Avatar: A Few NotesThe
I watched the highly-anticipated James Cameron movie the other day in RealD (not in IMAX 3D). Here are the following things I just couldn’t get over with:
- It’s “Dances with Wolves” with Blue alien thingys. That said, if you’re watching this for the story you are in for a disappointment, anyway. It’s both preachy and condescending at the same time.
- The use of 3D effect is elegantly executed. Most 3D films are just stupid; in Avatar, the 3D just enhances the DOF of certain scenes, which is a welcome change. STILL headache-inducing, though.
- What is the budget of this film? Upwards $200M, right? WHY OH WHY did they not allot a bit more than $50 for the GADDAMN FONTS? PAPYRUS? IN YELLOW? SERIOUSLY?
- There’s no denying that the movement of the blue alien thingys are just phenomenal…i cannot fault it. Even the eyes are right. Kudos to Cameron on this effort. However, I still think there’s something OFF about them…I think it’s the lighting, but I need to watch the movie again to be sure.
- The controls of those Mech robots is JUST WRONG. There is no way you can control those things with 1:1 movement without taking Physics into account. Hey, Cameron…you know who did the controls “correctly?” Watch “District 9.”
- It’s been apparent that a lot of directors today has surpassed Jim Cameron in storytelling and directing. I am almost certain that Neill Blomkamp or Alfonso Cuaron would have made a better film on a far less expensive budget.
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