reclaims James Cameron as the most visionary director of our generation

Rating: 10/10 (21 March 2010)

Nearly two decades in the making, $300 millions spend and apt promises it will revolutionize cinema as we know it, Avatar reclaims James Cameron as the most visionary director of our generation. The movie can be described as an amazing 3D experience that uses the sci-fi plot as a platform to present its unique style. Avatar is just that spectacular blending Cameron's inherent ease in telling the story with the use of new astonishing technology on full display. The pro-environmental message of the movie may not be original (among others it was superbly explored in Hayao Miyazaki's epic, Castle In The Sky), yet it doesn't even matter since the movie is so powerfully conducted and ingeniously conceived. Cameron has created the new civilization that is equally potent and galvanizing. With their distinct characteristics and language, Navis feel totally authentic. The computer generated backgrounds are just pleasure to behold with the high level of detail and highly exotic feel. Avatar also wouldn't be the same movie without its tour-de-force action sequences that raise the bar ridiculously high. Nonetheless, I still felt emotionally involved due to a surprisingly moving performance by Zoe Saldana. This kind of emotions cannot be generated with computer. She even overshadows Sam Worthington who happens to be very reliable in the leading role. Overall, Avatar is one hell of a ride worth taking again and again. It has never been more apparent than now that Cameron is the king of the world. 10/10 (A)