Why Avatar is a Game Changer
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Tonight, I had the pleasure of seeing Avatar, in 3D, on the IMAX at King of Prussia, and I must say it was quite the experience. I believe that I have witnessed the beginning of a massive shift in film and the experience of the cinema, without doubt.
While I wasn’t exactly dragged into the theatre kicking and screaming, I was skeptical of many things about Avatar: the dominance of computer generated graphics and 3D technology, chiefly. I was worried the CGI would feel like fake and the gap between what is real and what is not would be too obvious; I was worried that the 3D would be gimmicky and bothersome, if not uncomfortable. Neither was the case. Avatar is the first film, in my opinion, in a long time, to take the experience of going to the movies to a new level. It has changed the game.
(What follows may technically require a “spoiler alert”, but I don’t think being aware of any plot points will detract from the significance of this film.)