Well, Avatar may not be a children’s story, but Disney’s Pocahontas was, and according to one fellow, they are the same story. Go read his short and hysterical comparison of the two plots, here.
It almost feels wrong to add anything after that.
But really! Best picture? Come on. I went to see the movie on Christmas night and thoroughly enjoyed it. I thought the world was fun, the 3-D was cool, and the love story and the good against evil plot was fine. For what it was, a short piece of fluffy, shallow entertainment in a busy world, it was fine.
Never did I think it would win awards, though. There was no depth to it. The characters were cardboard, the plot was simplistic and predictable, and the whole thing felt like it was a vehicle made expressly for preaching.
Did any of you see it? Did you think the characters were stereotypical? I’m wondering what everyone saw in this.
Hi Sally,
Nice site you got here. I haven’t seen Avatar yet. I decided to wait for Redbox to get it because I’d heard it was all fluff and cool costume and design. But just as it’s hard to read a book without the critical eye of a writer, so it is sometimes with movies. Oh well. – Laura
Heh, good take on this. When my friend saw it before me, she was talking about the bad military dude. My first comment was, “I bet he has a scar on his face, doesn’t he?” She started laughing so hard, I thought beer was going to shoot out her nose. Stock characters much?? But it was a fun movie. And all the blue guys had cute butts. Thanks for your comment on my Book of Eli post, by the way! I would seriously suggest seeing it! GREAT SITE
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Laura, you miss the 3-D effects if you see it on DVD. And that world really is something to behold.
Sara, I keep reading comments about the fact that the blue people weren’t wearing clothes and I didn’t even notice that. I was too busy looking at the flowers and floating mountains, I guess.