How this film has an average of more than 5 is beyond me

Rating: 5/10 (26 January 2010)

I just saw Avatar tonight. I had originally not been bothered to see it but when I saw it had a rating here of 8.6/10, I decided it was probably worth a shot.
In summary for those who haven't seen it, save yourself £12 (or whatever it costs at your local cinema) and 3 hours of your life and don't see it.
Now, don't get me wrong. The use of 3d graphics was exceptional and certainly revolutionary. However, the story (which I will cover more in the next paragraph) was *yawn* and as a result, the film would have been MUCH more enjoyable if it had run for 100 minutes, which it could easily have been.
The best comparison I can think of on the top of my head is that Avatar is to Cinema what Wii Sports was to computer games. When Wii Sports was first released, everyone was saying 'oh my! Its awesome! The person moves with you due to the sensor etc'. 3 months later, however, once the initial impact had faded, you had some really simple and rubbish games (compared to what had since been released to the market). I saw someone mention in the forums for this film that he wonders what opinion will be of this film in 10 years. I'd say that it will always have a special place in cinema as the first fully 3d film but it will never be remembered as a good film from any other aspect.
Without going into details of the actual story, it is just a bland summary of the development of Western Society. The undertones of the film is clearly the 'cowboys and Indians' story combined with the Gulf War and other anti-capitalist agendas.
I am told that people who saw Avatar were depressed afterwards due to what happens to the Na'vi (the indigenous race being plundered in the film). If you are one such person from a 'Western Country', then maybe it is time you saw past the superficial wonders of western society, such as this film and actually put your time to good use doing something to make mankind a better place.