Avatar: An Overview
A Combination of Art and Science
Crystal Siasang
One night, my sisters Qafia, Susan and I decided to watch Avatar. It had come out in December 2009 and was still in theatres. I had heard a lot of good comments on it and when I heard James Cameron was the writer and director, it made it even more exciting to watch. I loved Cameron’s previous movies; Titanic is my favorite. When we arrived at the movie theatre, there was a long line up and it looked like we weren’t going to make it in time, so we decided to go to the late show.
A couple hours later, we came back to the theatre, bought our tickets for the 3-D version, and bought some popcorn. We went to sit at our usual spot: top, center. The movie started a short while later. It was about 2 hours and 40 minutes long.
The movie takes place on a planet called Pandora in 2154. A number of scientists go there because of a rare rock. The tiniest bit is worth millions. The largest amount is resting right underneath the Native’s (called the Na’vi) village. The main character, Jake Sully, becomes a reluctant hero on a journey where he has to make the most important decision of his life.
It was a little after midnight and Susan was getting restless and starting to fall asleep. She wasn’t used to staying up late because she was only eight years old. Susan took her 3-D glasses off and tried to get comfortable, which didn’t work out that well. It was difficult for her to fall asleep in the loud theatre. When the movie had finished, Susan was the first to comment. She was very critical about it. Susan said she didn’t really get the meaning or storyline and the ending was confusing for her. Most of that was probably because she fell asleep through some of it.
Qafia, who is five years older than Susan, thought that Avatar was a decent movie; she loved the 3-D effects. “The objects just popped out at you”! She said. “The display was amazing, although the story wasn’t the best. I definitely don’t think it cost almost $300 million (that’s a really expensive movie!) or to take so many years to make. I guess I would recommend this movie to people who love science and are interested in aliens and outer space”.
In my opinion, I think it’s very obvious how much work was put into the movie. The special effects were really nice. It had a good story line. There was a lot of technology-related stuff involved since it takes place in the future. I’ve never been a huge fan of science animated movies but I recommend it for people who like sci-fi. Overall, it was a good but really long movie.
Canada
February 27/2010
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