I immediately got immersed into this world of wonder and excitement, where everything felt fun and real. I could not believe my eyes and ears as I was marveling at this experience. I did not feel I was in the theater until the lights were turned on again and I exited the room while Leona Lewis sang that wanna-be MyHeartWillGoOn song. The problem was that as I left, I was not only leaving the room itself, but my whole experience I had with the movie. I had nothing to take home and ponder about other than how real everything looked and felt.
I am conscious of the nature awareness theme which many people bring up as an excuse for the lack of originality of the film, but in reality, nowadays we are bombarded with world preservation messages, so the story didn´t seem that great to me. I suddenly felt as if I was watching some sort of Pocahontas 2. The message it is trying to get across is an important one, but it could´ve been told much better, with more emotional depth and better character development.
I guess at the end of the day, my question is this: Does a movie truly deserve to win best picture just because of the outstanding technical achievements? For me, one of the most important part of a film is the story it is trying to tell. If you´re not transmitting anything worth wile, why bother? Avatar didn´t even get nominated for best screenplay (as it should be), but yet it is still a big contender for the big prize.
I know the Oscars many times give awards according to their political agenda, but even if Avatar does win, does it deserve it? What do you think?
Vote on the poll, do you think Avatar should win???
