Just seen ‘Avatar’ – after plenty of time of waiting and listening to personal reviews from my friends. I was thrilled for the first 30 minutes and increasingly bored afterwards. Here are some of my thoughts on it:
Positives:
- Visually it looks fabulous – though the 3D worked only in part. I agree with Dr. Kermode that it would probably be fine without the glasses. But to be fair, how many times would you watch a movie because it is fabulous visually? Think The English Patient….
- It uses a pretty linear story line that is easy to follow – a fairy-tale, if a common one at that.
Negatives:
- The message is confused: pro-environmentalism while portraying an over-blown cruel battle scene?
- Far too long
- Very ‘new age’ without any clever underlying philosophy – a real ‘mish mash’.
Star Wars or LoR it isn’t! I would have loved Tim Burton or Terry Gilliam to have a go at the subject – which seems fascinating.
PS – a few theological reflections, if I may:
- the idea of the Avatar – new identity in a parallel world – a foretaste of Heaven – no disabilities
- the idea of death in order to be reborn as an Na’vi – new birth – spritually
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