1.3 billion dollars. That’s the result of the latest sale report for James Cameron’s Avatar. Although many debate that the sales have been boosted by the IMAX ticket pricing, the movie’s popularity makes it without a doubt one of the shiny successes of 2009 and the town’s talk for 2010. Yet there are plenty of naysayers out there calling it common, boring, a run of the mill. Compared to the Avatar fan boys/girls their number is insignificant, but their voice must be heard and it is as important as anybody else’s. So I decided that a review based on their opinions would be at least a good idea.

Their first complaint is about the story, which in a highly condensed version goes like this: on a distant planet called Pandora humans … More

Set in the nearby future timeframe, the movie presents us with the scenario in which almost the entire world population uses robotic surrogates that look, walk and talk just as regular humans do, to perform their daily activities. From the safety of their home, humans can connect to these robots and carry on with their lives without ever worrying about their good looks, personal safety or the consequences of their actions. A utopia that shakes from its foundation when the destruction of a surrogate leads to the death of the man that was controlling it, thing considered impossible until then. In his investigation FBI agent Greer (Bruce Willis) unravels a conspiracy that threatens the life of millions in a universe plagued and crippled by the lack of human emotions. … More