James Cameron's AVATAR (teaser trailer) - UPDATED BLOG
Hmmmmm...looking very interesting! I'd love to see this one, from Cameron of the "Titanic" fame.
I saw this finally with a friend after trying to get weekend tickets for at least 3 weeks[this actually took place at least a month before the Oscars, so I wasn't directly influenced at all by the venerable award giving body of the movie industry here in the US; I just thought an update on this blog posting is a great opportunity to share what I got in mind about movies these days]---I couldn't believe I had to wait that long just to get myself seats for a movie theater showing this latest flick from Cameron. We've all known by now that "Heart Locker" won the best picture and best director awards in the 82nd Academy Awards - I actually knew about this from an insider who does bit roles in the movies (so she gave me the chance to learn who'd going to be the winners that would later be announced in the awards night).
And I still have to say, I'm completely mesmerized by Avatar, primarily because of its optimal and most effective use of the latest technology combining real and animated film shots (might as well be the use of the latest in digital moviemaking) - the finished product looked seamlessly flowing (it's almost like segments in a number of dreams I got during sleep), just exactly like what I thought when I first heard music using CDs many years ago - I mean the quality's so neat and in place, thus signifying the combined efforts of hardworking members of a great, reliable team (artistic, technical, material production)- which in the movies, is not a small thing to scoff at, as directors (in this case, Cameron) have to deal with a lot of individuals usually with huge egos (which can affect to some extent the finished product). And just for this reason alone, of being able to come up with a superior product through the efforts of many team members, Avatar deserves a second, serious look.
The story was admittedly so-so (for those who've not seen this, or not intending to watch it, just get yourself familiar with the story line behind the Iraq occupation by the US that started during the Bush presidency, and continues up to now - and you'll have ideas on similarities, but in Avatar, the setting is placed somewhere in another galaxy, with our own Earth still very much around but seemingly threatened, hence our people had to explore, seize, and take advantage of other beings' resources way way out there), to say the least. But Avatar still kept me focused on watching every moment on the big screen, as it's a great viewing experience on 3D - just simply amazing. Anyway, on the overall, Avatar remains to be a landmark movie that will have to referred to by historians or film buffs as the movie that promised and successfully delivered a great product that made use of the latest in movie making technology. As to why "Heart Locker" won those two plum awards, that's a completely different story.......
I saw this finally with a friend after trying to get weekend tickets for at least 3 weeks[this actually took place at least a month before the Oscars, so I wasn't directly influenced at all by the venerable award giving body of the movie industry here in the US; I just thought an update on this blog posting is a great opportunity to share what I got in mind about movies these days]---I couldn't believe I had to wait that long just to get myself seats for a movie theater showing this latest flick from Cameron. We've all known by now that "Heart Locker" won the best picture and best director awards in the 82nd Academy Awards - I actually knew about this from an insider who does bit roles in the movies (so she gave me the chance to learn who'd going to be the winners that would later be announced in the awards night).
And I still have to say, I'm completely mesmerized by Avatar, primarily because of its optimal and most effective use of the latest technology combining real and animated film shots (might as well be the use of the latest in digital moviemaking) - the finished product looked seamlessly flowing (it's almost like segments in a number of dreams I got during sleep), just exactly like what I thought when I first heard music using CDs many years ago - I mean the quality's so neat and in place, thus signifying the combined efforts of hardworking members of a great, reliable team (artistic, technical, material production)- which in the movies, is not a small thing to scoff at, as directors (in this case, Cameron) have to deal with a lot of individuals usually with huge egos (which can affect to some extent the finished product). And just for this reason alone, of being able to come up with a superior product through the efforts of many team members, Avatar deserves a second, serious look.
The story was admittedly so-so (for those who've not seen this, or not intending to watch it, just get yourself familiar with the story line behind the Iraq occupation by the US that started during the Bush presidency, and continues up to now - and you'll have ideas on similarities, but in Avatar, the setting is placed somewhere in another galaxy, with our own Earth still very much around but seemingly threatened, hence our people had to explore, seize, and take advantage of other beings' resources way way out there), to say the least. But Avatar still kept me focused on watching every moment on the big screen, as it's a great viewing experience on 3D - just simply amazing. Anyway, on the overall, Avatar remains to be a landmark movie that will have to referred to by historians or film buffs as the movie that promised and successfully delivered a great product that made use of the latest in movie making technology. As to why "Heart Locker" won those two plum awards, that's a completely different story.......
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