Avatar: **

So now I've moved on to some slightly older films, and here I'm going to be discussing Avatar. 

If you actually thought this film was clever/good/inspirational then I'm afraid I believe you've been brainwashed by the use of 3D effects and pretty colours. One word can sum up with film for me: Over-fucking-rated (yes i'm counting that as a word). Am I one of the only sane people who recognized the plot was far from original? Pocahontas anyone? Pocahontas 2.0 rise of the blue people and glow-y flowers. At least Pocahontas's love story was heart felt and endearing, the relationship between Neytiri and Jake was uncomfortable and forced. "I see you"... Please stop. It's the classic 'humans are bad bad people stop the humans stop.' And yeah, fair enough, I have to give to the team for special effects. This film was an undeniable break through for filming technology, being one of the first films to be released in modern 3D effects. There's beautiful scenery (obviously as it's set on a majestic moon full of plants that look like jellyfish) and it's got a nice moral. But again, my main reasons for disliking the film isn't down to the concept in itself, it's because we've seen it before. The whole 'save the planet, look after nature' is a beautiful message but I'm simply saying, I think this film has been made out to be a lot better than it is. It was a box office smash hit, and reached no.14 on the all time highest grossing films. But, personally I think it's success was purely down to good use of visuals and the introduction of modern viewing technology. Not at all for the story line, performances or script.

Rating: 2 Stars

Highlight: Every things pretty!!!!!!

See if: You like Pocahontas. You like pretty colours.

Don't see if: You want a genuinely gripping, tense story. Because you won't find it here.