AVATAR is a great flick. Don't get me wrong. But I couldn't help thinking "where have I seen this before" and then half way through the movie it dawned on me -- it's an updated version of "Dances With The Wolves" -- one of my all time favorite movies. The Na'Vi are Native Americans and Scully is Kevin Kostner's character. Even some of the dialog is the same. Of course, AVATAR doesn't take it as far as Dances With The Wolves -- in this first AVATAR film the Na-Vi win in the end. I wonder what the sequel will be like?
The movie making is spectacular. You can't tell from animation and the real characters. Brilliant cinematography in Avatar.