I didn't think I would enjoy this movie as much as I did. It's Pocahontas meets Ferngully with a few old science fiction novels thrown in for good balance.
The visuals are absolutely stunning. The animals, foliage, even the beautiful mountains are shown in fantastic depth and color. The beauty of nature is shown with dark contrast to the machinery and modern technology brought by the humans, who are there to study and eventually exploit the land.
The main character, Jake Sully, was played by then-unknown actor Sam Worthington. He was chosen by James Cameron because he wanted an everyday man to rise up and become a hero. He wouldn't have gotten the same feeling from us if it would have been an already-established action star.
One of my favorite scenes is when Jake wakes up as his avatar, a tall blue creature. As a human, Jake is disabled, but as his avatar he can move like he used to. So the first thing he does is run at top speed outside. I can't even imagine how exhilarating that must be. I would give anything to run again, and I can see how he feels by the look on his face. It's a look of pure joy.
There's so much more that happens, but this is one of the few movies that I don't want to delve further into because there are plenty of spoilers. I will give it a 9/10 based on visuals and character development.
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