Avatar.... is good!

So I saw Avatar. It was awesome. As an artist it was like watching another artist tell his/her story with no budget constraints, no corporate asshole telling him what he can and can't have in the movie, just good old-fashion story telling. It was like The Dark Crystal or an old Disney film. In fact, it felt a LOT like a Disney film with it's heavy save-the-environment and humans-are-the-devil plot.

In short, humans have found a mineral on a far-away planet that will make this company big bucks. "Unobtanium". Yeah, as in the words unobtainable mixed with titanium. Lame, but you only heard the word once and you quickly forget it. Anyway. It's all about the share-holders. Right off I found it interesting that the fate of humanity is not resting on this, just the profits of said company. So, in order to get to the material the military either has to pave the forest killing all its inhabitants or send in genetically designed clones of the forests protectors and find a diplomatic answer. The clones are called "Avatars" and are mentally driven from home-base by scientists, or in this case, the twin of a dead scientist, a jarhead. He is given the mission to become close to the Na'vi and convince them to leave their Hometree so that the humans can harvest the goods. As you can tell from the trailer, negotiations didn't work. And that's all I'm going to say.

Thick but predictable story aside the movie is beautiful, fun, great action, comical and poignant dialog and visual effects you will SWEAR are real. You HAVE to see it in the theater for the resolution and the big screen experience. It's worth the money. Don't prep yourself for Aliens, or Fifth Element or Starship Troopers. Just imagine a Disney film with giant robots, gunships and a foul-mouth Marine with a heart of gold. Go in expecting a show, not a life-changing cinematic experience. Unless your an artist, then you'll be choking back tears of joy the entire time (guilty).