But I agree that it is not, by any means, perfect. The characters, dialogue and the plot are cliché, I agree. Nevertheless, to these comments I say a huge, “So what?” These “shortcomings” simply didn’t matter in the face of Avatar’s other merits, and I feel that focusing on them and making it the basis for Avatar bashing is completely missing the point.

The key to Avatar is experience. If your main goal in watching the movie is to make a critical evaluation of its implied message regarding colonialism, its character depth and plot consistency, scientific validity or originality, then you are missing the point. Throw these silly overthinking away and just allow yourself to be immersed, be lost, in the film. Then perhaps you’ll appreciate it for what it tries to do. In a way then , you could say that one must watch Avatar like it’s a fairy tale. Don’t take each and every aspect seriously but allow yourself to be lost in the story’s own flow. With this in mind, the complaints over its unoriginal storyline now sounds as silly as asking, “Why does Disney’s Aladdin have a happy ending?”

For my part, I personally thought that the whole ecology is obviously too-earthlike for comfort, and that the N’avi are so similar to humans it is very scientifically improbable. For example, it’s just unrealistic that the N’avi would have nearly the same sense perception as us, most notably trichromatic vision, and nearly identical vocal system (when even our Neanderthal cousins, which are really close to us genetically, sound different). I also found the military’s degree of evil unconvincing and the romantic bits kind of sappy. But I brushed these aside and just focused on the film itself, and in the end, I knew it really really really delivered well.

I dream
I work
I rest
I weep,

And laugh
and smile
and hope
and cry,

And then I die.

Die like I
never ate
never drank
never breathed
never slept,

never dreamt
never worked
never rested
never wept,

nor laughed
nor smiled
nor hoped
nor cried,

Like I never died,

Like I never lived.

Congratulations Roger, you’re unbelievable.

For the first time ever, my jaws were hanging open full three minutes after the match, in sheer awe. This is Roger: not at his best, but still absolutely decimating his opponents with sound tactics and stronger-than-ever mentality, to make his way to his unthinkable 21st grand slam semi-final in a row, with beauty and subtlety never before seen in the game.

This man is beyond legendary — he is mythical.

In my heart you’ll always be Ghost Fighter though

“This little girl who’s not even half my size… taught me that tears can flow even from these silver eyes.” – Teresa of the Faint Smile