The movie grossed millions across the country and worldwide after its Dec. 18 release, fascinating even the most reluctant viewers with its uncanny graphics and spectacular absurdity.
Avatar, the sci-fi thriller love story with a twist, won two 2010 Golden Globe awards and in its seventh week has felt only a 12 percent decrease in box office sales, according to boxofficemojo.com.
The film, written and directed by James Cameron, was an instant hit and surpassed $1 billion in worldwide ticket sales in just 17 days, second only to Cameron’s former hit, Titanic, according to abcnews.com.
Starring actors such as Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana and Sigourney Weaver, Avatar sets a new standard for the sci-fi genre.
What starts off as a military muscle film rapidly demands your interest when you see the floating avatar body that belongs to Worthington, an ex-Marine named Jake Sully who is a paraplegic after a battle injury.
No stranger to harsh environments, Sully is brought to the mysterious and dangerous planet Pandora to replace his twin brother’s avatar body after his death.
Because the avatar is scientifically created mixing human DNA with that of the native Pandora people, the Na’vi, Sully is the only one who can take his twin’s place. After donning his pseudo-body, which allows him the use of his legs, he is thrust into a new, strange and complicated world.
As the odd details of the film begin to unfold, you can’t help but be transfixed by the complexity of the graphics.
From floating mountains to the mythical Na’vi natives, each scene captures your imagination, leaving little room to follow the story line.
That may be a plus, however, as the story line – a greedy, rogue military force pitted against gentle but powerful natives – tends to be a bit predictable.
Predictability aside, you can’t help but fall into the “tail-crossed” love story between Sully and the beautiful native Neytiri, played by Saldana, who reluctantly is teaching him the ways of her people.
In addition to the love story, Avatar maintains a consistent flow of action with battle scenes and tense, edge-of-your-seat moments.
It is a story of a man torn between two worlds, the one his heart belongs in and the one his body is trapped in.
It is a tale of peace versus war, right versus wrong and humans versus beings they cannot fully understand.
Avatar is a must-see.
Unparalleled graphics create alternative world
Published: Thursday, February 4, 2010
Updated: Wednesday, February 3, 2010
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