Avatar
I watched Avatar recent. It is a good movie but truth be told, I expected it to be great, not merely good. I wasn't exactly wowed by it. Maybe I was caught up in the hype and so had high expectation? *shrug*
I watched the 3-D version. Again, nothing to shout about. It didn't seem to do much difference to me. In retrospect, I wouldn't have paid S$5 to watch it in 3-D and wearing uncomfortable 3-D glasses in front of my own glasses.
The first encounter between the two main characters reminded me too much of Pocahontas, especially with the theme on respecting nature, give thanks to the animal killed for food etc. I wouldn't have blinked my eyes if Neytiri burst out singing "Colours of the Wind", especially callimg Jake Sully a "baby" when it comes to understanding the forest and stuff. It would have fitted the scene perfectly, with her running up tree trunks and jumping around while pointing to the lovely flora and fauna around.
Yah, I'm just a tad dissapointed because I expected something really different, not only in visual but also the details of the storyline.
Having said that, I will still recommend this movie. Probably not in 3-D though.
I watched the 3-D version. Again, nothing to shout about. It didn't seem to do much difference to me. In retrospect, I wouldn't have paid S$5 to watch it in 3-D and wearing uncomfortable 3-D glasses in front of my own glasses.
The first encounter between the two main characters reminded me too much of Pocahontas, especially with the theme on respecting nature, give thanks to the animal killed for food etc. I wouldn't have blinked my eyes if Neytiri burst out singing "Colours of the Wind", especially callimg Jake Sully a "baby" when it comes to understanding the forest and stuff. It would have fitted the scene perfectly, with her running up tree trunks and jumping around while pointing to the lovely flora and fauna around.
Yah, I'm just a tad dissapointed because I expected something really different, not only in visual but also the details of the storyline.
Having said that, I will still recommend this movie. Probably not in 3-D though.
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Lyssa,
Hehe well, at least this should lower your expectation :)
I do like Pocahontas but I expected something different from Avatar.
I also watched Avatar non-3D recently. I honestly don't think it makes a difference and it's a waste of money to pay for the 3D version. Moreover, the 3D glasses are uncomfortable.
I haven't followed AM for years.