Blu-Ray DVD Reviews

I just saw Avatar yesterday. I have to say it definately impressed me. Before I saw it, I knew that it had a lot of computer animation in it and part of me was saying that this is gonna be a crappy attempt to make that next generation movie because everything would look fake. The other part of me was saying that this was also the most expensive movie ever made and there’s a reason why. So not being able to decide what I thought it would be like, I watched it. It blew me away at how detailed and vibrant the animation was. The avatars even had similar facial features to that of their human controlling them. The voices and sounds of the people and the jungle were life like. I couldn’t believe that everything would look so real. This shows me where all the money went.

Another thing that I really liked was the themes of the movie. The humans were actually the bad guys in this one. They came to the plantet, Pandora, to mine unobtanium (which is funny because it suggests that it is unobtainable). It sells for $20 million a kilo or something and all they are trying to do it get as much as they can. The Navi, however, see life through the eyes of nature. Every plant and animal on Pandora is connected and so are everyone of the Navi people. They live in harmony and it is amazing how it hints at true spirituality. This theme is that money should not be the center of your life and that spiritual things are much more sustaining. Another theme I liked was that everyone of the Navi could plug into each other, animals, and trees just like plugging a cord into a computer and syncing. It suggests that there is one mind and that all are connected no matter how different. This is very similar to some religions today and I found it very interesting that they combined spirituality into an action movie on another planet.

Definately watch this movie!! It is probably the best movie I’ve ever seen. The graphics and sound quality is superb and would be twice as good on blu-ray with surround sound. But let me warn you, the version that is out now on DVD is only the movie, in November or December of this year a compete edition will come out that will have all the bonus features and what not. Wait until then if you can to buy it. But don’t wait until then to watch it! Rent it or if you’ve got deep pockets buy it now and then buy the second edition later. I’d recommend this movie to anyone and everyone. Hardly any blood, a few obsenities, and a lot of good suspense. Not to mention the ties with nature and god. 5 stars all the way!