by Niti
As we look out and around we see technology improve at an astonishing speed, making what seemed impossible a reality. To close out the decade, Avatar, a highly anticipated movie with exceptional graphics was released in December of 09. Although the movie lacked star power, it was directed by a widely known director, James Cameron. The Canadian Film director has a spectacular resume, as his works includes The Terminator starring the current governor of
As James Cameron’s reputation in the cinematography proves he is worthy of great works in art. He surely did not disappoint the world with his latest creation. Avatar takes place in the year of 2154 on a moon called Pandora, where humans are mining for a precious mineral for a source of energy. A vast amount of the precious minerals called unobtainium is located in a tree called the “Tree of Souls” where the native population of Pandora resides in. In order for humans to interact with the native population known as the Na’vi, they must use genetically engineered bodies as the humans are unable to breathe the air in Pandora. As the humans are on the mission to exploit the unbotainium, they are forced to destroy parts of the Pandorian ecosystem, and the Na’vi resist the expansion of the humans. Even though warned by a researcher that if they were to destroy the “Tree of Souls”, they would as a result destroy the entire ecosystem of Pandora as the ecosystem is interconnected, the head of the military unit chooses otherwise and goes forward his plan in search for unobtainium.
Avatar has a very intriguing yet complicated story line, but that simply is not the reason for the vast amount of praise for this dazzling and exceptional work of art. With a budget of 237 million dollars, it is truly a work of beauty. The Pandorian ecosystem is exceptionally stunning and striking with colors unthinkable and unimaginable and the landscape is simply extraordinary, as the floating mountain were inspired by the Chinese Mount Huang which is huge tourist attraction in China. The organisms in Pandora seem to be a mix of the many creatures we see today. The organisms themselves seem so real due to the exceptional graphics, and the addition of 3-D effects simply makes this film a must see.
To date, Avatar has reported 5.54 million dollars in United States alone and has grossed in 1.859 billion dollars internationally making it the the highest grossing of all time in the world. Cameron’s Avatar overtook his other brilliant piece of work Titanic, which was the highest grossing of all time which was released in 1997 and grossed 1.844 billion dollars. However, Avatar sill needs another $45 million to beat the Titanic’s domestic gross of $600 million, which is predicted to be accomplished in the next two weeks. Avatar has been number one at the box office for six weeks since its release, and won a Golden Globe earlier this month for Best Picture, Drama. A few reports have also said that Cameron has in fact confirmed the possibility of a sequel to Avatar.
Avatar has impressed the world with its exceptional and extraordinary graphics and 3D effects. However, it just maybe only a preview to what the Cinematography industry has to show us. Be prepared to be dazzled once more.
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