A Great Iconic Film

Rating: 8/10 (5 February 2019)

In preparation for watching Alita : Battle Angel, I decided to watch a film that revolutionised how CGI is used in Avatar the highest grossing film of all time. The premise of the film sees a disabled human travel to an alien planet where he makes a connection with the natives. Sam Worthington was relativley new in this film and I thought he did an okay job in this film, his dead pan humour actually worked in this film and made him a bit enjoyable to watch. But most of the time he is just bland and boring as a performer in most of his films including this one. The supporting cast is very good, Zoe Saldana plays Neytiri the local to the planet and she does a very good job in her role, I actually found her character interesting and i cared about her more then the main character. Sigourney Weaver does a great job in this film, she delivers a charismatic, charming performance showing just how good an actress she can be when she commits to a role. Stephen Lang plays a villain in this film and he is so fun to watch in this film, he revels in the role and is just an entertaining character to watch in this film. Giovanni Ribisi isn't in this film a huge amount but he is a really good actor and I enjoyed watching him in his role in the film. The story is simple to watch, it is executed okay with you buying into the story as the film develops. However, this film is incredibly predictable and you realise that you know the ending way before it takes place. The script is good with a decent mix of drama and umour, at times the humour suprised me as it actually made me laugh at times. The style of the film was the biggest selling point for this film and 10 years later it mostly still holds up and looks fantastic. The colour used in the film makes this such a vibrant film to watch and adds to the conflict in the film. Also even though this film is almost 3 hours long it flows very well and I was enjoyed throughout. Overall this film is a great spectacle to watch that is definitly worth a watch.