Terribly disappointing

Rating: 5/10 (6 January 2010)

Though my eyes were pleased by much of the beauty in 'Avatar-land' I was appalled at the painfully simplistic story. So painful I had to walk out of the theater twice to just clear my head. Though the basic message was great, the path to the message was riddled with mindless illogic which, to the detriment of those trying to do good in real life, reinforced stereotypes. Even 'all good' stereotypes can be damaging. And the fact that an outsider to a group had such enormous influence pulled from the worst of literary tradition.
What a shame that such a visually pleasing film couldn't be a good movie.