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Directed by: James Cameron
Written by: James Cameron
Produced by: James Cameron, Jon Landau
Starring: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, Sigourney Weaver
Music by: James Horner
Production Companies: 20th Century Fox, Lightstorm Entertainment, Dune Entertainment, Ingenious Film Partners
Release date: December 10, 2009 (London), December 18, 2009 (United States)
Content: General

Plot: n 2154, Earth suffers from resource exhaustion and ecological collapse. The Resources Development Administration (RDA) mines the valuable mineral unobtanium on Pandora, a lush habitable moon of Polyphemus, a gas giant in the Alpha Centauri star system. Pandora, whose atmosphere is inhospitable to humans, is inhabited by the Na'vi, 10-foot-tall (3.0 m), blue-skinned, sapient humanoids that live in harmony with nature.

To explore Pandora, genetically matched human scientists control Na'vi-human hybrids called "avatars". Paraplegic former Marine Jake Sully is sent to Pandora to replace his deceased identical twin, who had signed up to be an operator. Avatar Program head Dr. Grace Augustine considers Jake inadequate but accepts him as an operator. While escorting the avatars of Grace and Dr. Norm Spellman, Jake's avatar is attacked by Pandoran wildlife, and he flees into the forest, where he is rescued by the Na'vi princess Neytiri. Suspicious of Jake, she takes him to her clan. Neytiri's mother, Mo'at, the clan's spiritual leader, orders her daughter to initiate Jake into their society.

Colonel Miles Quaritch, head of RDA's security force, promises Jake that the company will restore the use of his legs if he provides information about the Na'vi and their gathering place, the giant Hometree, under which is a rich deposit of unobtanium. Learning of this, Grace transfers herself, Jake, and Norm to an outpost. Jake and Neytiri fall in love as Jake is initiated into the tribe, and they choose each other as mates. When Jake and Neytiri attempt to disable a bulldozer threatening a sacred Na'vi site, Administrator Parker Selfridge orders Hometree destroyed.

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Review: Okay, to enjoy this film you will need to get over the obvious and blatant climate change agenda. It's obvious that the earth is in such a terrible state due to the ravages of human greed and industrial rape of nature. As well as the concept that the human race is not happy destroying their own planet. They will some day follow the journey of such notables as Star Trek. To go where nobody (i.e. humans) had gone before. And strip the planet of everything viable.

Okay. I had my little tirade. Over all the film is good. The story is sadly a blue print of most modern films. You have the protagonist or hero, the sidekick(?) or heroine and the antagonist or villain. You have a typical time schedule to resolve the over all challenge or dilemma. As well as a host of side characters to keep things interesting. I enjoyed the special effects. The level of CGI over the years has really advanced.

Well suited for a rainy day with a load of popcorn.