Pure Cinema

Rating: 9/10 (24 May 2011)

I go to the cinema to have my jaw drop and my eyes widen and this is what Avatar made me do. There's a lot of big epic films that come out that usually lack in excitement and imagination. Avatar delivers what i believe to be pure cinema. I sat in the cinema completely drawn into a full and fantastic world. I think at one point i had to pick my jaw up of the floor.
Okay i admit there a few things i didn't like. For starters i think it was too long and thats coming from a guy who has a four and half hour silent film. It's not overly long it's just that some scenes tend to drag which i think ruined the pacing a little bit. Also some of the supporting cast are quite bad at acting but the two leads are perfect. You have to bare in mind as well though that they are fairly new stars and need to get used to the technology. I think that is all i thought was wrong about it.
Now i'm going to express my opinions on what i have heard people say. Firstly the helicopters aren't a rip off of the hornets, i'm pretty sure that Bungie took inspiration from James Cameron's films when it came to them designing vehicles. Also i thought that this was a futuristic Vietnamesque movie and so they are futuristic Huey's. And the story. I've heard far too many people saying that the story was rubbish. I always implore them to rephrase what they say but they just can't grasp why. The story isn't rubbish it's just been done before. Dances with wolves had the same story and that won seven Oscars. But Avatar isn't about the story really its just a means to move the film forward. It's the world itself, the wildlife, the plant life and the NA'VI thats the most important thing about this film.
So to sum up then. If your a guy who like me doesn't really care too much for the plot as long as the film is interesting then your gonna love it. The pace is let down a tiny bit by some lagging scenes but over all this film will have you in awe and you won't feel bored while watching it because its so exciting.
May i add that James Cameron is a genius when it comes to sequels so i'm expecting a bigger, broader and a more exciting film in the sequel.