Spectacular and Groundbreaking Visuals....Tired Hypocritical Story

Rating: 7/10 (1 January 2010)

This film has clearly raised the bar with regard to computer generated special effects. I had previously never been a fan of the CGI technology. While it has allowed film possibilities that could not have occurred without it, the CGI scenes have always left me with the feeling that I was watching a cartoon....
"Avatar" has showed us that there is no longer anything, effects wise, that cannot be put into a film. Further, this movie does it in breathtakingly seamless fashion. The planet Pandora and its creatures are simply gorgeous and relatively believable. The action scenes are breathtaking.
Now to the story. This is simply another tired remake of the "Western civilization (primarily the USA) raping mother earth and exploiting noble indigenous peoples" theme. I am so tired of this simplistic and hypocritical leftist style of film, that were it not for the awe inspiring visuals in the movie, I would have only given it two or three stars out of ten.
There is nothing whatsoever original about this plot. Combine "Dances with Wolves" and "Ferngully", and you have the story for "Avatar".
Nothing more needs to be said. If you buy into this simplistic sort of preaching, you will love the movie without hesitation. If you, like me, are tired of it, I can still recommend the film as a spectacular visual experience.