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Feb. 15th, 2010 11:32 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
keladry_lupinFinally saw Avatar. I wasn't planning on it -- I loathe following the crowds -- but I'm glad I went. Phil and Ellen wanted to see it in IMAX and 3D, so they picked up their tickets and mine this morning. Then they drove all the way down to the law school to drop my ticket off, so I got to chat with them for a few minutes in the middle of the day.
It was BIG. Overwhelming. I'd avoided it because it's the overused Pocahontas and Dances with Wolves plot, but since Phil and Ellen wanted to see it again and I didn't have anything prepared for Family Home Evening, I was in. This was my first 3D movie, and I have the headache to prove it (I was wobbly all the way out to the parking lot). I knew the basics of the story, and I knew the special effects were groundbreaking, but I had no idea how beautiful everything was going to be.
Including Sam Worthington. Ooo-wow. He reminded me a lot of Ewan McGregor, which must be why I like him despite his handsomeness.
So yeah; the plot is crap, but I understand why it's up for the Best Picture Oscar. (I hope it doesn't win, though, because that would prove that it doesn't matter how crappy the story is; all you need are some kick-butt special effects to do the job. It's bad enough that it's the top moneymaker ever already.)
One of the things that blows me away about Phil is that, at the end of an evening together, he thinks ahead and wants to know when we'll see each other again. We've been dating for almost a year, and I'm still surprised and delighted that he isn't bored with me or that he hasn't decided he doesn't want to be around me any more.
Getting groggy. That 3D headache was a doozy so I took something for it. Good night, everyone.
It was BIG. Overwhelming. I'd avoided it because it's the overused Pocahontas and Dances with Wolves plot, but since Phil and Ellen wanted to see it again and I didn't have anything prepared for Family Home Evening, I was in. This was my first 3D movie, and I have the headache to prove it (I was wobbly all the way out to the parking lot). I knew the basics of the story, and I knew the special effects were groundbreaking, but I had no idea how beautiful everything was going to be.
Including Sam Worthington. Ooo-wow. He reminded me a lot of Ewan McGregor, which must be why I like him despite his handsomeness.
So yeah; the plot is crap, but I understand why it's up for the Best Picture Oscar. (I hope it doesn't win, though, because that would prove that it doesn't matter how crappy the story is; all you need are some kick-butt special effects to do the job. It's bad enough that it's the top moneymaker ever already.)
One of the things that blows me away about Phil is that, at the end of an evening together, he thinks ahead and wants to know when we'll see each other again. We've been dating for almost a year, and I'm still surprised and delighted that he isn't bored with me or that he hasn't decided he doesn't want to be around me any more.
Getting groggy. That 3D headache was a doozy so I took something for it. Good night, everyone.
