This film has affected me like no other

[ColonelMilesQuaritch]

I can't describe it, the world, the characters, the na'vi. I miss them and want to go back, does anyone else feel this way?

[Jacob]

Avatar has created a developed and realized world that is seen all too rarely in movies. It goes beyond the story and beyond the special effects (though the latter are the best I've ever seen) and into the culture, the history, and the language. Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings are the only other film series that have done anything like this for me. I cannot wait to see the sequel(s) and learn more about Pandora and - hopefully - the rest of the galaxy.

[evool]

atm im thinking about buying 6 huge LED screens to cover all the walls, seeling and the floor in my room and run pandoras nature in em .. and replace my bed with a navi swing :D

i just cant sya away from that magical world its way too amazing

[Jay]

I can't describe it, the world, the characters, the na'vi. I miss them and want to go back, does anyone else feel this way?

I think everyone who sees the film deep down, even if only for a short time, wants a chance at life on Pandora. Some of them just won't admit it! :D

[woohoo42]

Cameron had this world thought out for 15 years, its almost as if the world has developed itself. this film has affected me in that i can eat meat without getting sick and i can stand violence anymore. i can't watch any other movies other than avatar either! 4th time tomorrow!

[#41]

There's a great blog posting on awardsdaily -- one of my favorite movie websites -- about Avatar and why the author loved it so much.

http://www.awardsdaily.com/?p=17141#more-17141

Sums up my feelings fairly nicely. A bit of a read, but worth it all the same. Here's the key part:

Last night I saw Avatar for the second time. It has been three decades since I lined up to repeatedly watch a film. It has three decades since I had that exhilarating feeling of the absolutely new. Watching Avatar again I was trying to find the flaws I kept hearing about. Yeah, some of the lines of dialogue were corny and obvious. But since I already knew they were coming, and since I already knew the plot hovered closely to Dances with Wolves, those details were taken off the table. I sunk into the love story. I looked more closely at the meticulous details of the natural world of Pandora. I never felt cheated. I always felt like I was right there with Jake. He was my avatar, bringing me back into the alternate world and I never wanted to pulled back out, just like he didn’t. Every scene in the film is majestic and enthralling.

Perhaps that is why the ending of Avatar comes too soon. The second viewing for me was not in a theater you’d expect to respond to the movie. I have never been to that theater and heard it go so quiet – Cameron had this audience in the palm of his hand. They were stunned by what they were experiencing. It wasn’t just that the effects are so mind-blowing; it was that the story was holding them all the way through until the end where they clapped. It is the magic of cinema plain and simple. It isn’t going to change the world and it isn’t going to forever alter one’s identity. It isn’t even going to send home the message that one must “get busy living or get busy dying,” as many of the films do this year. But it is the work of a genius.

At the same time, it doesn’t take away from the other films that are equally good for different reasons. The thing that makes Avatar different is that movies like this simply don’t get made but for every once in several decades. Those who were bored or uninterested, or who felt that the story was weak and the movie bad — I get it, I do. I just know, though, that we have different reasons for going to the movies. I’d forgotten what it felt like to see a movie that I never wanted to end. I’d forgotten that there was a time when being in that dark theater, drifting off to another world, was far preferable to life outside and that pulling away from it almost hurts. I’d forgotten it was possible to experience something that sensational.

Most of the time movies take from me more than give back. They take my time and they take my money. Most of the time, I feel like I was tricked into watching such a terrible, mediocre, dumbed down story – especially movies aimed at kids. Because they’re afraid to do anything risky the stores are designed to appeal across the board. Thus, they are generic and forgettable. Even many of the films that are really pretty good require effort on my part. I don’t mind it because, in my ways, movies are my life. But it is extremely rare to go in and see a movie, start to finish, that gives back way more than it takes. I felt nourished, satisfied, entertained after walking out of Avatar. The only thing about it I don’t understand is why everyone doesn’t feel the same way.

Bolded part is my emphasis. When I saw Avatar, I didn't want the movie to end. I still feel that way, now, after two viewings. I'll go back to watch it again not because I'm looking for new detail or new points -- but because I just want to sit there and believe Pandora is real for 3 more hours.

[xcrunner08]

When I saw Avatar, I didn't want the movie to end. I still feel that way, now, after two viewings. I'll go back to watch it again not because I'm looking for new detail or new points -- but because I just want to sit there and believe Pandora is real for 3 more hours.

That is exactly how I feel. I go back over and over just so I can see more of Pandora, not necessarily find new plot points but find new things out about the planet, the people, etc. Everytime even though I know its going to end I find myself hoping that this time will be different and that it will last for just a little longer.

[midway]

yeah i feel the same way dude

this is pretty much the first movie that's affected me in such a massive way. i saw avatar a week ago and was blown away by it, and have been pretty much thinking about it every day since.

from comments on videos, websites and avatar related stuff that i've seen, it looks like i'm definitely not the only person that has been touched by it. i thought i was going crazy at first, maybe i am =P

avatar will be the first movie i ever re-watch at the cinema, i could probably watch it every day at this stage heh

[navifox]

There's defnitely something special and unique about this movie. I didn't want it to end either. I've seen it 3 times and I can't wait to see it again. I love the spirit of the movie as well, all the messages it conveys to me and hopefully to others.

[Lparsons7641]

Even though it's been a few days since my 1st viewing, I still can't get Avatar and Pandora out of my mind. I would say my greatest theater experience was 2001's (back when I was a wee middle-schooler) The Fellowship of the Ring. I had never seen anything like it, something so new and engrossing, well now I have.

The trailers excited me, but I wasn't prepared for what I saw. I don't care that is was a "story we've seen a 1000 times" most movies are. I thought the dialogue was fine (better then Star Wars for one....) and the character's were fine too, If I wanted character development- I'd watch T.V, there usually isn't any character development in 2 hours anyways.....

Film is a VISUAL medium. And this film was visually the most amazing thing I've ever seen I put on a screen n my life. This visually realism and quality made me believe in the world I was seeing, and made me connect with it. Cameron used CGI to make a beautiful world, sure there was action, but it wasn't like using CGI to make two giant robots fight.

The theme and message of the movie also stuck me. Pantheism, god being "everything" is quite an interesting idea. For all the complaints about "noble savages" and what-not, these are not Native Americans, Africans, or any other human group, they are on a different world. Who is to say they wouldn't have a connection to their world like they do? But i felt for them, and was caught up in their plight. It also struck me as a student of history because this HAS happened in human history, more then once, and will more then likely happen again. Does that means all humans are bad? no. And in the film if you notice, not all the humans are bad either, Jake isn't, Trudy isn't, etc.

And the final battle-just wow. The greatest battle scene on film I would say. epic, sad (as it would be), And Jake and Turok were bada** :D

I let myself live in Pandora for a few hours, and that is exactly the point of the movies. I cannot wait to visit it again.