Avatar
The year is 2154. The US army lands on Pandora, a moon the size of Earth orbiting in space. Their goal was to harvest minerals from Pandora's soil, which were desperately needed. But, first, they must attack the alien world's peace-loving indigenous population, relocating or destroying them with their spies and bombs. We thought sinking the Titanic was a massive task! This time, James Cameron opts to play god and constructs an entirely new world with such exquisite elegance, aesthete, and attention to detail that he practically takes your breath away. With its art house special effects and shock and awe treatment, Avatar symbolises the coming of age of both CGI and 3-D cinema in terms of pure technology. On the one hand, the iridescence of the canvas and the never-before contours of the creatures, flora, and fauna flying across the screen makes you marvel at how computers can augment creativity; on the other hand, the umpteen times you jump back to avoid the arrow...