A true landmark on cinematic history.

Rating: 6/10 (24 January 2010)

Avatar. The movie everyone's been talking about. The movie that literally almost everyone has already watched. The so-far second biggest box-office success of all time. Winner of two Golden Globes for Best Director and Best Picture. Nominated for 8 BAFTA's. The most probable candidate for this year's Oscar. And I finally got the chance to watch it on IMAX last Thursday. And now I'm gonna post my review.
Avatar is set on the year of 2154, when the humans are colonizing and exploring a planet called Pandora. To do so, the humans created a alien/human hybrid called Avatars, in order to talk to aliens and interact with them. There are many races and animals that live in Pandora, but the main ones are the Na'Vi, a people really connected to the nature. But the movie really tells the story of Jake Sully, a paraplegic ex-marine that is forced to substitute his twin brother who had just died and use his Avatar. But he likes the Na'Vi people so much that he now has to choose between being with the Na'Vi or coming back to the humans. The plot seems very complex and interesting, but after some time it becomes cliché and predictable. That's why the script is the main problem I have with this movie. By the end, it already had lots of cheesy lines like: 'Mother nature heard your calling', or 'I don't make the rules. Talk to the stockholders'.
There isn't much to comment on the acting here, because there isn't one role in this movie that gives room to the actor to do his best. And it's also hard to act when you're a blue bean. Overral, the acting here is just the way it should be and the way you'd expect: non-existing.
James Cameron does a really great job directing this picture. he uses the new 3-D technology in a remarkable way. But the best thing about this movie is the art-direction and the special effects. Pandora feels so alive and breathing, all the new species are different and unique. The special effects are also really impressive. James Cameron and his crew were able to achieve a level of realism never seen before. Although it still has that ultra video game feel to it, it's the best cinematic experience you can see as of 2010.
The new technologies developed for the making of this movie and the enhancement of the already-existent ones transforms this movie into a true landmark on cinematic history. Watch it on 3-D is truly an unforgettable experience. But the cliché script keeps this movie alway from been a masterpiece and winning any category on the awards if not the technical ones. Because technically, this movie is perfect. Even for today's standards.
8/10