My 1st movie of the year - "Avatar" & a good choice indeed! :D Frankly speaking, when I 1st saw the trailer, it didn't really get me interested, instead I was rather skeptic. But after reading reviews about it & good feedback of the movie from friends & family, I decided to give it a go. & boy, was I not disappointed! I watched alone @Lot 1 Shoppers Mall & its been a long time since I last did that & the feeling was great - peaceful, restful & best of all, therepeutic! :) I guess @times we really need time to be by ourselves, to have our own space. Then, we will be able to think things through, sort out our thoughts, & enjoy the peace of solitary. Coz I realise sometimes there are too many voices surrounding us, be it family & friends, that we don't have time to look @things, to enjoy things, to see things @our own point of view. Some people fear of being alone because they feel lonely. But actually, a person who's surrounded by an entourage of companions can feel lonely too, feeling empty inside. Likewise, being alone doesn't mean that we are lonely. There are times for everything - time to be with someone, companionship, with our loved ones, time to be alone & for me, time to be with God. I need all these, they are equally important to me.
Back to the movie, now I fully understand why it took 15years for James Cameron to do this project. The grand & breathtaking graphics & effects really require very advanced modern technology in order to achieve it. Any compromising will not produce the same results. Cameron is really good @choosing his cast, perfect! Professional, versatile thespians, especially my favourite Sigorney Weaver. When her character 1st appeared, she seemed to be a proud, obnoxious, unlikable scientist. But later on, somehow she was more humanized- joined forces with Jake Scully to fight against the greedy human armies. Sam Worthington as Jake was ultra cool! He was made for the role, Director Cameron has chosen well. :) I observed that Sam has a total of 3 hairstyles in the movie - 1st one when he was @the morgue claiming his twin brother's body. 2nd one when he arrived @Pandora with a crew cut & the 3rd one, my favourite - his hair grew longer making him look very boyish with cleaned-shaven face....Ooooo...La...La! :P I find that he resembles a bit like another of my favourite actors, another cool dude, Ewon Mcgreggor. Sam is truly a very versatile actor. He was brave, fearless, cool & funny @times with a sense of humour, especially as his Avatar character. After clinching this role, he has lotsa thanks to James Cameron for swiftly after this, highly recommended by Cameron, he got to act alongside Christian Bale in Terminator Salvation with good reviews of his acting performance. He & Cameron are now good friends.
Overall, out of 5 stars, my vote - 4 stars! :D Its sure worth every cent & 15 years of long wait to come to this. Get ready for the Oscars! I'm predicting that it will win a few awards, especially in graphics, effects.
More good movies to come, please! :)