Saturday, January 9, 2010

Avatar



I just saw Avatar and it has just become one of my favorite movies of all time!

Artists will appreciate the gorgeous scenery, flora, and fauna of the alien world Pandora as well as the natives themselves. The colors are beautiful, brilliant, vivid. The movie has strong reminders of my favorite science-fiction books—especially “Midworld,” by Alan Dean Foster and The Dragonriders of Pern series by Anne McCaffrey—as well as my favorite movie, “Dances With Wolves.” Some themes come straight out of historic reality, though, such as the military-industrial-corporate complex, the Vietnam war, earth-based/Goddess-based religions, and current events. Even with those reminders, this movie is a fantastic and believable story knitted together with strong characters, a strong plot, and a strong theme.

4 comments:

  1. It's interesting how many positive reviews you can read about Avatar. In a strange way, The movie didn't appeal to me very much yet. I may give it a try but I guess I'll wait until its out on DVD

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  2. I think sometimes a person is in a receptive mood for a certain movie or a book when another time they might not be, Diana. Often, I have tried reading a novel and just had to put it away—for months or years--until I was more ready for it.

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  3. ooh Gina, im envious, i so want to see this!! thank you for your sweet comments on my blog. HAppy new year to you x

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  4. How long before “Avatar” crosses the ocean, Ruthie? Hope you don’t have to wait too long to see it!

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