It was okay...

Rating: 7/10 (19 March 2010)

I watched this on the very first day of its release in my hometown with confidence that I would be satisfied. Well, I didn't. It's a good movie. It's entertaining. But while watching, I just couldn't wait until it's finished so I could blurt out my complains. I ended up doing it during the movie and annoyed my friend.
Avatar is all about visual. You would only get what you see. Nothing beyond that. And the visual isn't that great. It's beautiful, it's colorful... but I didn't feel as if it was real. James Cameron said he finally decided to do this after he saw what The Lord of the Rings had done. Well, Avatar was nothing compare to it. Although I knew Middle Earth is not exist, there's this silly thinking that it might. In Avatar's case, I fully realized it's fake.
The story is also very simple. I've seen tons of movies with similar basic plots. Cameron simply presented it in a different way. Still, I'm gonna give him credit for his effort.
Fortunately, the acting performances are amazing. Sam Worthington (this is his second movie I watched after Terminator Salvation) delivered a spot on performance. His depression, his childlike excitement when he could "walk", is so convincing. Zoe Saldana proves her acting skills. Even if you close your eyes, you could still catch her character's emotion through her voice. The others are also great. They are the true power of this movie.
To sum it up... it's an okay movie. If you want to watch it, go ahead. If you don't want to, that's okay.