Humans getting killed... never felt better

Rating: 9/10 (28 December 2009)

The movie is about Jake Sully, a paraplegic marine, who travels to Pandora, under the banner of Avatar program. Pandora is inhabited by humanoid race called Na'vi. They worship the mother goddess Ewya and live in peace and harmony with nature. Avatar is a genetically engineered human-na'vi hybrid and Jake's mission is to infiltrate the Na'vi camp, gather Intel and reconcile a treaty with them to move their camp, which happen to be resting on large deposit of "grey rock", the reason for humans to come to Pandora. Failing to convince the Na'vi's and simultaneously falling in love with them, their culture and a Na'vi name Neytiri (Zoë Saldaña). When Colonel Miles Quaritch (Stephen Lang), decides to go all weapons free on Na'vi population, Jake sides with Na'vi's to give them an edge in the "battle of bows and arrows against gunships".
The fight sequences will be copied and studied for years to come. I agree that the story is nothing original but getting that emotional touch is pretty hard and Cameroon nailed it. Humans are getting killed on screen and your heart stills leaps with joy in support of the Na- vi's, for me thats enough character development. There was not enough the actors had to do but everyone played their part convincingly, especially Stephen Lang, who as the ruthless colonel was perfect. I am in love with Neytiri's character. Zoe Saldana did a helluva job. For me she is one of the most desirable on screen characters ever played. Surely I would not blame Jake for falling in love with her, common who wont? The world that Cameroon creates is mesmerizing, stunning and pure. The special effects are top notch and it's his world and he can do whatever the hell he wants to do with it. The only regret you have when the credits roll is "Why did it end"?
The dialogues in this film could have been a lot better, and i expected the Jake Sully speech that prequels the war to be crisp and hard hitting like the Bill Pullman speech from Independence day and not the lame Braveheart ripoff. But the entire movie is a spectacle to behold and to be enjoyed on IMAX 3D. I did not write a comment on the day I watched the movie bcoz I was in the Avatar hangover and I knew it would have looked more as a PR exercise than a review. Fellas if you have already seen the movie then why are you here and if you have not what are you waiting for.
Some movies for me have set the bar pretty high, so I give it a 9/10.