A paraplegic marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a
unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the
world he feels is his home.
Director: James Cameron
Writer: James Cameron
Stars: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver
Storyline
When his brother is killed in a robbery, paraplegic Marine
Jake Sully decides to take his place in a mission on the distant world of
Pandora. There he learns of greedy corporate figurehead Parker Selfridge's intentions
of driving off the native humanoid "Na'vi" in order to mine for the
precious material scattered throughout their rich woodland. In exchange for the
spinal surgery that will fix his legs, Jake gathers intel for the cooperating
military unit spearheaded by gung-ho Colonel Quaritch, while simultaneously
attempting to infiltrate the Na'vi people with the use of an "avatar"
identity. While Jake begins to bond with the native tribe and quickly falls in
love with the beautiful alien Neytiri, the restless Colonel moves forward with
his ruthless extermination tactics, forcing the soldier to take a stand - and
fight back in an epic battle for the fate of Pandora.
Box Office
Budget: $237,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend: £8,509,050 (UK) (18 December 2009)
Gross: $760,505,847 (USA) (12 November 2010)
User Reviews
Yeah this movie took several steps forward in terms of
cinematography and filming technology, but that is all that can really be said
to be what makes this film worth seeing. Everything else that makes a film
great is totally lack luster.
There is no deep character development. Why does Jake Sully
really want to become a part of the Navi? What was life on Earth like? What
really makes him want to break away from his roots there? Is it just the ability
to walk? I mean are there no more Native Americans or Buddhists left on Earth
(which is clearly who the Navi were based off of) to give him that spiritual
satisfaction? How does he feel about filling his brother's shoes? Twin
relationship? The conflict between scientists and the military is not
developed. Every supporting character was a stock character. Michelle Rodriguez
somehow manages to have a place in Hollywood
after literally playing the same type of character in every film she is in
(Fast and the Furious, SWAT, Blue Crush...yeah just put her in a futuristic
helicopter and thats her in this one). Was Sigourney Weaver supposed to be a
mother figure? How did the bad guy from the Last of the Mohicans feel about
faking a Native American language? The plot was totally predictable, and the
dialogue was crap. It was like James Cameron turned in his dialogue assignment
a day late.