Went and saw James Cameron’s Avatar (2009) today. Got the bills paid, put the overpriced petrol in the tank then ambled like a good blogger down to the local cineplex.
Once the smell of pop-corn permeated my nostrils, the 3D glasses came out and I settled in for the ride of a lifetime!
If anyone who is a fan of sci-fi / fantasy hasn’t seen this film GO, GO NOW, GO AND SEE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A friend of mine Brenton Cooney, has already seen it four times! This is how good it is. The story, the cgi, the sound. I was gratified to note at the end credits that James Horner composed the score for Avatar.
For any star trek tragics out there, Horner composed the greatest Star Trek score/theme in the history of the franchise seen below:
Seriously if Avatar were a religion I would convert! Totally awesome!
A new world of 3D entertainment has exploded onto our screens and put paid to Howard Hughes who said of (“talkies” i.e. sound in movies) that “this was the way of the future”. The same can be said of Avatar.
I believe it is breaking technical and thematic ground with its whole new approach to cinematic experience.
The political element
There have been some that I know in the twitter and blogosphere who have intimated that this somehow is a left-leaning film, considering the undertones of environmentalism that it entails.
Re: Defense of a planets environment by aliens against a foreign occupier.
I would beg to differ in relation to this analysis.
I would refer those ultra-conservatives to Free Talk Live’s analysis of this. Ian and Mark essentially covered the left wing environmentalist angle by saying it is more about Libertarianism and the voluntaryist element of individuals within the Avatar world being of like mind and helping to defend themselves voluntarily against the foriegn invader.
Without spoiler alerting this film, I have to say it is an excellent study in Liberty and one that will be dissected for a long time. I look forward to the sequels!
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