The Great Plagiarism

Rating: 3/10 (4 May 2011)

James Cameron, has he lost his inspiration? I believe he did! I respect most of his previous works "Terminator 1 & 2", "The Abyss" even "True Lies" is wonderful. He used to be such an avant-gardist...
But I must say that I was nearly offended when I saw "Avatar". He said on an interview (TF1 French Television) that it took them 3 years to create this movies and its world... Well it is a plagiarism, let me explain:
1. The scenario is basically the one from "Pocahontas".
2. The Shipsare exactly as in the video game "Halo".
3. The Names are from a french comic book "Sillage".
4. The Fauna and Flora are more than inspired by Miyazaki's work...
5. And the robots are exactly the same as in the Matrix!
There is no surprise element in the movie what's so ever if you've seen "Pocahontas". And most of all there is no consistency in the world, animals destroys their environment, humans dress the same way as now in the future etc.
The positive point is that the 3D and the visual effects are wonderful. And I guess for most of the people this must be the main criteria for a good movie...