This time last year, most of us had never heard of an exotic moon called Pandora, let alone glimpsed the peace-loving Na'vi people who live there.
Just months after its December release, those blue aliens won director James Cameron's Avatar three Oscars, and bumped his 1997 movie Titanic off the top spot as the highest-grossing film of all time, raking in an awe-inspiring $2.7 billion worldwide to date.
Combining live action and ground-breaking digital effects, the epic 155-minute film was ten years in the making and has turned 2010 into the year of the 3D movie, with studios keen to hang on to its coat-tails and get a slice of its otherworldly success.
While Avatar, a love story about a man who falls for a Na'vi and sides with her in a battle for a lucrative resource, certainly has its detractors, its impact on modern culture and the future of cinema cannot be denied.
Just months after its December release, those blue aliens won director James Cameron's Avatar three Oscars, and bumped his 1997 movie Titanic off the top spot as the highest-grossing film of all time, raking in an awe-inspiring $2.7 billion worldwide to date.
Combining live action and ground-breaking digital effects, the epic 155-minute film was ten years in the making and has turned 2010 into the year of the 3D movie, with studios keen to hang on to its coat-tails and get a slice of its otherworldly success.
While Avatar, a love story about a man who falls for a Na'vi and sides with her in a battle for a lucrative resource, certainly has its detractors, its impact on modern culture and the future of cinema cannot be denied.
- 8/28/2010
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
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