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I wear some big glasses. When I grabbed my 3D specs from the friendly staff at the Warren Theatre in Moore, Ok, I was worried they would interfere with my experience. When the curtain went up, and the lights went down – for the next two and a half hours I would be wholly unaware of the two sets of big plastic resting on my face – because I was on Pandora, the setting of James Cameron’s Avatar.
The film is centered around Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), a wheelchair-bound Marine, selected to take his deceased twins place on Pandora – the source of the most valuable material known to man. He must step into the shoes of one of the natives, known as the Na’vi, in order to gain an understanding or their entirely majestic way of life. Torn between his deep sense of duty as a Marine, and his newfound home, Sully must stand between his job and the destruction of a peaceful society.
Worthington starred alongside Christian Bale in the successful sequel to one of Cameron’s first franchises – Terminator Salvation. Zoe Saldana brings sorely needed new meaning to the phrase “lights up the screen.” Both stars deliver performances so raw, one forgets they’re part of hands-down the best effort in special effects history.
Sigourney Weaver, from Cameron’s Aliens, joins the cast as a civilian researcher desperately searching for a way to protect and understand the Na’vi – Dr. Grace Augustine. Stephen Lang’s character Colonel Miles Quaritch is now the new model for the archetype of the tough-as-nails badass, hell bent on making sure something gets blown up. Giovanni Ribisi, Joel Moore, Michelle Rodriguez and Laz Alonso flesh out the rest of the principle cast perfectly.
I could write all night about the stunning visuals the talented people behind this movie were able to achieve, but truly there are no words that can do this movie justice. Not in this department. Go watch this movie. From the very first moment, it will ease you into a new world and take you on a journey I promise you, you will not be ready for.
As a filmmaker, I am equally stunned, humbled and ecstatic. It is a very exciting time for movies – because the bar has been set once again. Not only visually, but dramatically. The first filmmakers wanted to take the viewer into another world and a good story, and they succeeded. It’s happening again.
If you’re ready for something special, if you want your money’s worth, or if you’ve just got a sweet tooth for epic action between dragons and awesome robots – go see Avatar. Forget the hype – heck, forget this review – but whatever you do, go get a ticket, and pick a good seat up front. You will be so glad you didn’t miss this one.
©2010 Daniel Quiroz
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