Lovely

Rating: Null/10 (25 December 2009)

It is the year 2154, and Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) arrives on the planet Pandora, which is home to a rare mineral needed back on earth. Scientists there have created "avatars" which are a cross between humans and the indigenous blue Na'vi people; Sully is asked to use his avatar to befriend the locals and get them to leave the area so mining can expand.
The movie blends live actors and computer-generated scenes to make a story that reminded me a lot of "Fern Gully" (1992); both have innocent Mother Earth-loving natives pitted against evil industrialists, lush forests with a pleasing color palette of greens, pinks, and purples, and even a sacred tree. This movie is lovely to look at and the 3-D effects are fun, even if much of it does seem like a fancy comic book. The actors are all fine, the animation is well done, and the script is exciting, if predictable. Recommended for fans of animation, action, and adventure.