The last movie I went to see in the cinema was Dune and that was incredible. I had similarly high expectations for the new Avatar considering the director has gone vegan and it seemed his heart is in the right place.
But this movie is terrible. And I recommend you save your money. I live in Finland and it cost EUR 17,40 for the matinee showing at 12:45. I was sitting at home contemplating whether to go see it or not since it was pretty cold outside, almost -16.
Well I should’ve stayed home.
There is no plot resembling anything of substance. There is zero percent humor except a flying arm late in the film that got one lonely gag out of one of the few people in the theatre, me.
I kept checking the time on my ipod nano and hoping it would end already after about 20 minutes into the film. I did breathing exercises and practiced mindfulness during the movie to help cope with the annoyance of having paid for an incredibly pretentious and boring film (with a budget that could feed a third world country).
Great art has to be surprising. Gimme something. Even the score is extremely dull and predictable. Such visuals would perhaps go with a more futuristic soundscape and why not throw in some absurd dance or sex scenes in the middle of the film. Nope. Nothing. This is hollywood woke familly friendly all the way but with a lot of violence and killing white people.
Of course.
I couldn’t make it to 3 hours. I put on my winter gear, left the 3d glasses on the adjacent seat and walked out. I wanted to make sure the gods understood my disatisfaction in the hopes of attracting higher quality content into my version of the dreamworld.
Now back home, drinking beer, contemplating the vicissitudes of life (this year has been a weird one) and writing this review.
James (Cameron), If this is what you have been up to for the last 15 years or whenever the first Avatar was released, your integrity as a film maker has seriously been compromised.
Thanks for reading.