Since i hav seen avatar ..i’m wonderstruck, amazed ,thinking and decided to jot down my thoughts in this post. Lotta questions come to yr mind n u wana find a logical reason behind that. Like...Why are the Na'vi blue? What’s with the “tree of soul “concept??What do you think – are Zoe and Sam acting or is technology doing the magic? Are they worthy of a Best Acting Oscar?? Now these r pretty subjective issues.I googled n found that James Cameron answered the question in a interview that he wanted their 2 be an "otherness" to the love story between Sully's avatar(he is hot :P) and the native alien, Neytiri(beautiful). Since skin color is "such a big issue on our planet," Cameron decided to use that issue as a thematic driving point. Other skin tones were already taken by humans, while green was already a cliché in other alien movies. ;) "We had big blue women, not little green men," Cameron said. No word on why the Na'vi's skin sparkles, but you have to admit it is a cool effect. :) Shockingly, or perhaps not, I’m going to agree with the current reviews of the movie. The new generation of visual effects and their 3D implementation were just amazing in both detail and execution, but the story was incredibly simplistic kitsch lacking any hint of subtlety or anything that even remotely qualifies as a twist, though, when you’re being actively distracted by a beautiful alien world, your mind finds a way to deal with this juxtaposition of masterfully crafted visuals and stilted acting to a painfully derivative plot. But this is not a film review as you could probably guess by the title. Instead, I wanted to talk about a few very intriguing scenes towards the end of the movie…
Fictional concepts are amazing,they actually open a new viewpoint to the whole issue. One the amazing thing abt AVATAR is that “Pandora” is notta planet rather its a moon (natural satellite) of a planet. Now this idea totally opens up yr brain like “wow”. Much of today’s popular sci-fi tends to explore some blurring between humans and machines, and advanced medical procedures which have the potential to redefine our common understanding of what it means to be a human being. According to the film’s premise, the biosphere of Pandora is actually connected by something very much like a network of neurons and the sensory tendrils of certain alien species interact, creating a symbiotic relationship between the creatures. That’s why the Na’vi feels so close to nature. Their minds actually allow them to interact with their surroundings on a very emotional and physiological level, actively exchanging information with other living things around them. Obviously, Cameron gave this some serious thought and came up with a kind of sensory natural internet. And this natural internet gives the Na’vi a very unusual ability. To save Dr. Grace Augustine from her lethal wound, they try to transfer her consciousness into her avatar by creating a temporary network of neurons between her body, the avatar, and the Tree of Souls which would act as the bridge for her mind to make its way into the alien/human body. And to give Jake Sully a working pair of legs and the chance to live as one of the People, they successfully transfer his consciousness to his second body in much the same way we would transfer files between computers. AMAZING..!!!!
But my point is ....differences between computer chips and human minds make the idea pretty much impossible unless you find something like a soul :) to transfer to your robotic body of choice. But the Na’vi’s transfer between two organic entities via something like neurons is actually a more plausible proposition. Of course in reality there would be immense incompatibilities between the chemistry and genetic structure of alien neurons and that of our own, plus how exactly conscious thought would swap bodies and remain intact would require some very complex rewiring during the process. And still the idea seems to be more workable than the notion of literally downloading your mind into a machine since we’re dealing with a purely organic process rather than trying to digitize the mind. I mean ...AVATAR is stunningly ridiculous ..as a great journalist said. n last but not the least(my fav part)...I SEE YOU..(sounds so much better than I LOVE YOU"..
hmmm...SO...this valentine..GO n see ppl :P!!!
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