Visually Stunning but lacks a good screenplay

Rating: 5/10 (8 March 2010)

Avatar... The name of the highest grosser ever.. Also, the name of the film which lost to The Hurt Locker at the Oscars.. I have seen the movie on the day it came out and although I enjoyed it, i didn't feel the kind of emotions I felt when I watched The Return Of The King or Star Wars. The film felt empty somehow, hollow. All spectacle and no script, thats how I would describe it. One thing which I realized was that the 3D rendering was merely a gimmick, it didn't help the story (what little there is) any. After a while I forgot I was watching a 3D film. The action sequences could have been awe-inspiring, but they were just perfunctory. The film does entertain, its a James Cameron film after all, but it doesn't draw you into its world like Titanic did. Avatar is a great looking film, but there isn't anything else in it. Hope Cameron learns from this and tries to write a better script next time. It may be the highest grosser but it sure isn't one of the best films I have seen. Watch it if you must.