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I got a pair of free tickets to a private preview of James Cameron's Avatar (one of the perks of working in the television industry). I'm paying for it now as I'll have to work into the wee hours of the morning to catch up on work, but I'm glad I went.
The graphics are unbelievable. It was like watching a Nat Geo documentary on Pandora. They were that real, right down to some shaky camerawork. The number of visual effects studios that worked on the show (I stayed for the credits) was sky high.
The story is strong. It's not arty or subtle or anything like that, it's good, strong storytelling with a well paced narrative, and just enough depth to make you think a little bit. Some scenes were powerful enough to make me tear.
And a special mention must go out to the audio work. It was awesome. I don't want to spoil anything, but let's just say when a sound is supposed to be heart wrenching, it is HEART WRENCHING.
I'm going to watch this again in 3D, and I rarely watch anything twice. After watching it I just sat in disbelief. This is a fantastic show, both graphically and storyline wise.
The only thing is that the cynic (or realist) in me thinks that the ending is a sad one rather than a happy one; that the ending is just a prelude to a greater tragedy. Then again, I hear James Cameron was mulling a sequel, so maybe I'm right. My thoughts on the ending in greater detail in spoilers:
+ Show Spoiler +This is a story about the primitive inhabitants of a planet fighting off humans after their rich mineral deposits. In the history of mankind, has such a thing ever worked out? No amount of death dealt by natives or disease could stop the Spanish in South America, the British in North America or the Europeans in Africa or China. No, where there's a lot of money involved, the invaders just keep coming. Any battle won is just delaying the inevitable.
 
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+ Show Spoiler +On December 15 2009 23:50 The Storyteller wrote:
No amount of death dealt by natives or disease could stop the Spanish in South America, the British in North America or the Europeans in Africa or China. No, where there's a lot of money involved, the invaders just keep coming. Any battle won is just delaying the inevitable. North and South America was a unique case, one where a people with no disease resistance where all but wiped out by disease, leaving a relatively empty continent that Europeans were able to settle and dominate. But do tell me about the Europeans in charge of China and Africa today! Yeah there was a period of colonization, but it didn't stick.
All beside the point though, thanks for the thoughts on the movie
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+ Show Spoiler +On December 16 2009 00:03 MamiyaOtaru wrote:Show nested quote +On December 15 2009 23:50 The Storyteller wrote:
No amount of death dealt by natives or disease could stop the Spanish in South America, the British in North America or the Europeans in Africa or China. No, where there's a lot of money involved, the invaders just keep coming. Any battle won is just delaying the inevitable. North and South America was a unique case, one where a people with no disease resistance where all but wiped out by disease, leaving a relatively empty continent that Europeans were able to settle and dominate. But do tell me about the Europeans in charge of China and Africa today! Yeah there was a period of colonization, but it didn't stick. All beside the point though, thanks for the thoughts on the movie You're right, I should have mentioned that when kicking invaders out, it helps to adopt their technology and pursue rigorous diplomacy. It's kind of like those itty bitty individual victories of the Chinese during the Opium War. Nice try guys, but you're still going to get your quarter billion asses kicked until you get some nice big guns of your own.
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Singapore66357 Posts
I pre-ordered tickets to watch this on Thursday in 3D ^_^
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Aotearoa39261 Posts
Going to see this tomorrow in 3D  going to be sick
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