I think the reason for this lies in the lack of depth in the plot.

The love theme between a human and the animated comes across most strongly but it is far too simplistic, and the world seem too unreal to carry this theme across convincingly to touch the tenterhooks of our hearts. Do people even tear when they watch this?

I think more layers will help, and they could have developed more on the themes of friendship, self-sacrifice, meaningful causes much more deeply. After all, strong sub-plots supporting the main story are critical ingredients for epic success.


My verdict:
Be prepared to be kept at the edge of your seat and be marveled by the beautiful animation.
Don't have too high expectations of the plot, it is just predictable. Pocahontas remade?
Watch it in 3D...and popcorns always help ;)

I can see a franchise of MPRG arising from this movie (and indeed there is).. great way for cash flow. There is ample room for a second series if they can focus on thickening the plot.


xoxo,
principessa