Stunning Visually and superbly entertaining

Rating: 9/10 (9 February 2010)

Sometimes I think film critics have seen too many films. They can't view a film from the normal punter's perspective. They over analyse and relate everything to 'the genre'. So what if the theme of the story has been done before? so what if some elements have taken their inspiration from other works? Avatar is a very very impressive movie; Even though the story borrowed elements from other movies, it was done very well; I was pretty much blown away by it visually. Parallels with the destruction of our rain forests, invasion of Iraq (for the 'unobtainium' (Oil) beneath their feet?) and native American displacement were easy to draw; Avatar works as a metaphorical comment on these issues, but primarily it is a superb piece of entertainment. If you go to see this movie to be entertained you will not be disappointed; if you go looking for some life changing experience , something that will change the history of movie making you may be disappointed (though visually I think it achieves this). The bottom line for me is that movies are about entertainment and Avatar is right up there with my favourite movies in this respect. 9/10 (would've been 10 if except for 'unobtainium'!)