An Experience called Avatar

Rating: 9/10 (20 December 2009)

Seldom does a movie have a lingering effect even after it has finished unless it has stuck a chord somewhere. Its not often that we experience being taken to a cliff and feel the rush of falling towards the earth after jumping off it. Its the experience of being overwhelmed that i am talking about. Watching "Avatar" had the same effect on me.
Its one of those movies that can't be reviewed in words. Its travels beyond the boundaries of words or any single human sense. Its the collective experience of all our senses that makes this movie a must see.
I wont go into the story as there isn't much there; and its not needed anyway because the movie is more about how the story manifests itself on the canvas. And the kind of visual/aural spectacle that you are in for it itself justifies the absence of any brainy plots/sub plots, extreme sci-fi action or a mushy love story.
It wont be long after the movie starts that you would find yourself lost in a galaxy of visual opulence. The level of detail achieved completely takes you to pandora and the world it harbors. Its not just about the CGI graphics but the artistry with which those graphics have been done. Each shot in itself is a piece of art in motion never seen before. The kind you would call a milestone in the history of cinema making. Although its not new to the director responsible for this extravaganza.
James cameroon is not new to presenting path breaking ideas and setting higher benchmarks each time. This time he does it again. He deserves all the credit for coming up with an idea and realising it in movie form. All the money that has gone into making this movie it seems has gone into building a good product.
Avatar is not just a over the surface movie. It has a heart and that too at the right place. For a movie with a simple story, its the message the movie carries to you that touches the right chords. It takes an alien race to tell us how to cherish and respect our planet which is our home. It tells us its not just about us all the time. We have to respect anyone and everyone who shares our home planet.
It doesn't take time to figure out with whom your loyalties lie. The Na'vi people with their respect and kindness show us a way of our own to follow. So this time around its humans we wish get screwed rather than the god-hearted aliens. Don't be surprised if you find yourself fighting of a tear when one of the Na'vi die saving his planet or smirk in redemption when one of those inhumane human gets killed.
The bottom line of the movie - Be one with our home and the way to do it is give something back. 9/10