Movie Review: Avatar

Jame Cameron can breathe a sigh of relief as his big budget intergalatic flick has won audiences the world over.

Many thought the multi-million pound movie would not live up to the initital hype generated by select preview groups who saw it last summer once released to a global audience.

But luckily for James Cameron it did.

Avatar tells the tale of former marine Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) who is given a second chance after he becomes disabled. Jake is asked to travel to the jungle-covered world on Pandora to carry-on where his twin brother left off before he died.

Through the use of mentally controlled, homegrown blue aliens Sam and his colleagues must infiltrate the native population of Pandora to win their hearts and minds. Unbeknown to the aliens, their village lies on top of a very rare metal which the army wants to sell for millions.

Sam is ordered to gain their trust and provide strategic information for his bosses so they can extract the metal by force if necessary. However, spending time with the natives allows him a new take on life.

With breath taking graphics and a deeply emotive storyline, Avatar is a movie that is difficult to falter besides the aliens sometimes looking cartoony around the eyes.