A wonderful world

Rating: 8/10 (24 December 2009)

I saw Avatar last night. Being a fan of sci-fi movies, alien creatures and fantasy worlds, I kind of wanted to like the movie. I was blown away by the graphics, the sets, the colours, the lights... This almost didn't feel like a movie. Looked a lot like a fantasy computer game. But what really took me by the chin were the faces. The motions, the features. All come together. We can clearly recognize the actors just by looking at the "creatures".
Also, the machines are beautiful. The choppers and bombers, the mechs and everything else are made with such incredible detail... even the hologram tables look fantastic.
On another note, the story sticks, it's fluent and believable. Nothing too progressive as we've seen this line of plot many times, and there are some clichés (like the "girl" being the chief's daughter), but it seemed to all work out a the end.
In the end, a truly remarkable visual experience, one you can hold on for years to come and hope for more. It's a fantastic movie to watch and if you are prepared to not think too much about the story, it's a masterpiece.