It’s not that people aren’t allowed to have differing opinions – it’s that I’m right and anyone who disagrees with me is wrong.

Avatar is one of the best films I have ever seen. But it’s more than just a film – with sights, sounds and explosions – it’s a true movie experience. And this is why I refuse to acknowledge negative reviews – no matter what the source.

Sure, the plot isn’t breaking new ground – I’ll give them that. In many ways it mirrors Dances With Wolves, but that shouldn’t be a detractor. By all accounts, Dances With Wolves is a pretty solid film. Also, I think getting caught up in the similarities is a real injustice to the work itself. I find it’s far more related to the concept of having a ‘second life’ and losing yourself in fantasy & dreams. To have a new life that you engineer with faults corrected, with a community that accepts you… or to be in a perfect dream and to wake up wishing you were back in that dream. James Cameron did a masterful job of bringing these feelings through to the audience – via the compelling story and slick presentation. Leaving the theatre was a painful process. A step back into the cold realities of real life. That ‘feeling’ is what makes this film so great.

For those who didn’t care for the film – I have to imagine they just missed this entirely… too caught up in the techporn, blue people, and so on. I’m sure they came in half expecting to see Jar Jar Binks or some equally awful CGI creations.

Adding to the solid story and vision, the flawless presentation brings the film to a whole new level. Watching it in IMAX 3D, I felt like I was seeing the first colour motion picture. It’s truly an evolution – the next step in filmmaking. In 20 years I’m going to remember watching Avatar and absorbing this new film experience for the first time.

EDIT: On second thought, I will accept the following as faults in Avatar – 1) Anything to do with Michelle Rodriguez 2) the name “unobtanium”