Film: Avatar (2009)

This is a brilliant movie to just watch. About humans playing the destructive role in an alien planet, and the story of how a small group of people get to know the culture enough to want to protect it. One thing must be said; it’s not an overly deep film. Yes it’s streaked with environmental themes, and a storyline filled with battle and betrayal, but its very black and white. Cliched characters and an immovable good-and-bad. So yes, if you want an intellectual moral battle, I suggest you go read Crime and Punishment. For those of you who want to stare at a screen for three hours with your mouth open and drooling slightly (I much prefer option B) then read on.
Avatar is a movie made to entertain. The alien world is spectacular; the colours, movement, creatures and plant life are made to capture attention. Everything seems to be much more alive than over here, the special effects creating a planet in which we wished we lived in. The culture of the aliens was also enchanting, the acting of a level that lets you easily forget that you are watching a film and allows you to submerge in their ways, in their grief and celebration. The soundtrack was also very good, the interwoven tribal voices fitting the feel of the movie perfectly.
So, if you want a few hours of simply watching visual imagination at its best, then I highly recommend this film. You will end up with the insatiable longing to have an Avatar of your own, and will most probably walk out the cinema looking at your ugly pink human hands with a look a faint disgust on your face. Despite that, most of you will end up with a sigh and a smile on your face cause that’s what happens when you look at something pretty for so long. Simple as that!

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