Avatar : Attractive Visuals And Technologically Appealing Reprise

Rating: 9/10 (20 December 2009)

How many men will you find in this world who can do thinking on unimaginable lines and then dedicate a massive 230 million $ budget to create a movie out of that. James Cameron after his last creation 'Titanic' has done exactly that. He has written, directed and produced this visual masterpiece. Avatar deserves a 3.75/5
In Avatar, humans land onto a planetary body namely Pandora, whose natives are known as Na'vis. Na'vis form a breed that looks like genetically created tall-slim-wild chameleons that have blue bodies with sliver sparkles on them. Their ears are inspired from wild rats and face cuts from cats. They have their own language. They are natural acrobats and hunt wild animals using bow-arrow in the majestic dense forests of Pandora. Pandora, the habitat of Na'vis is a green heaven and looks like a dense tropical forest with giant animals thrown in. More description about Pandora may dilute its visual beauty, thus I will halt here.
Story starts with humans landing on Pandora with the intention of mining unobtanium and taking it away. Humans adopt two strategies for this purpose. Two strategies are very familiar to us – first is to send a messenger and second is to fight & destroy (even Ramayana followed these two strategies but in that epic, the intentions were totally opposite). Messengers (including our hero – Jake) are transported into the bodies of Avatar (genetically created Na'vi body-suits). The plan is to infiltrate into Na'vi clan and then negotiate terms for peace with humans. Our hero Jake proves himself as a Na'vi warrior through his female Na'vi acquaintance (Zoe Saldana - our heroine). However, after successfully becoming a part of the Na'vi clan, he gets to know the hard reality. The huge-home tree of Na'vis (which looked like a banyan tree with branches wrapped spirally onto its stem) was standing on the vast resource of the metal which humans wanted. After knowing that the messenger idea is of no use, humans go for the second option of destroying. Rest of the story is predictable of how they themselves got destroyed!!
Imagine the time when a part of world will be devoid of a particular resource. Thanks to visuals like these portrayed in Avatar, at least our eyes will have the luxury to see them. One does get these types of impressions in back of their mind especially when current world scenarios are experiencing a divide (referring to 2009 Climate Change Conference, Copenhagen)
Some movies are meant for heart (A Beautiful Mind), some movies are meant for mind (Shawshank Redemption), some movies are meant for smiles (Home Alone series) and some movies are meant for eyes (LOTR series). Avatar falls in the last bracket and caters to its audience justifiably.
Lastly, can't say about Avatar's Oscar score but definitely, James Cameron will earn great respect as a visionary in the field of cinema. I end with the lines I started with. It takes a lot of courage to think of absurd ideas and then implement them without supports from over-priced superstars. Do Acknowledge it.