The return of a Man called Horse

Rating: 6/10 (22 February 2010)

Let me say first of all that this movie is really well done and well worthy for its message is quite educative. I read that it was visually stunning and my friend told me the same. A joy for your eyes? yes, absolutely! but is that enough? In my opinion this movie lacks in originality: most ideas seem to be taken from "A Man Called Horse" a film by Elliot Silverstein, with Richard Harris, done in 1970. Other ideas remind me of "The Emerald forest" by John Boorman, "Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within" (Eywa is the same of Gaia!) and "Pocahontas" (who inspired the character of Neytiri). All these movies had more pathos and had been far away more original than Avatar, even because in their own ways said something new. Don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong in getting ideas somewhere else, or in doing remakes, but don't expect too much enthusiasm from moviegoers with good memory (like me). I would like to add one last thing. For some reasons I still like to find some acting in the movies I watch, and when the main characters are computer done, or wear heavy make-up or masks, I find it difficult to feel any emotion, even when special effects are extraordinary, like in this case.