Have You Watched "Avatar" Yet? It's AMAZING!

[DaveC426913]

there's one in Brampton too, in Trinity Commons

Brampton. That's part of Mississauga, kind of like Cooksville, right?

 

[Sorry!]

Brampton. That's part of Mississauga, kind of like Cooksville, right?

They wish they were part of Mississauga, we're too great of a city to be associated however.

I never knew that Toronto only had one 3D IMAX theatre... is that the Scotiabank Theatre... I'm pretty sure out near Wonderland there's another theatre.

Mississauga only has one too the one Dave spoke of near Square One but Oakville-Burlington border also has one now which isn't too far... I actually think it's closer than the one at Square One for me

 

[Gold Barz]

Nah Brampton and Mississauga are two different cities, they are right beside each other though

 

[Q_Goest]

Is there hidden meaning in Avatar? Seems to parallel the "Gaia hypothesis" very closely.

The Gaia hypothesis is an ecological hypothesis proposing that the biosphere and the physical components of the Earth (atmosphere, cryosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere) are closely integrated to form a complex interacting system that maintains the climatic and biogeochemical conditions on Earth in a preferred homeostasis. Originally proposed by James Lovelock as the Earth feedback hypothesis,

Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaia_hypothesis

Maybe the author wants to make a point that all things on Earth are inter-related. My impression was that there could be a lot of ways of re-interpreting the movie, this being just one perspective.

 

[DaveC426913]

Nah Brampton and Mississauga are two different cities, they are right beside each other though

It was a jibe. Don't Bramptonians have city-envy?

Is there hidden meaning in Avatar? Seems to parallel the "Gaia hypothesis" very closely.

Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaia_hypothesis

Maybe the author wants to make a point that all things on Earth are inter-related. My impression was that there could be a lot of ways of re-interpreting the movie, this being just one perspective.

I think that is the surface-level obvious message. It's kind of too much a part of common philosophy to be worth much attention to those who like to pick apart movies. The idea is that there are more subtle but darker undertones to the movie that sneak in under our awareness. It is these that are interesting to discuss.

 

[ideasrule]

Good to see that so many people are in the Toronto area! I'm from Richmond Hill and my friend is in Toronto proper, and the closest IMAX 3D theater to both of us (as well as the only one in Toronto proper) was the Scotiabank one downtown. I was thinking about going to the one in Vaughan, but that seemed too far from my friend's home. In hindsight, it would have been better to travel as far into the suburbs as possible instead of going downtown.

I may see this movie again when it's well past its peak. That would be my 3rd time watching it. Now I see why people watch movies 3 times: poor planning.

 

[Sorry!]

I'm going to watch this movie later on tonight for the first time lol. I've been trying to go for the past couple weeks but no time really. I'm not going to be watching it IMAX 3D though. Whatever the other 3D option at the local theatre is is what I'll be watching. I don't mind though lol

 

[EnumaElish]

A friend of mne pointed out something really telling.

Cameron said he's been thinking of this idea for about 15 years.

You know http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104254/" 17 years ago?

The similiarities are startling.

And this, 12 years ago:

...the land lay covered in forests, where, from ages long past, dwelt the spirits of the gods. Back then, man and beast lived in harmony, but as time went by, most of the great forests were destroyed. Those that remained were guarded by gigantic beasts who owed their allegiances to the Great Forest Spirit...

Preceded by https://www.amazon.com/dp/0425032795/?tag=pfamazon01-20:

On the planet Athshe, there is no word for war, there is no concept of murder, there is no language of hate. The world is one vast, green, gentle forest full of people who live between the world-time and the dream-time, who resolve their conflicts by means of ceremonial singing. Then the Terran League discovers Athshe's existence and a pattern of "colonization"-very similar to the exploitation of "primitive" cultures on Earth-begins to destroy the planet and its people; and, eventually, one young Athshean named Selver learns how to hate.

 

[BobG]

The first rule of PF - everybody writes rouge by mistake

I think you meant "rogue", not "rouge". Everybody writes "rouge" by mistake.

 

[Borg]

I tried to see it this weekend but, the IMax 3D screens were sold out for the entire day. I guess I'll have to get the tickets online next time. I haven't seen a movie in 3D before so this should be a good first one. I'll watch for the bugs and other details. Thanks for the heads up.

You got into the same problem as me. I was planning to see it in IMAX with a friend on Saturday. Due to an amazing lack of foresight, we forgot to consider:

(1) That Avatar is currently the most popular movie.
(2) That there was only one IMAX 3D theatre in the city of Toronto.
(3) That the whole city of Toronto was going to converge on this one theatre.
(4) That we were planning to arrive at 3 p.m., 20 minutes before the start of the movie.
(5) That many people are going to have the same stupid plan as we did.

Guess what happened?

Finally got IMAX 3D tickets for tomorrow. Looking forward to it.

 

[DaveC426913]

Finally got IMAX 3D tickets for tomorrow. Looking forward to it.

Only tomorrow?? Too late. Good seats are already gone.

 

[Sorry!]

Hmm the movie was ok... it wasn't as great as I was expecting with all the hype around it. As well the 3D didn't really make it any more impressive IMO. I could have just as easily watched it in 2D and felt the same way about the movie.

 

[DaveC426913]

it wasn't as great as I was expecting with all the hype around it.

Hype has become corporatized and funded.

In my world, hype is counter-productive; the more hype there is, the more suspicious I am.

 

[cronxeh]

Hmm the movie was ok... it wasn't as great as I was expecting with all the hype around it. As well the 3D didn't really make it any more impressive IMO. I could have just as easily watched it in 2D and felt the same way about the movie.

Thats why you should watch the movie on opening. I pretty much stumbled into the movie theater because a couple of friends wanted to go to the movies. I had no expectations about the movie, did not see the trailers, and did not read any reviews.

 

[Chi Meson]

Hmm the movie was ok... it wasn't as great as I was expecting with all the hype around it. As well the 3D didn't really make it any more impressive IMO. I could have just as easily watched it in 2D and felt the same way about the movie.

Are you missing an eye or something?!

Edit:

Or did you sit too close to the screen? 3D is better in the middle-back area of the theater.

 

[ideasrule]

Do you have (uncorrected) myopia? I conveniently lost my prescription glasses on the day I went to see the movie, and that definitely made the far-away scenes less realistic. (It even made reality seem less realistic since I had gotten so used to having the glasses.)

 

[cronxeh]

You realize that in 3 weeks this movie was out it already grossed $1.137 BILLION ?

 

[Borg]

Finally saw it. Wow! :!)

 

[waht]

Finally saw it. Wow! :!)

The person sitting next to me in the movie theater asked if this is my first time. I said it's my second. The person said it's her third time.

 

[ideasrule]

The person sitting next to me in the movie theater asked if this is my first time. I said it's my second. The person said it's her third time.

I'm guessing that's not because of poor planning?

 

[Newai]

The only thing keeping me from repeated visits is the length. Fun movie to watch but just too long. I'll bet this is typical for a lot of people.

 

[Borg]

Finally got IMAX 3D tickets for tomorrow. Looking forward to it.

Only tomorrow?? Too late. Good seats are already gone.

I actually got there an hour and a half before it started (first showing of the day). I was the first and got seats right in the middle. A lot of people arrived an hour early.

Even though I already had my tickets, I checked availability and they were sold out for the whole day except for the 10:30 pm showing again. Looks like it's going to stay popular for a while. Any bets on the gross? The first 2 billion dollar movie?

 

[Borg]

I've read a number of discussions about hidden meanings in the movie. Maybe I'm odd but, I couldn't help but, notice this:

Spoiler

The attack on the Home Tree reminded me of the collapse of the World Trade Center on 9/11, complete with an ash-covered landscape afterward.

 

[DaveC426913]

The person sitting next to me in the movie theater asked if this is my first time. I said it's my second. The person said it's her third time.

And you didn't get her number??

 

[rolerbe]

I enjoyed it, but leaned over to my son at one point in the movie and said

"you turned injun on us, dincha"
(from Dances with Wolves)

A pretty movie, but also a linear and predictable plot.

 

[DaveC426913]

I enjoyed it, but leaned over to my son at one point in the movie and said

"you turned injun on us, dincha"
(from Dances with Wolves)

A pretty movie, but also a linear and predictable plot.

Ooooooh! That's why it's being compared to Dances with Wolves!

I feel silly.

Halfway though Avatar I turned to myself and said "He's going native - that's what this story is about".

And then everyone's been talking about the comparsion with DwW. I assumed they were talking about gthe Westerners sweeping in and showing the natives how backwards they were and saving them. It made no sense.

But duh. Going native is the critical commonality.

 

[russ_watters]

Halfway though Avatar I turned to myself and said "He's going native - that's what this story is about".

I tend to try to avoid analyzing a movie while I'm watching it, but halfway through I started looking for a way for him to become permanently native...then Sigourney Weaver died and I knew.

 

[DaveC426913]

I tend to try to avoid analyzing a movie while I'm watching it...

Me too. I try really hard to experience a story in-the-moment, to not predict (and I dislike people who ego-stroke by doing-so).

But some stories are like runaway trains heading into crowded stations. To not see what's coming, you'd have to be on the other side of town.

 

[NeoDevin]

http://failblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/epic-fail-avatar-plot-fail.jpg

 

[Newai]

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I'm thinking this is possible with many, many movie combinations.