3D does it justice

Rating: 6/10 (24 January 2013)

I don't know if it is fair to compare to the book? If not comparing to the book, I would give it eight stars (8********)! The reason I think the movie lags comparatively, is the book makes the story plausible. There are holes that need to be filled, that the movie doesn't give the back story to.
The 3D effects are excellent however & that alone is probably reason enough to see this movie. Though a lot of the movie is CG, you'll be pressed to point it out. Everything in the movie seems real.
The spiritual content was actually crucial to the story & the accompanying symbolisms. Though not outlined so much in the movie, the book does effectively, that at the end of the story the reader says: "ah".
The movie is only an above average story that leaves the viewer the questions & partially lost. There is the main plot, but those other elements from the book, not effectively projected to the movie, leave a lot more questions than answers.
The viewer only has to follow the main plot & write off the other elements to open interpretation.