Enter the world of Pandora.
In the 22nd century, a paraplegic Marine is dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission, but becomes torn between following orders and protecting an alien civilization.
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- intimateepic
- earnestironic
- resolvedopen-ended
- classical in formformally daring
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- CinemaSerfon TMDB · Jun 20247/10
This is another of these films for which I didn't get the memo. It undoubtedly has parallels with the ecological ravaging of Earth by mankind, but for the most part it is just a fairly standard action romance that owes much of it's significance to it being an outstanding technical production. Sam Worthington is "Jake", a paraplegic solider who is tasked with assisting on a mission on a distant planet. By way of a bribe, the authorities offer him surgery to restore his mobility if he uses an avatar machine to infiltrate the folks inhabiting the planet "Pandora". The more he explores this bright new world, the more he begins to integrate with the people and their beautiful and colourful environment. His affection for "Neytiri" (Zoe Saldana) and his gradually developing appreciation of just what his mission is about, sets him up for a serious conflict with the gung-ho militaristic "Quaritch" (Stephen Lang). This film is all about corporate greed and an horrendous disregard not just for nature, but for an indigenous population that is though frequently touching, let down by a really mediocre cast, some slightly pontificating dialogue and yes, it is really too long. It is great to look
Read the whole review on TMDB - John Chardon TMDB · Apr 20205/10
It's cinema Jim, but not as we know it. So here it is then, what has been in gestation in James Cameron's mind for over 12 years finally hit the silver screen towards the back end of 2009. Made for gazillions amount of cash, Avatar went on to make a billion trillion in Worldwide receipts-and this before the rush rush release of DVD/BLU RAY sales are factored into the equation. The film, and all its technical wizardry, is quite simply a gargantuan piece of cinematic history. Released in 2d and 3d, and probably some other format that I'm forgetting, every advanced tool of the trade has been utilised by Cameron and his team to create what is now the ultimate popcorn blockbuster. Shame then, that away from the visual extravaganza the film is as shallow as this review will ultimately end up being. No doubt about it, this is a joy for the eyes and ears, the minuscule details are wonderful and the colour positively pings from every frame. But in the eagerness to create such splendour they forgot to put any substance into the writing. This is plot simplicity. And even its messages, as Cameron smugly preaches his sermon from the pulpit, now seem old hat. Do we really need another boink over
Read the whole review on TMDB - Manuel São Bentoon TMDB · Dec 20228/10
Rewatching Avatar confirmed my love for Pandora. Exquisite world-building by James Cameron, memorable score by James Horner & jaw-dropping, innovative visuals that complement wonderful storytelling. How can people not remember these characters?! Super excited about tomorrow's IMAX screening of Avatar: The Way of Water!
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Cast
- Sam WorthingtonJake Sully
- Zoe SaldañaNeytiri
- Sigourney WeaverDr. Grace Augustine
- Stephen LangColonel Miles Quaritch
- Michelle RodriguezTrudy Chacon
- Giovanni RibisiParker Selfridge
- Joel David MooreNorm Spellman
- CCH PounderMo'at
- Wes StudiEytukan
- Laz AlonsoTsu'Tey
Crew
- James CameronDirector
- James CameronWriter
- Mauro FioreDirector of Photography
- James HornerOriginal Music Composer
- John RefouaEditor
- Stephen E. RivkinEditor
- James CameronEditor
- James CameronProducer
- Jon LandauProducer
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