Avatar (2009)

" ”I'm the King of the world" (oh, sorry wrong movie!)" - summit10

15 years for this story to skyrocket on top of the earth, pretty impressive you could say and well worth the wait!

I will not make a review out of this film the traditional way; it seems that it would be appropriate to give it more of a different approach and impression!

I could only tell that the film was very fascinating on how it was able to jumpstart something long forgotten and that is to our appreciation of life and the planet we live in.

This was only the concept I was able to divulge myself into watching the film. Seeing that it has its share of mixed criticisms and reviews from the people who've seen it has given me the same insight. For some could compare and say that this was a rip off of Ferngully, Princess Mononoke, Dances with Wolves and so on!

James Cameron made it clear that his story was going to be made in the right time, when technology is available to be used. I couldn't agree more, in fact it was the CGI combined with real screen shots of people that has given it fluidity and clear scope of what James had imagined in his mind!

Though, this over eagerness conceived by making films that raked millions (not to mention his Titanic), has become the target of insightful viewership.

To be honest, the story was so simple, we as humans by nature don't give a damn when it comes to sharing, we are made into territorial beings without any consideration for others. We have ransacked every possible resource in our own planet and we will need to look beyond our jurisdictions.

In this case, back story states that Earth is in peril and do need a certain mineral called unobtanium in order for us to survive ergo we have to explore new worlds, I repeat explore new worlds and colonize it (history does repeat itself) and let alone a moon called Pandora to taste our expressive salutations...how do aliens say it? "We come in peace" (or go in pieces)!!!

Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) together with Dr. Grace Augustine (Sigourney Weaver) were the people responsible to go and retrieve Intel on how the RDA can get the mineral supply they need. Until one mission gone hay wired with Jake missing in action. Enter, Princess Neytiri (Zoe Saldana), finds and saves him from peril. Jake wanted to be part of them and so was trained in their ways until they fell in love. To cut it short, the deal was compromised and RDA military personnel attacks the home of the Omaticaya Clan (tribe of Neytiri), this is where the battle lines are drawn from both factions (I even saw it as Starcraft’s Terrans versus Warcraft's Night Elves, what a riot!!!)

But the story also tells on how ironic that we are being given this type of treatment and yet we are still confounded to the spirit inside of us! I believe in that too, for many has given up on what we are and what we are capable of doing and still, we are bounded to our rights, to survive but not without any sacrifice or for that matter to respect and love what is given to us, not just the people we belong with but to the gifts that God provided us!

The film connotes heroism, courage, selflessness and to do what is right! That is enough for people to know and for James as well. It's clichéd and overrated...true but you can never keep a good man down for even if he is awake or asleep, he will keep his dreams alive!