Right so what I've done so far this week to make things a bit better for myself (and it's only tuesday!):
1.) Been to the cinema and watched Avatar (which I really enjoyed)
2.) Went out for a meal with the hub
3.) Been open to meet up with a friend who I've not seen in ages
so, this is a new development for me; it's working well, and I have to keep up the momentum, (I'm also trying to blog my thoughts more!)
In regards to Avatar, I disagree that it is just a film with overgrown smurfs on it; this view is too limiting. If you fail to see the beauty of the world and the community that they created which was pure and unadulterated then we can learn something from them; their way of life in respecting animals and the creation around them. I also loved the idea of downloading your thoughts and memories, even your voice into something that was going to last forever.
It had nuances as well as similarities to other films, the 'human' section of the film resonated with minority report and other sci fi movies (the screens which held the information, and moving the information around the screen by hand etc was first done in minority report, and also seen in surrogates.)
The nuances consisted not only of the different animals and eco systems in that world called Pandora, but of the way that all the clans could connect to nature and animals were amazing. the community aspect was special, and also wherever they walked they seemed to be emitting light. I loved James Cameron's ideas which pushed the boundaries of the human imagination to come up with; bravo for producing something that was unique, but beautiful.
All too often film makers come up with horrors that are unique but morbidly dsgusting, and I am ashsmed to think that someone human could come up with these ideas and place them in front of us on the big screens, it makes me feel slightly ill. I am not suggesting that I am perfect, but it is nice to see that a film maker can create something beautiful. the floating mountains were gorgeous, and the idea that you could choose your own bird thingy (don't know the actual name!) was immense!
In short Avatar was a film to be seen on the big screen; not just for the 3d experience but also for the ideas behind it, it was not just a linear plot that was sorted out at the end, but an ongoing striving for us to seek the best in things, respecting nature around us and working with it rather than against it.
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