Avatar “In the future, Jake, a paraplegic war veteran, is brought to another planet, Pandora, which is inhabited by the Na'vi, a humanoid race with their own language and culture. Those from Earth find themselves at odds with each other and the local culture. When his brother is killed in battle, paraplegic Marine Jake Sully decides to take his place in a mission on the distant world of Pandora. There he learns of greedy corporate figurehead Parker Selfridge's intentions of driving off the native humanoid "Na'vi" in order to mine for the precious material scattered throughout their rich woodland. In exchange for the spinal surgery that will fix his legs, Jake gathers intel for the cooperating military unit spearheaded by gung-ho Colonel Quaritch, while simultaneously attempting to infiltrate the Na'vi people with the use of an "avatar" identity. While Jake begins to bond with the native tribe and quickly falls in love with the beautiful alien Neytiri, the restless Colonel moves forward with his ruthless extermination tactics, forcing the soldier to take a stand - and fight back in an epic battle for the fate of Pandora.”- The Massie Twins I found Avatar to be a fascinating film. I saw this film in 2D, not 3D. It was filled with the right amount of romance and comedy that wouldn’t overshadow all of the action. While watching this movie I noticed some things. I noticed that the Na’vi people reminded me a lot of many African tribes I am familiar with, coming from an African household. With the arranged marriages, mating, using the nature around them but not destroying it. I feel as though the Na’vi were a cross between Native Americans and Africans in the way they dress, barely wearing clothes, the way they honor and feel about nature and the life around them. Even the Na’vi language sounded to me like some type of African language, like the language my parents speak. And coincidentally the actors and actresses who played the Na’vi were played by African American and Hispanic actors. The fast movements of the camera did not bring me any motion sickness but it did to some other viewers, perhaps that is something the director should think of before shooting the movie. If people are getting sick while watching your movie, they won’t be able to enjoy it and wont like it. The music used fit well with the film. I recognized that the suspense music played at multiple times sounded a lot like music I had heard in the movie Troy, turns out both movies had the same music director, James Horner. Although I’m sure it is a hard job to come up with original scores, using the same music made me think of Troy every time I heard it, instead of watching the movie I came to see. I see the story of the Na’vi vs. the Army, and the love story between Marine Jake Sully and Neytiri paralleled the story of Pocahontas. An outsider gets close to the natives, John Smith/Jack Sully. That outsider builds the natives trust and falls in love with the chiefs daughter, Pocahontas/Neytiri. The outsiders greedy leader wants to take over the natives land to get some thing they found is very valuable, Governor Ratcliff/Parker Selfridge. Need I go on? This film is very original in many ways but also very similar on others. Over all, I enjoyed the film very much, perhaps the familiar plot of star-crossed lovers filled with war is the kind movie most people enjoy and that is why you see so many parallels. I give the movie an A and defiantly recommend it to others. Sources Movie Summary: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0499549/plotsummary
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“In the future, Jake, a paraplegic war veteran, is brought to another planet, Pandora, which is inhabited by the Na'vi, a humanoid race with their own language and culture. Those from Earth find themselves at odds with each other and the local culture.
When his brother is killed in battle, paraplegic Marine Jake Sully decides to take his place in a mission on the distant world of Pandora. There he learns of greedy corporate figurehead Parker Selfridge's intentions of driving off the native humanoid "Na'vi" in order to mine for the precious material scattered throughout their rich woodland. In exchange for the spinal surgery that will fix his legs, Jake gathers intel for the cooperating military unit spearheaded by gung-ho Colonel Quaritch, while simultaneously attempting to infiltrate the Na'vi people with the use of an "avatar" identity.
While Jake begins to bond with the native tribe and quickly falls in love with the beautiful alien Neytiri, the restless Colonel moves forward with his ruthless extermination tactics, forcing the soldier to take a stand - and fight back in an epic battle for the fate of Pandora.”- The Massie Twins
I found Avatar to be a fascinating film. I saw this film in 2D, not 3D. It was filled with the right amount of romance and comedy that wouldn’t overshadow all of the action. While watching this movie I noticed some things. I noticed that the Na’vi people reminded me a lot of many African tribes I am familiar with, coming from an African household. With the arranged marriages, mating, using the nature around them but not destroying it. I feel as though the Na’vi were a cross between Native Americans and Africans in the way they dress, barely wearing clothes, the way they honor and feel about nature and the life around them. Even the Na’vi language sounded to me like some type of African language, like the language my parents speak. And coincidentally the actors and actresses who played the Na’vi were played by African American and Hispanic actors.
The fast movements of the camera did not bring me any motion sickness but it did to some other viewers, perhaps that is something the director should think of before shooting the movie. If people are getting sick while watching your movie, they won’t be able to enjoy it and wont like it. The music used fit well with the film. I recognized that the suspense music played at multiple times sounded a lot like music I had heard in the movie Troy, turns out both movies had the same music director, James Horner. Although I’m sure it is a hard job to come up with original scores, using the same music made me think of Troy every time I heard it, instead of watching the movie I came to see.
I see the story of the Na’vi vs. the Army, and the love story between Marine Jake Sully and Neytiri paralleled the story of Pocahontas. An outsider gets close to the natives, John Smith/Jack Sully. That outsider builds the natives trust and falls in love with the chiefs daughter, Pocahontas/Neytiri. The outsiders greedy leader wants to take over the natives land to get some thing they found is very valuable, Governor Ratcliff/Parker Selfridge. Need I go on?
This film is very original in many ways but also very similar on others. Over all, I enjoyed the film very much, perhaps the familiar plot of star-crossed lovers filled with war is the kind movie most people enjoy and that is why you see so many parallels. I give the movie an A and defiantly recommend it to others.
Sources
Movie Summary: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0499549/plotsummary
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