Great visual... but could have a better story... "Pocahontas in Space"

Rating: 7/10 (20 December 2009)

So it's visually great and action filled. Yet nature documentaries also give me great shots of exotic places.
Somewhere they delved too much into the technical "Let's make new visual sensations" and forgot to make a story that would really capture our imagination.
As for the Na'Vi culture and Planet Pandora... during the film I had this constant impression that the director underestimates the public's intelligence. So he kept things nice and easy to understand. The aliens are basically North American native Indians transported to a night glowing jungle. Elves mixed with Indians... same hair cuts and weapons. The big bad Na'Vi guy even has the voice of the iconic native American actor Wes Studi ! They even have hands, nails and all sorts of human features. Basically blue big humans.
So does "Pocahontas in space" hold up ?! Kind of. Its fun. Its an eye full. In 3 years we won't remember this film anymore. Why ? Because it doesn't really grab my imagination. Still worth watching... but a better script writer and a bit more effort in making the Na'Vi really alien would have made this a true classic.