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More than ten years in the making, James Cameron (director of Titanic) once again creates a giant, with this Sci-Fi movie of the year. Avatar is without question the future of movies, with groundbreaking sound, visuals, and effects that are simply jaw-dropping. Just as director George Lucas created Star Wars, Cameron uses his creative directing approach to bring his vision to the screen. Set in the future year of 2154 Cameron creates a planet known as Pandora full of many species such as the native Na'vi... The story itself is nothing new, very similar to the 1992 animation Ferngully, where basically humans invade the environment to obtain it's resources. In this particular matter, humans seek to obtain a precious mineral that lies under the Tree of Life, which is home to the Na'vi. The Na'vi are extreme environmentalists and obtain their energy from the plants and the animals. When the humans disguise one of their own, he is quickly discovered for his reckless ways and is thus trained and taught in the ways of the Na'vi. He eventually comes to understand their way of life, and prefers it over his own species. He thus helps them in standing up against the humans, and sending them away from the planet. It's a movie that has a little bit of everything for everyone; Action, Comedy, Romance, and Drama. It's colorful visuals make for a very imaginative and unique viewing experience that I highly recommend to see in theaters! And the best part is that the movie has a very important message which is that we should take care of our nature and not give in to this terrible Corporate Exploitation that really does happen in real life...