A True Showcase!

Rating: 1/10 (23 July 2010)

Avatar is obviously a visually appealing film. The CGI is expertly done and the details in everything is amazing. The color is rich and vibrant, the moving is fluid, and everything is beautiful.
Okay, enough. The above is essentially what most reviewers say about Avatar: that it is a revolutionary visual masterpiece. What else? A movie isn't just the visual appeal! If the visual appeal is so very wonderful, they why don't they film natural beauty? Visuals are just a tool to make sure the viewers know what's going on. So? Why spend so much money and time making a visual masterpiece without understanding the ultimate elements to a quality film? Basically, what James Cameron was like after making Titanic was: "Oh my god, I want to make another film. Let's make this film so visually stunning that everybody will be captivated." James Cameron is doing his animation business, and a few weeks before the release, a man notifies James Cameron of something important: "Um, sir, you know, you have to make, um, a storyline." "What? I have to make a STORYLINE? WITH CHARACTERS! Are you insane?" "Well, um, sir, I'm sure you could write something up on this weekend, uhh, yeah!" "Brilliant! That'll do!" In the long run, nothing happens for the first hour, the characters are pasted into the story, and when emotions try to be thrown around, they are blocked.
In my opinion, Avatar was just a showcase of visuals. James Cameron decided "Hey, you know, people are stimulated by visuals. Let's make Avatar!" An absolute insult to all humanity.