Comments on: Avatar http://www.moviesforguys.com/avatar/ Movie reviews from the perspective of the typical guy. Fri, 14 Oct 2011 09:48:59 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: jadeintheatl http://www.moviesforguys.com/avatar/comment-page-1/#comment-14227 jadeintheatl Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:15:18 +0000 http://www.moviesforguys.com/?p=1420#comment-14227 I listened to an interview with Wes Anderson about doing the Amazing Mr. Fox and he talked about how the directing chore was so much more intense in animation because absolutely everything that appears in the frame is a conscious decision of the director. There are no auspiciously found locations. There's no fabric that a wardrobe designer discovered that drapes so luxuriously. Given that reality, AVATAR is an amazing creation by James Cameron as the world is incredibly dense and complete. And so flawlessly realized. Yes, echoes of Abyss and Aliens, (Vasgez flying a chopper? Ribisi doing Paul Reiser?) but from a basic theme standpoint, the story owes a lot to Clifford Simak's classic SF novel CITY. The idea that becoming an entity attuned to the environment leads to shifting allegiance is at the crux of both works. A great amalgam in terms of story and structure, but an incredible visual experience not to be missed. Jade I listened to an interview with Wes Anderson about doing the Amazing Mr. Fox and he talked about how the directing chore was so much more intense in animation because absolutely everything that appears in the frame is a conscious decision of the director. There are no auspiciously found locations. There’s no fabric that a wardrobe designer discovered that drapes so luxuriously. Given that reality, AVATAR is an amazing creation by James Cameron as the world is incredibly dense and complete. And so flawlessly realized.

Yes, echoes of Abyss and Aliens, (Vasgez flying a chopper? Ribisi doing Paul Reiser?) but from a basic theme standpoint, the story owes a lot to Clifford Simak’s classic SF novel CITY. The idea that becoming an entity attuned to the environment leads to shifting allegiance is at the crux of both works.

A great amalgam in terms of story and structure, but an incredible visual experience not to be missed.

Jade

]]> By: Mack Guffin http://www.moviesforguys.com/avatar/comment-page-1/#comment-14226 Mack Guffin Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:30:13 +0000 http://www.moviesforguys.com/?p=1420#comment-14226 Trailer for AVATAR <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/officialavatar#p/a/u/0/aVdO-cx-McA" rel="nofollow">on YouTube</A>. Trailer for AVATAR on YouTube.

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