Plot Summary
In Avatar, humans have invaded Pandora, an Earth-like moon inhabited by a race of blue humanoids called the Na’vi. In their quest to find the mineral unobtanium, humans have grown Na’vi bodies crossed with human DNA that can be controlled. Jake Sully, a paralyzed veteran, is one of the humans given the chance to be an avatar. While he starts his mission determined to find the unobtanium no matter the cost to the Na’vi, Jake quickly becomes entangled in the lives of the Na’vi and starts to question the intentions of his own race.
As of January 19,2010 Avatar had grossed $1.6 billion—just $200 million short of Titanic’s record-setting box office gross in 1997.
Point
I saw the movie, Avatar, in its full three-dimensional glory and must admit that I was quite skeptical going into the movie. I recall seeing a preview for Avatar and thought the plot looked ridiculous. I felt that the movie would be nothing more than over-the-top effects with a dry storyline. On top of it all, those blue things just looked bizarre. I couldn’t have been more wrong. Everything about Avatar impressed me, and the film was appealing on many different levels. The plot was captivating and the graphics and effects were not overdone. There was romance, action, drama and even a little humor. Overall, director James Cameron scored another hit and Avatar is well deserving of the praise and accolades, especially its “titanic” box office revenue.
By Lauren Kern
Counterpoint
If you haven’t seen Jim Cameron’s Avatar yet, don’t worry about having the plot spoiled for you. You already saw it when it was called Pocahontas or Dances with Wolves. The entire story is driven by the evil capitalists’ desire to mine the unobtainable unobtainium. The film must be seen in 3D since the only way the laughably clich