Yesterday i just watched the upcoming blockbuster of this year or probably this century, Avatar - and in 3d too. James Cameron the director of the film had his plans ready from 1997 but the technology to make the film wasn't available so he waited it out. And boy wasn't that the greatest decision he made in his life?
Avatar was the most expensive film ever made with a budget of around $300 million dollars which is about £186 million. So far it's the fastest ever movie to hit the billion mark and this is set to rise.
The story is good, but not amazing. It had some nice character development, are the whole film seemed to flow pretty well with each each not dragging as some say at all.
The film itself is visually stunning, with some spectacular landscapes and very life like 'alien humanoids' calling them selves the 'Navi'. These aliens are in CGI mixed with real motion censor technology which obviously enhances the fictional characters to be more realistic. There were at times though the Aliens looked at tad cartoon like, and certain CGI elements were obvious, but most of the film is aesthetically very good, probably the best I've seen so far. The CGI is well done as well, probably a little lower or on par with Square Enix's Final Fantasy Advent Children.
I went to watch the film in Real D 3d and it does enhance visuals a lot with it's depth of field. You really feel life you are in the exotic landscapes which the film portrays. There were some things where the 3d never worked like when the characters were in a room and suddenly you see the 3d affect come into play which was totally pointless but when the actions scenes came about, as the audience you get yourself braced for lots and lts of 3d effects since so many potential chances where the 3d could have used, but it wasnt. Aside from these minor annoyances, the 3d did actually make the overall film look better.
I'm going to watch the film again sometime to really get more out of the film, probably in the IMAX theatre, since i'm hearing from people the sound is top notch, though i hear the visuals are not as good as Real D 3d. If i was to rate the film out of ten i'd give it a 8/10, mainly because it was entertaining and had something for everyone.
