An extraordinary tale woven with stunning visual effects but narrated with an unappealing tongue.

Rating: 8/10 (24 December 2009)

Most movies, usually, for most part are wholly unremarkable. Scenes flash past surreptitiously, until the entrée arrives. You are instantly aware of the arrival of the "significant" part because it leaves an imprint on the subconscious mind, a connection that the mind makes with what is observed and what has been experienced. In most movies, this connection arrives with the delivery of strong set of impressive lines that attract the audience's attention and charm their way into their indulging minds. An instant rapport forms the basis for the rapt attention of an enthralled audience. Avatar is one movie that is significant for being an exception to this rule. The movie is so powerful in its visual imagery that a shoddy delivery of not-so-effective lines is masterfully masked. It is a shame that after a movie so acclaimed, you carry home thoughts of very few strong words. For all the emotions and the much too familiar battle of the good versus the evil, statements of feminine vigor and spiritual need come by as a refreshing change. What starts as a penalty for greed is soon muddled with a fight between science and Nature. Nature, along with natives wielding the "age old" bows and arrows is plotted against men of the "new world' with sophisticated weapons. It is unfortunate that science and technical progress are pitted against Mother Nature, wherein it is expressly clear that greed and not science is cause for turmoil. The greatness about this film is that despite all this, the splendid visual imagery combined with the some top notch animation effects make for an out of the world experience. It is quite clear that whereas James Cameron, the Writer fails, James Cameron, the Director succeeds and quite emphatically so.