Review of Avatar (2009) by Fredrik S — 17 Jan 2014
Wohoo! Just re-saw this in my home cinema and even though the 3D didn't work, it was a hell of a ride. Haven't seen Avatar since it was shown in cinemas, but this film reminds me of what film can be, a way of being almost physically moved to another world (no pun intended) for a few hours, to forget everything around you and just immerse yourself in a story that totally engulfs you.
OK, so my intellect can't help but kick in now and then to remind me of the atrocities against native people around the world that this plot line is an allegory of, that there are obvious precedents in stories in both film and literature that Cameron has accessed and so on, but that mostly stays in the back of my mind while I simply enjoy the ride.
Oh, and it's got Sigourney Weaver, the most bad-ass sci-fi hero of all time. What's not to like.
This review of Avatar (2009) was written by Fredrik S on 17 Jan 2014.
Avatar has generally received very positive reviews.
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