AVATAR

I just came back from the psychedelic (not to mention dizzying) joyride that is the blockbuster AVATAR. Never have I seen so many beautiful colors or dragon-like creatures zipping through a scenery of majestic mountains and forests. And one extremely large tree. The plot of AVATAR is pretty straightforward. It's about a guy in a wheelchair, okay that makes me sound kind of ignorant and stupid, okay fine. It's about an ex-marine who gets paralyzed legs, but gets a chance to become an avatar, and go to the new planet of Pandora and get to know the people. Once he gets there he realizes that Pandora, though beautiful and filled with oodles of creepy animal-things, has become terrorized by us earthlings. Though some avatars, such as one played by Sigourney Weaver has a tree-hugging scientist who had actually become friends with the native blue aliens, many seek only to destroy and look for a rare metal called unobtainiun...cute and punny, am I right? This sends the story into a whirlwind of fantastical journeys, adventures, and sometimes what can seem more like an Al Gore public service announcement, but this time we're trying to save blue, tribal like clans with pointed ears, than sweet polar bears. All and all it was beautifully done, and a bit heart-wrenching, but maybe I'm just a sap. Seeing it in 3D was amazing, though made me a little nauseous in the end, but great fun!