Breathtaking - a visual feast for you eyes & an escape for your imagination

Rating: 10/10 (17 January 2010)

This is the 1st time I'm reveiwing a movie on IMDb after watching hundreds of movies and this movie is just so great that I had to do it justice by posting a review about it.
Without revealing too much, the visuals are absolutely stunning, God only knows how Mr Cameron even conceived the design of such a world in his mind. It must be seen in 3D to be fully appreciated in all its grandeur. There is so much detail, from the bodies of the Na'vi to their fingertips, from the little insects hovering in the air in the forest to the way the individual leaves of grass move on the screen, everything is a visual treat, at times there is so much going on on screen that you don't know which way to look and what to enjoy. It was my first time watching a movie in 3D and the experience was at first uncomfortable during the 1st 30 minutes because I kept switching between the glasses and without the glasses trying to understand the optical illusion before me, after which I convinced myself that rather than question it, I'd go with theflow , once my eyes adjusted to the feeling, it felt like an engrossing experience from there onwards. The film is much like a different kind of Matrix meets Jurrasic Park.
The depth of the characters helps convey the reality of the fictional world unfolding before your eyes, without much effort you want to find out more and more about the Na'vi, how they congregate, how they pass their time, their religion and so on, The performances are fantastic, the lead actor and sigourney weaver steal the show.
Director Cameron has definitely set the bar high for other motion pictures out there within this category. Thus far, I don't think there's a similar Sci-Fi movie experience out there that truly moves the movie-goer like Avatar does throughout its 180 minutes. It may be a little long to endure but the experience which is uncomparable is definitely worth the cinema ticket and also a revisit or two.
It is quite simply a masterpiece of film-making that has to be seen and appreciated (leaving home all your doubts and pessimistic criticisms), enjoy this for what it is meant to be, a surreal, visually magnificent, unrivalled, beautiful and magical experience that totally blows you away from scene 1 to the end. You don't expect to see anything quite like the magic that captivates you when you see Avatar for the 1st time.
Naturally, some girls may hate it, some people may be put off by the alien love story or the mushy romantic scenes, its not everyones cup of tea,but then again, not everyone goes in with a blank canvas, thats what you need to be blown away by this movie - an empty canvas to paint this new experience on.