Films Like This Are The Reason I Go To The Movies!

Rating: 10/10 (7 February 2010)

Avatar is a fantastic accomplishment in film making. Most of the reviews comment on the visual power of the film. (It must be experienced in 3D and I have no doubt that we will see more and more films made in 3D.) Avatar is absolutely visually stunning, but that is not what makes this a great film in my opinion.
The story makes the film! It seems that it has become the popular thing to do to say that the story is weak and it has been told many times before. Sure, love stories have been told countless times in film. Struggles between good and evil have been told thousands of times in film. I think it is ridiculous to fault Avatar as a mediocre story. It is a powerful and moving story. It is a story that keeps you on the edge of your seat completely engaged in the film. My wife and I didn't want the story to end. In fact we saw it a second time and as a testament to the quality of the story, we both liked it even more the second time around.
It has become popular to say Avatar is shallow tree hugging propaganda. In my opinion that is just people trying to find fault with a film that has become incredibly successful. I don't want to give anything away, but I will say that even though the themes of the film are nothing new, the story is told with perfection. The visual experience in amazing, and it is amazing because all the film making technology is used to tell a wonderful story.