The film was calculated so that the entire world could love the story. The "victims" are of a race/color not of this planet, so any culture on Earth can feel bad for them. The pace of the film is great. Over the 11x I have seen the film, each time I have seen a new detail that escaped my eyes the previous times. Cameron's attention to detail is unmatched in my opinion. The story's protagonist already grabs your heart due to his attitude towards his unfortunate physical condition. The acting is fantastic, but most impressive are the CG characters' acting. The expressions on their faces reach such grandeur as well as subtle-ness that you forget they aren't real.