vatar is the story of an
ex-Marine who finds himself thrust into hostilities on an alien planet filled
with exotic life forms. As an Avatar, a human mind in an alien body, he finds
himself torn between two worlds, in a desperate fight for his own survival and
that of the indigenous people. More than ten years in the making, Avatar marks
Cameron's return to feature directing since helming 1997's Titanic, the highest
grossing film of all time and winner of eleven Oscars® including Best Picture.
WETA Digital, renowned for its work in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy and King
Kong, incorporates new intuitive CGI technologies to transform the
environments and characters into photorealistic 3D imagery that will transport
the audience into the alien world rich with imaginative vistas, creatures and characters.
AVATAR takes us to a spectacular world beyond imagination, where a reluctant
hero embarks on an epic adventure, ultimately fighting to save the alien world
he has learned to call home.
James Cameron first conceived the film in 1995, when the means to realize his vision did not yet exist. Now, after four years of production, AVATAR, a live action film with a new generation of special effects, delivers a fully immersive cinematic experience of a new kind, where the revolutionary technology invented to make the film, disappears into the emotion of the characters and the sweep of the story.
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