This last weekend, I was up at my folks place visiting and Avatar was coming on the cable. My mom wanted to know a little about how they did the Na'vi and knowing I knew a thing or two about the movie, asked me explain the special affects. After getting all sickeningly nerdy with the description, we watched the movie. She said afterwards how much more she loved the acting now that the curtain had been removed and they were not just computer cartoons. She got so much out of it during this viewing. Just sharing the love, mom!
After my teaching, I was very attuned to the actors this time through. In the scene where Neytiri/Zoe finds her father after the fall of Hometree, her cry was the same as I had heard in the recent movie Colombiana. That cry is so gut wrenching. I really got into Tsu'tey this time around; his scene where he rides up after Jake's failure to ride is great. I love his expression after Jake tells him, "you'd miss me!"
Yes Ja'k, the sequels are not coming fast enough!

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