Hit – Starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang

Before I review the film as a whole I would like to compare the synopsis of this movie to the synopsis of FernGully: The Last Rainforest.

Avatar:

A marine is sent on a mission to the moon called Pandora. Once there, he is asked to befriend the natives to help them relocate (so Americans can take their precious resources and turn them into profit) – instead he comes to love his surroundings and finds himself wanting to protect the natives and their home.

FernGully: The Last Rainforest

A rainforest called FernGully is threatened by pollution and logging by a destructive force. In order to save their rainforest, they need help from a human named Zak.

Simply put, I find that Avatar is the adult version of FernGully: The Last Rainforest. While discussing this idea with a friend, they responded, “FernGully must be the most popular film because I keep hearing about it when people discuss Avatar.” Upon this interaction, I started talking with friends and family members about my thoughts on Avatar – only to find that no one I know has actually seen FernGully. To me, this is ridiculous. Especially when I talk to people who are my age. At this point in time I believe that I am one of the only people who has ever seen FernGully.

Anyway, regardless of FernGully, this movie was quite a sight to see and experience. The CGI animation was the best I have ever seen without making things look “creepy.” I consider “creepy CGI/animation” to be movies like A Christmas Carol and The Polar Express. The creepiness comes from the idea that the CGI/animation is too close to the real thing and therefore creepy.

I am going to keep this somewhat short and say:

Bottom Line: A sight to see and experience in theaters – I saw it at a THX theatre which is an amazing experience in itself.

Fantasy

Rated PG-13 for intense epic battle sequences and warfare, sensuality, language and some smoking.

Running Time: 2 hours 38 minutes