Tony Toscano reviews “Avatar”
James Cameron has been working on this movie for over 15 years. He has spent millions in developing the technology to bring his characters to life. And now Avatar is finally released to the big screen.
One must separate the hype of this film and focus on the final product.
Avatar stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana and Sigorney Weaver in a tale about humans invading a planet called Pandora, which is inhabited by a race of peaceful aliens called the Na’vi to get a rare element called “Unobtanium.”
To gain the Na’vi’s trust, the humans have developed a way of putting a human mind into a cloned body of a Na’vi. Except something goes wrong and a soldier inhabiting a cloned alien body begins to see the Na’vi as they truly are.
Avatar for all its technology and 3-D effects is basically 1992’s “FernGully” with a really big budget. That’s not to say you won’t enjoy the film, but I’m just saying the plot isn’t anything new. What is new and exciting are the brilliant animation and motion-capture techniques Cameron and his staff have created for Avatar. In execution of those techniques and artistry, Avatar shines. Taking all that into consideration Avatar gets a B. It’s rated PG-13 for intense epic battle sequences and warfare, sensuality, language and smoking.
