I See You

Rating: 9/10 (10 December 2010)

I See You
"I dreamed I could bring peace but sooner or later you have to wake up." This is the famous quote by Jake Sully in James Cameron's 2010 hit film, Avatar. The setting is futuristic with dates in 2054 showing the new life in different unknown lands. This film gives a nice contrast between; practical, aesthetic and ethical criteria. The film is a must see and should be viewed by anyone who enjoys a romance, action or even a little comedy.
The relationship between the Avatars and the NáVi people give the practical criteria an interesting flare. When the Avatars go to Pandora, the home of the indigenous beings, they try to build a relationship with them by showing them new skills, teaching them English and showing them American customs. Cameron gives the film a twist of romance through the relationship between Jake and Neytiri, the NáVi leader's daughter.
Romance keeps the story linked between the Avatars world and the "real world". Jake's Avatar builds a strong relationship to his new mate in the NáVi land and becomes a part of their people. Throughout their relationship, Neytiri tells Jake's Avatar that she "sees him", not in a literal sense but in a deep, emotional connection between their souls that their love is growing and drawing them closer together. Not only is romance shown in the movie but the major genre is action. The battle between the two worlds is shown in an intense way and is appealing to young adults; both male and female.
James Cameron did an amazing job in the graphics shown in the film during scenes in the land of Pandora. The aesthetic criteria are fulfilled amazingly throughout the whole film. The colors of the film are unique and extremely eye catching. The film can be seen in 3D which shows an even better visual impact but is still fantastic without that effect. The colors in the land of Pandora are based off of "cool color tones". Plants, NáVi, the Avatars, animals and even specks of dust have exquisite color effects and keep the film viewer's attention throughout the entire film. A flip from the "real world" and the NáVi life is exchanged several times during the film and the scenery is tremendously different. In the "real world", of the American troops and the scientist's station on the land, the colors are dull with no sense of excitement. Whereas when the switch is made to the land of Pandora the whole view of the film is complete opposite, to lively colors of creatures, land and NáVi people. The ethical statement in the film shows that wealth is very controlling. Pandora is a magical land where culture and tradition are key essentials to life. The main reason the military troops are there is to destroy the land of Pandora and obtain a large amount of Unobtainium. Grace and her scientist show a new meaning to the behavior shown to the NáVi people. She, along with the other Avatars, show the people respect to their land and gain their trust. Their morals are shown through their behavior, just like the troops reflect their morals through their behavior. The military colonel shows no respect when speaking of the natives or their land. When Jake's Avatar makes a connection with the sacred Eywa tree and becomes the mate to Neytiri, making him a member of the NáVi people, the NáVi's have a great sense of trust in him. This in return makes the colonel very upset and reflects him as an unethical being. He goes to the land of the NáVi's and tries to kill not only Jake's Avatar but Jake himself. In the sense of negative ethics shown in the film the military troops are only on the land of Pandora for the quest of Unobtainium, a rock in Pandora sold for 20 million dollars a kilogram in the States. Although they are there for this rare rock, there are a few scientists there to help the NáVi people to move from their land safely. Grace, who is in charge of the Avatars, wants to move the NáVi's without violence, yet the nature of the Americans is to start war and move them with bombs and guns.
The ending is amazing and cannot even begin to be explained. Viewers of this film will not be disappointed. Some people would say this is just another love story with no "real world" relevance, but I believe the director did a great job of showing the ethical standpoint while making the graphics extraordinarily astonishing.
I definitely enjoyed every scene of this film and could watch it several times and still become mesmerized by the graphics, the practical storyline and the ethical criteria displayed throughout the entire film. I would recommend this to any viewer who enjoys a nice mixture of action, romance and a bit of comedy. So, what are you waiting for?