Yeah, that is just complete and utter bull.
I just felt like being lazy and didn't feel like writing. Ya know, I do what I do, when I do what I do. So yeah, my bad.
But for the first day back I do have what I believe is some fantastically compelling material. Here is your first hint: I saw it in IMAX. Nothing yet?
Well here's your second hint: It was some of the best 3D that I have ever been exposed to. Still nothing? Wow, you people are dense.
Nah, I'm just joshin'. But there is no laughing matter when it comes to James Cameron's latest block buster hit. That's right folks, I'm talking about the movie with the gigantic blue feline-Esq people, aka, AVATAR. Now, there aren't many movies that deserve an all caps title but this one without a doubt has earned that right. This was by far one of the absolute best movies that I have seen in a very, very long time. And I definitely was not expecting to feel that way. As a matter of fact, I honestly only went to see this particular movie because my husband had the desire to experience it. Of course, being the wonderful wife that I am, I agreed. Hesitantly of course, as Avatar has been billed as a sci-fi which I will make it known to the world of readers right now, that I despise. I'm thinking I should start trusting my husband in the movie department a bit more, but let's face it; women are stubborn. And woman I am.
Anyways, back to the movie. Having heard mixed reviews, I wasn't sure what to expect except to know that this was going to be a visually stunning movie. Well, no letdown there. I'm not even sure if there are words to describe how beautiful this movie really is. So we'll just skip right to the next point. I had read from a ton of critics that this movie lacked a solid story and even more importantly a strong script. Here are my opinions on those two matters:
1. To me, the story wasn't lacking at all. In fact, I quite enjoyed it. It played to a wide audience, including romantics such as myself, with the underlying love story; bad-ass action lovers, with it's huge and explosive battle scenes; and sci-fi geeks, with it's overall out of this world (literally) plot.
2. As far as the script is concerned, no, there wasn't anything complex to it at all. In fact my husband described how he felt and I most definitely agree with him. He said that the story of Avatar has been done a million times over, and there was nothing new in essence to the story. But James Cameron used his imagination, and the wonderful use of 3D technology to enhance one of the most simple stories and make it something that seems "fresher that spring water."
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And I concur. Avatar was extremely fresh, and I for one am thoroughly impressed with the movie as a whole. I also loved how Mr. Cameron drew his audience right into the world of the Na'vi and made us feel like we were right there experiencing it for ourselves. Kudos James. Kudos.
I have to give a shout out to my husband for making me see it because it was one of the most fun times I've had at the theater in a really long time. Thanks hunny!
Willy Wonka took us into a world of imagination and constantly reminds us that the schnozberries taste like schnozberries and I promise if you go and see Avatar, you will experience a new world of imagination all over again.
This is Ashley wishing you a great start to what I feel is going to be a fantastic year. Goodnight.
