AVATAR

Finally, I watched Avatar 3D at INNOX. I didn't want to raise any high expectations for myself and hence restrained myself from reading too many reviews before I watched the movie.I kind of guessed that the movie is going to be technically outstanding.

The movie started and by the time I understood what was happening..(kind of understood that we were into the future..) we were taken into a new planet...New planet was very colorfully and extremely pleasing to the eyes and I was still trying to understand what the hell was happening in the new planet and relationship to the old planet...while enjoying the brilliance on the screen. In between, I think i dozed off for a few minutes..

I understood that technically, the movie was so far outstanding that it may take another decade or two before Bollywood can attempt anything close to that...If Cameron had really thought about this 15 years back.. I cannot imagine what he is made of.... I have No qualification or stature to give a review on this movie since it is beyond me and my capacities....However,

I was watching my kids reactions and their questions after the movie... I was hoping that they will ask questions about other planets, life on them, creatures on them,...etc, etc.. I was feeling very happy for the kids that they should be lucky to watch such a movie - dream about a different planet, characters,...etc how to get there, etc...

I have talked to other kids of my children age... I was poking them to see what they liked....story.,,etc They seemed to have liked or loved the movie..however, I felt none of them really understood what was happening... there was a hurry and complexity in the story with too many details...

As a teenager, I remember being awed by Star Trek, Jurassic park and it didn't leave me for many weeks if not months. I don't get the feeling that the kids today had such experience after watching AVATAR. Whatever, the case may be.. they are not excited, although everyone watched it...

Predictable story..
Superb/Meticulous technology and execution..
Brilliant marketing..

Also, the characters did not look very real... the animals...the birds...were too colorful and too unreal. The message however is loud and clear not to mess with nature!!!