| ORIGINAL TITLE |
Avatar |
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| DIRECTOR |
James Cameron |
| SCREENWRITER |
James Cameron |
| COMPOSER |
James Horner |
| CINEMATOGRAPHER |
Mauro Fiore |
| CAST |
Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodríguez, Giovanni Ribisi, Joel David Moore, Wes Studi, CCH Pounder, Laz Alonso, Dileep Rao |
| STUDIO/PRODUCER |
20th Century Fox / Lightstorm Entertainment / Giant Studios Inc. |
| AWARDS |
2009: 3 Academy Awards: Cinematography, Art Direction, Visual Effects. 9 Nominations
2009: 2 Golden Globes: Best Movie, Director. 4 Nominations
2009: 2 BAFTA Awards: Production Design and Special Effects. 8 Nom., including Best Film
2009: Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Production Design
2009: 6 Critics' Choice Awards, including Best Action Movie. 9 Nominations
2009: César Awards: Nominated for Best Foreing Film |
| GENRE |
Sci-Fi. Adventure. War. Action. Fantasy. Romance | Aliens. 3-D |
| SYNOPSIS/PLOT |
Year 2154. On a distant moon Pandora, a reluctant hero embarks on a journey of redemption and discovery, as he leads a heroic battle to save a civilization. AVATAR takes us to a spectacular new world beyond our imagination. Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) is a former Marine confined to a wheelchair. But despite his broken body, Jake is still a warrior at heart. He is recruited to travel light years to the human outpost on Pandora, where a corporate consortium is mining a rare mineral that is the key to solving Earth's energy crisis. Because Pandora's atmosphere is toxic, they have created the Avatar Program, in which human "drivers" have their consciousness linked to an avatar, a remotely-controlled biological body that can survive in the lethal air. These avatars are genetically engineered hybrids of human DNA mixed with DNA from the natives of Pandora... the Na'vi. Reborn in his avatar form, Jake can walk again. He is given a mission to infiltrate the Na'vi, who have become a major obstacle to mining the precious ore. But a beautiful Na'vi female, Neytiri (Zoe Saldana), saves Jake's life, and this changes everything. Jake is taken in by her clan, and learns to become one of them, which involves many tests and adventures. As Jake's relationship with his reluctant teacher Neytiri deepens, he learns to respect the Na'vi way and finally takes his place among them. Soon he will face the ultimate test as he leads them in an epic battle that will decide the fate of an entire world. |
| PRO REVIEWS |
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"The King of the World sets his sights on creating another world entirely in 'Avatar,' and it's very much a place worth visiting. (...) delivers unique spectacle, breathtaking sights, narrative excitement and an overarching anti-imperialist, back-to-nature theme" (Todd McCarthy: Variety)
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"There is still at least one man in Hollywood who knows how to spend $250 million, or was it $300 million, wisely. 'Avatar' is not simply a sensational entertainment, although it is that. It's a technical breakthrough. (...) Rating: **** (out of four)" (Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times)
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"A flawed but fantastic tour de force (...) However, if you can wrap a pair of 3D glasses round your peepers, this becomes a transcendent, full-on five-star experience that's the closest we'll ever come to setting foot on a strange new world. (...) Rating: ***** (out of five)." (Chris Hewitt: Empire)
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"Immense in every way (...) Avatar is an overwhelming, immersive spectacle. The state-of-the-art 3D technology draws us in, but it is the vivid weirdness of Cameron’s luridly imagined tropical otherworld that keeps us fascinated." (Wendy Ide: The Times)
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"What the industry needs (the kind of wowser you'll pay to see on a big screen). (...) thunderously exciting (...) It extends the possibilities of what movies can do. (...) Rating: ***1/2 (out of four)" (Peter Travers: Rolling Stone)
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"[Cameron] brings science-fiction movies into the 21st century with the jaw-dropping wonder that is 'Avatar.' (...) Every bit of technology in "Avatar" serves the greater purpose of a deeply felt love story" (Kirk Honeycutt: The Hollywood Reporter)
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"Created to conquer hearts, minds, history books and box-office records, the movie — one of the most expensive in history, the jungle drums thump — is glorious and goofy and blissfully deranged. (...) [Cameron] hasn’t changed cinema, but with blue people and pink blooms he has confirmed its wonder. " (Manohla Dargis: The New York Times)
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