Unbelievable Cinematography!

Rating: 8/10 (8 February 2010)

Viewers must remember that this is a James Cameron film and so one must not have raised expectations concerning plot complexity, character development or any hint of moral ambiguity.
But from reading some of the reviews given here, one must consider that his films are very expensive and need to be successful in order to cover their costs - they must appeal to a very broad audience. It would be interesting to see what type of film Cameron could come up with if he did not constrain himself this way.
I saw the film in IMAX 3D and the cinematography involved in presenting Pandora, the planet the blue aliens inhabit, is completely overwhelming. It leaves one with a vivid cinematic experience. The motion capture is amazing. Some may claim that the film is just a cartoon, but I have seen cartoons like "The Prince of Egypt" and "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron" and the cinematography in both of those was amazing although the plots were slightly more nuanced than what would be found in a Cameron film. We must be grateful to Cameron for pushing the limits on CGI, for it makes the future of CGI that more exciting.
In short, I enjoyed the movie tremendously, even though I am still bitter that Cameron would punt so effortlessly on dialog and plot.