The most vivid and convincing creation of a fantasy world ever seen; thundering our way for more than a decade; dazzling and immersive, a ravishing techno-dream for the senses…
Well, this is how three newspaper reviews that I picked coincidently assess James Cameron‘s cinematic 3D masterpiece of the 21st century.
Don’t worry, this is not going to be another review ’cause there are tons of them out on the worldwide web. I wouldn’t even find appropriate words for such an epic journey this genius director and screenwriter is taking us on.
Anyhow, it is my favourite movie of all time and probably one of the best films ever made for movie theatres. Though Avatar isn’t considered to be overall dystopian, it still displays some insinuations:
- entering and conquering new, remote spheres (Pandora)
- mankind’s scrupulous thirst for power and prosperity
- artificial growing of creatures (Avatars) by mixing human DNA with DNA of the natives (Na’vi)
- clash of a highly advanced society and an uncivilized, nature-based tribe
- utter destruction of what is known as paradise or comes close to it (Hometree)
- extinction of the savage race
Maybe you’ll pay some extra attention on these points when you watch it again. And if you haven’t seen this visually stunning motion picture so far, go watch it – in 3D! Only in 3D because otherwise you would miss out on a lot. I will definitely go and get me the BluRay version or – if I’m patient enough – wait until the 3D version will be released (which can take another year). The bad news: I left my 3D glasses at home 😦
By the way, did you know that Pandora is a moon of the Alpha Centauri star? I didn’t 😉 However, enjoy this little teaser!
Not yet enough? Cut across the ultimate gateway to Pandora to meet the phosphorescent Na’vi!
Dystopia 