So despite the fact that I'm supposed to be working on my 80+ pages report, which, by the way, I've only finished around 30 pages, I went out to see Avatar in 3D with a couple of the guys and gals in my lab. I haven't made up my mind on what to think about the movie, though... it's definitely a typical Hollywood movie, but at the same time there might be something just a bit deeper than skin deep in the movie.
The setting of the movie seems surprisingly similar to a wild west movie, with people exploring/exploiting the frontier for resources and land. One old movie that the plot reminded me of, but not the same in most context, was Dances with the Wolves. In addition of blurring the line between two significantlly different cultures, Avatar challanges the line between two different species. Another interesting plot line in the movie was the planet that could think, and would strike back against invadars who would disrupt the "balance" of the land, and has the ability to transfer ones consciousness into another "vessel".
There's a few interesting points in the movie, though, that got me thinking, like "would you turn on your own kind if what they're doing is against your conscience," which reminds me of the German officers that turned on Hitler in WWII. The movie setting is also similar to the current Middle Eastern war, but yet there are some subtal differences.
Anyway, if you want to watch the movie, you should watch it in 3D. There's definitely a lot of eye candies and wow factors involved. Although I do find the "love" scene between two large blue aliens a bit disturbing...
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