Dazzling Beautiful movie the greatest but kind of clichéd

Rating: Null/10 (31 May 2010)

James Cameron (Aliens Terminator 1 & 2 Abyss Titanic). Avatar is the most expensive & technically ambitious film ever made. I guess I am the last person to see Avatar. I sometimes hate living in a rural area & only getting to see movies very late & only on DVD. I saw Terry Gilliams Dr Parnassus this weekend & was very impressed with its brilliant visuals. I guess Avatar is now the mother of all big screen epic fantasy science fiction digital effects movies. I especially like the movie as it is really a technical breakthrough for digital CGI & is politically motivated by its anti war & green environmental messages. It is an extraordinary film. I hope I get to see the 3D before it disappears. I will have to drive 3 ½ to 7 hours to see in 3 D &/or IMAX. (each direction) Today 05/31/10 The film is 2 hours 41 minutes which is long but the film is so engrossing the time passes quickly. It's hard to believe he spent almost 10 years making this film. Plot wise: In the future, Jake, a paraplegic war veteran, is brought to another planet, Pandora, which is inhabited by the Na'vi, a humanoid race with their own language & culture. Those from Earth find themselves at odds with each other & the local culture. The film's plot gives us Men invaders (from earth?) against a forest-dwelling alien race with a strong anti-conquest---back-to-nature type theme. I think this film does not have as much or as strong universal appeal as Titanic but close (for a science fictions film) It is really not well explained why Earthlings—military & armed forces, need to travel light years away to Pandora to mine a precious mineral that will help rescue the planet earth from ecological disaster. Plot wise the film is stereotypical evil-white-empire against the green inner serenity seeking-native. Though a wonderful film it was kind of clichéd to me. Worthington Lang & Weaver are all great in their roles. Things on the net state Worthington was semi living in his car while auditioning!!.