Avatar: graphically speaking, is it the Star Wars of the decade? I mean, for the last year we’ve seen increasing amounts of press and media coverage highlighting the lengths at which director, writer, and overall creator James Cameron went to make Avatar one of the most anticipated movies of all time. Movie buffs and HD aficionados have no doubt been following the development of Avatar as revolutionary new methods were used to create the special effects within the movie which overall, raise the bar multiple levels for CG in the future. So how is it? According to early reviews, the wait has been well worth it. Words such as “Groundbreaking” and “Oscar Bound” highlight what is to be quite a thrilling and visually gorgeous movie.
It isn’t all visuals however, a distant planet love story that takes place in 2154 on a planet called “Pandora” is said to be rather entrenching as well. In my opinion, even if the plot wasn’t all that great, the fact that the James Cameron (Titanic) had to create the special effects for this movie from scratch means it is truly a labor of love. Now after many years of a script going without any motion and special effects work out the ying-yang, Cameron can finally sit back and bask in the spotlight. I’ve already ordered my tickets for the December 18th release. Using “excited” to describe my excitement would be an understatement.
While ultimately not a gadget, it’s technology, sci-fi, and overall geekiness combined with some HD flare are more than enough to suck me in. Anyone else uber excited, waiting with abated breath, and counting down the days until the 18th? Could this be the current generation’s Star Wars — a sci-fi movie with current, bleeding edge special effects all wrapped in a geek loving cocoon of awesomeness?
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