The movie is pretty straight forward. Boy meets (alien) girl; falls in love with her. But he has a secret- he is a spy. She finds out and kicks him out. He does some death defying stunts to prove his love and reliability to her again. She forgives him. They fight a war. They win.
In the movie moral relativism, thinly veiled political positions, betrayal and treason being carried out for the greater good form the major plot of the story. The movie is clichéd, predictable, politically upfront, yet the sheer quality of art is estimable.
It is surprising to witness a movie like Avatar being such a big hit in the corporate hungry world of U.S.A. The corporate way of life has been depicted to be intrinsically pathologically insane. The human species is seen to be encapsulated within the vicious cycle of domination and control. The ‘good’ in the movie are very good while the bad are 100% bad. There are no shades to any of the personalities portrayed. They have no capacity for logical judgment or empathy.
The lessons Cameron probably wants to bring to the viewer's notice is that like Pandora our planet may also choose to fight back against exploitation of natural resources, deforestation, pollution. As predicted by ecologists, it may be deadlier in the next 100 years than what is depicted in the movie.
What makes the ho-hum movie spectacular is the cutting edge special effects combined with an underdog theme. Fantasy runs amuck in Avatar and the unbelievable attention to detail in every frame of the movie is fabulous to behold.
The deal clincher of the movie along with the mind-blowing special effects is the story line of "good triumphing over evil". This gave the viewer the ‘feel good’ sensation which in turn helped rake in the goodies for Cameron.
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well written miss i must see the movie now :)
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