Avatar is the first James Cameron film in 12 years. Does it live up to the hype? Is it visually a revolution? Is the 3-D really amazing? Are the characters as memorable as Pandora and the Na'vi? Let's sit down for a analysis of the biggest movie of the year. This is part 1 of 3. Moviepocalypse and Preview Review Headquarters: themoviepocalypse.com http Moviepocalypse updates at Twitter: twitter.com Join the Facebook "Fight The Moviepocalypse" Group: www.facebook.com
Hangover is a rip of of the first Ice Age movie
I also like the Avatar concept because it reminds me of today’s times in which we as internet users, have avatars, especially noticeable in MMORPGs.
I know that oftentimes with this kind of technology, there’s an uncanny valley effect, like with the Robert Zemeckis technology, which creeps me out personally. But Avatar looked realistic enough to be believable and not creepy-looking. And I guess everything’s derived (or influenced) from something. It can be argued that the lightsaber in Star Wars is like Excalibur. And personally, I didn’t like it’s extremely thinly-veiled anti-colonialist/imperialist attacks; it could have been more subtle.
I definately compared it to both the last samurai and dances with wolves, and the girl I went with mentioned pocchohontis. (if thats spelled right) But it was in an all new setting and had a different feel to it that made it less of a sob story than the aformentioned.
Thanks for warning about spoilers, i will come later than…
going to see Clash of the Titans as school field trip, lol
What I think is original about this film is, the sad truth, that he can never really be a part of this group, or tribe, that he love, because he is actually a human cripple who can’t even breath on their planet.
And every night he has to go back to his shitty body, so that he can go back to helping the humans plot a way to destroy the place which he loves.
… and just like in the last Samurai, you kinda feel – like this “place” has an emotional value for yourself as well
muahahahaa 4th time seeing it going for 5
In Avatar i actually thought that the future is or i hope will be like The Navi Tribe and like Pandora cuz i too care about the enviorment and i hope i can do that al so i wish to be connected with the living things and the entire forest
Dont u MoviePreveiwCritic ? do u?
Dont u have a connection with a certain movie and u kept watching it and watching it until a new one came out and u started doing the same thing
it kinda is…its like 3d and hd combined and wat makes it betta is to sit under the screen to get the best sound…
I HATE that people call this a rip-off. The concept of a person entering another society whatever it may be, it is a part of HUMAN DRAMA. As long as people will have different cultures than one another, this story will exist. It adapted it flawlessly. Where I disagree with you is the characters. I thought the characters were totally believable. Some have said the villains were too “evil,” and I counter that by saying that evil, whatever form it may take, is part of the human condition.
I totally agree. The basic premise was similar to Dances with Wolves, but it added so much to it. People saying that it is a rip off are bullshit.
Definitely see it in 3-D!
Do you think that Avatar 3D is better than Avatar 2D. It probably is but I would like to make sure. Bye.
booo! i want movie!
my biggest issue with people is that they are too critical. I mean Avatar and Pochahantas are two completely different stories. No one in Pochahantas is blue or humanoid and they definitly arn’t nine feet tall. Avatar was an incredible movie and stupid, no life people wanna say that its ripping off other movies. Avatar is original, yes there may be similarities between this movie and others but not the same. Avatar is pure genius.
(not in direct response to u) I think the tree-hugging thing… it was heavy handed but the fact that they qualify this with the forest being emotionally and biologically connected to the Navi makes it more acceptable and ‘important’
I listen to your videos as I play farmville.
BUt I just watched The Avatar on IMAX 3D… … amazing amazing amzing! Don’t watch it any other way!
I honesly don’t like this movie, I felt I was bashed in the head with metaphors. I like metaphors as much the last guy but I like more sultue (sp?).
Yes Avatar borrows from Dances with wolves etc… so many movie when split down the movie can seem like other movies.
Robocop and Spawn have the same story.
Rocky Balboa = Mr. Smith goes to washington and Gataca are about the same type of underdog character who takes a shot at doing something great.
No one is gonna rest until they tear this wonderful film to pieces!!
Yeah! awesome comment!
At the movies?
exactly! People keep sayin’ aah, it’s just a suped up version of pocahontas. Well, that’s ok, isn’t it? Nothing WRONG with it, there have been movie REMAKES for Christ’s sake and people haven’t flipped out over it, so why should a few people get upset over Avatar?
fuck it where is the movie