What's the big deal?

Rating: 7/10 (14 May 2010)

I think this is just an average movie, nothing special except for the special effects. I can't believe that it has become such a huge hit and that everyone seems to love this film, I am very puzzled by this. I like James Cameron, I like his films and I do think that he is extremely talented and a bit of a genius in his field, and Avatar is quite original just like Cameron's Terminator. It is well written and directed and acted but the story itself is plain and nothing special really to merit this huge reaction by the audiences. So I am just wondering what's the big deal, people have me puzzled. Is pretty graphics and 3D special effects all people need these days to be so dazzled to make an average story into the most successful movie ever?