By now you've heard Avatar lived up to its expectations. With nominations in almost every category this year, James Cameron can count on stealing the spotlight again since the ginormous success of Titanic.

Its Cameron, therefore epic, and a blockbuster, surpassing the only other record-breaking highest-grossing movie: his own Titanic. The movie grossed over $2 billion, and had a budget of $237 million, but went over it by a cool $300 million. But enough about its fiscal success:

What I liked the most about the movie was the title. Avatar. Avatar, merely an embodiment, a variable if you will, just a shell of who we are, not the real person inside. Should that restrict us? Our bodies do not necessarily identify us though, its who we are inside, right? The same question was posed in the 2009 Surrogates: Are our bodies inhibitors and genetic oppressors of who we really are inside?

For Jake Sully, the physically impaired ex-Marine, having an avatar reignited the strength and mobility he once had, because now he can move with his mind. Its no surprised he enjoyed his Avatar life better (if you haven't seen DO NOT read on) and decides to fight humanity and stay.

Plot-wise, Avatar did a very good job at making us humans take a look at our relationship with our land. The planet of Pandora led a life much simpler and respectful to their resources and ancestors (think Native Americans and their loyalty to their tribes).

Cinematically, what would a James Cameron movie be without a little kick ass graphics? The only way to see this movie is in 3-D. While I promise you'll get the same mind shake from just the 2D, you will fall in love with the planet Pandora once you see it like you're there.



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