AVATAR & The Lovely Bones

" They've sent us a message... that they can take whatever they want. Well, we'll send them a message. That this... this is our land! " - Jake Sully (Sam Worthington)

" Everything is backwards now, like out there is the true world and in here is the dream. " - Jake Sully in Avatar.

" Don't worry, Susie; he has a nice life. He's trapped in a perfect world. " - The Lovely Bones, Alice Sebold

I was in a dilemma of whether to watch in 2D or pay more to watch in 3D. Then, i realized that it is about 160 minutes, which means that i have to put a specially designed glasses on top of my prescribed glasses for that long period of time. Hence, i decided to go for the 2D along with my family. After watching it, Avatar has to be the best movie of 2009, even topping Transformers 2 despite my strong connections to the robots in disguise. Avatar is a beautiful movie; it is more than just an action piece by James C but a splendid adventure of the main characters.

Throughout the movie, i got goosebumps. Some parts reminded me of Narnia: Prince Caspian. The training session looked much like Eragon. The tragic scenes brought back Titanic into the film. The chanting of spells felt like Pirates of the Carribean. Explosives as great as the Transformers. Scripts that were so close to making me tear up in the cinema like 2012 and visual effects that were as spectacular as those in Finding Nemo. The funny thing was, despite the many familiarities, the movie pulled out to be breathtaking by adapting the best of them. It was original nonetheless.

The storyline was somehow predictable but nevertheless amazing. It was about an ex-marine, Jake Sully who joined the Avatar world in Pandora after the death of his twin brother. At first, he was entangled between science and greed. Soon, he discovered that the life of an Avatar was more than what he wants and longed to live with them. Complications began to arise when he decided to break free from the entanglement and followed the latter- to fight for the rights of the people in Pandora he had became accustomed to and even making the ultimate sacrifice. Like Titanic, this movie took time to develop. While doing so, sit back and enjoy its colourful world with on and off suspenseful moments.

The Avatar!

Sam W brought Jake S come to life. Sam W is the Avatar. Well done!

Discovering and adapting in the world of an Avatar.

Romance bloomed. Apart from its amazing adventure, this movie brought other elements like romance into the movie.

A spectacular ending to a beautiful movie! After much development came the most anticipated part- the fight back! Photos are from RottenTomatoes.

The imdb.com rated Avatar 8.9 out of 10, placing this movie at the 22nd spot among other movies ever made. It is the highest rated movie from the year 2009. I definitely agree to the numbers. Since this movie is further nominated for awards, i personally think that Avatar deserves to win and be among the best movies ever made in history! It is artistic, original and breathtaking. Well done to the casts and crew of Avatar! Now, it's even more difficult to find another movie that will top this beautiful show. Go watch it in the cinema while it is still on- and a nice way to end 2009.

The Lovely Bones movie is tipped for awards next year and it was adapted from a novel. I'm not sure if it was the best move to read the novel before watching the show; but still, i bought the book and had completed reading it. To date, it is the book that had traveled the most, following me to GC, SP and finally in Melaka.

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold makes its way into my bookshelf.

The story began on an intriguing tone. The first two lines captured my attention and made me want to read more. It was about a girl named Susie Salmon, like the fish, and she was murdered one night. This story was not about investigating who the murderer was because Susie narrated her story and revealed the murderer before the case was solved by the police. Instead, it revolved around the life of Susie Salmon and her family, on how they cope with her death and whether they could move on in life. Apart from the struggle her family faced, Susie explored the heaven she now lived in and watches her family from above.

At times, the story touches the heart. Although it was long and progressive, it has its moments. The characters in the book are well developed, making the emotion true to life. It is not easy to cope with the death of someone you love and worse still, you can never forget them. It's haunting, nonetheless. The story fast-forwarded a few years later where her sister, Lindsey and friend, Ruth could be what she had missed out. But it was Jack and Buckley in the story that i felt the most. Jack was Susie's father and he couldn't accept her death and tried to search for her murderer who was his own neighbour. Buckley was Susie's little brother, innocent and amiable. He was young when the death happened and so he had to slowly accept his sister's death.

The ending was nice. Everything fell into place, but only after a tragedy occurred. You'll know why its entitled The Lovely Bones then, which to me is an interesting title. I really hope the movie will be as good as the book. The trailer looks good already and now, all i can do is to wait for it to be released.

wc09 favours the Avatar and waits for the Bones.