Avatar (Part 2)

Back in February I posted some initial comments on "Avatar" and said that we would probably watch the rest of the movie that month.  On April 12 we saw the rest of the movie.  Recently someone said to me, "Oh, you have to see Avatar in 3-D...you won't believe how good it is."  Hmm.  Perhaps I really need to be wowed to get excited about this movie and I doubt if 3-D would have helped.  I actually thought the first half was OK with the semi-paralyzed veteran becoming part of the story by "infiltrating" (and actually becoming one of the Navi people) but the incredible violence and death in the second half of the movie reminded me (us) of how much we hate war. 

Colonel Miles Quaritch is the "kill and win" leader of the human forces who seems to have absolutely no redeeming qualities.  Does he have a wife and children?  What does he do for fun?  I just didn't like this guy but found myself feelinig guilty that I was glad that he was killed by Jake's Navi "girl friend", Neytiri.

The destruction of Hometree, a wonderful central tree (Garden of Eden "type"?) made me very sad.  How could someone be happy about destroying something that wonderful?  It seemed to me that only Miles Quaritch was the truly happy person about that destruction and that was because he was an idiot.  Perhaps this scene alone was designed to change the hearts of people to appreciate even more our natural resources and surroundings.  Maybe it accomplished that purpose.

I'm sure that many people loved the movie and I realize that the cinematography was stunning but the sheer numbers of people, beasts, and foilage on the screen at one time was a little overwhelming at times.  A big screen might have helped.

Life and death and death and life were constant themes in the movie and the resolution at the end with Jake bedoming a Navi was nice but unconvincing. 

The movie was OK but I didn't like it that much.