Review of Avatar (2011) by Brandon S — 24 Jan 2016
James Cameron has a talent for epic filmmaking. However, this is not his best piece of storytelling. That isn't necessarily a knock on the film, in lou of the visionary effects, but it most certainly doesn't play to its benefit all the time.
If you'd like to see this type of story somewhere else, look no further than "Dances With Wolves" or Disney's "Pocahontas". But if you want to experience this kind of visual tale and visceral immersion into an unfamiliar mythology that is founded solely in cinema than it can only be James Cameron's "Avatar".
Cameron did something with this movie that no one felt was possible in the studio system the way it is. He created a mythology with no basis in any other artistic medium. "Avatar" isn't based on a comic book; it isn't based on a novel; it isn't based on a video game. This is purely from the mind and the imagination of a master filmmaker.
Overall, this isn't exactly an original piece of storytelling, but as a visceral theatrical experience, this is a great movie.
This review of Avatar (2011) was written by Brandon S on 24 Jan 2016.
Avatar has generally received positive reviews.
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