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Like many theatre goers this weekend, I went and saw Avatar, James Cameron’s first film since Titanic. The question everyone had before this movie was released this weekend was whether it could live up to all its hype. Word going into my screening Saturday was very high; I think Rotten Tomatoes had it at 84% or so; not bad.

My reaction throughout the movie was senses of wow and wonder at what I was seeing on the screen. Many people are saying, in conversations, water cooler and other, and in reviews in papers, TV, and blogs like this, that James Cameron has created a fantasy world like any other; one that is believable, beautiful, and groundbreaking. Walking out of the theatre, I was still processing what I just saw. This was my first adventure into 3D at the theatre, and it took me, like most, about 10 minutes to get used to that, and once Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), the hero of the film, steps into his Navi body, the indigenous people who inhabit Pandora, and into this new and exotic world, it was as if I had travelled the world my self. Cameron’s four year journey into creating this world has become a significant breakthrough for cinema.

Some questions that I had today, after thinking of the film for awhile, was if this movie could have had more groundbreaking elements to it. For example, with a relatively easy story to follow, could it have been more complex? James Cameron does action very well, but could he have experimented with new ways to shoot action? For the first question I’d say no. I think if the story telling got to complex there wold be way to much going on with this new jaw dropping word and keeping up with the story. the technology here really assists in telling this story, making it believable. It doesn’t overpower the story, but really brings it to life. The answer to the second question; I think that one breakthrough technology and effects is enough for one movie. This film will no doubt be a game changer; so what comes next?