Well okay, that chord was attached our funny bone. Given the response to the film, no one can deny that this hits a very deep, global chord. Personally, that is one of my favorite aspects of Avatar. I think our egos resist the idea that we are not the most important thing in the universe, but rather part of a greater, far more complex whole. In terms of dimensionality, for me, it goes from the least to the most developed characters within the film - the humans - the NaвЂ™vi - and then, Pandora. To me, the most interesting character in the film was Pandora itself, and I think it is very telling that people have such a resistance to that. It is certainly a film with far-reaching and varied significance. However, I do see it as having a vast impact both culturally in terms of the subject matter, and technologically in the film industry - which will have its own broad cultural effect. I do not pretend to be blind to the film's flaws nor do I necessarily put it into my list of top twenty films of all time. MORE IMPORTANTLY вЂ“ the technology was in the service of the story, and not the other way around. In any case its all about the execution, and this film truly was, and is, revolutionary in terms of the technology and use of the technology. When it comes down to absolute favorites, I tend to lean more towards what many might consider вЂњart-houseвЂќ, though they may be visually expansive or even epic in scale. I love many different kinds of films, for many different reasons. My personal taste in film varies greatly. There are those who stand behind the film as powerfully moving, and yes, technologically revolutionary then there are those who could not move past the archetypal nature of the story, and some of the film's flaws. Httpv://- EXPLORING THE AVATAR PHENOMENONДЄvatar can often be a point of contention amongst film fans. To get s sense of some of these features, take a look at the trailer for the Collector's Edition here: This feature gives you a real sense of how these processes blend together to create the final product it is, as Cameron rightly states, 'geek heaven.' And because we didn't have actors, make-up, wardrobe, sets, sun going down, all of those pressures, I could actually stop shooting and walk over, look at the cut, work with them for awhile, and then go back up, maybe see an angle that might improve the cutting pattern, and go back out to shoot. They would sit on the stage and begin to assemble the scene in real time as I was doing the virtual cameras. That's the first moment that they (the editors) have essentially dailies or shots to cut with. I would then create the actual shots maybe a slow creeping move in close up, or a high crane shot. Maybe as much a year after we've captured the scene with the actors, I would go back and work with the virtual camera have them bring all these ghosts back to life. Then we take those reference camera images and we start to imagine what the shots might be. It is only made with reference camera images, and their job is just to make sure that we have a good record of whats happening facially for the actors. When you capture the performances, you make a performance cut but that cut is not frame accurate to what the final cut will be because it is not made with true images. This is how Cameron describes the process: A sense of consequence, a reason for the plunder of Pandora, and enhances the feeling of freedom that comes later for the character of Jake (Sam Worthington).

The footage of life on Earth adds a whole new layer to the film, it gives a sense of desolation, of overpopulation and suffocation. The opportunity to delve into the technological processes involved in the making of this film is an absolute treat for film lovers, as Cameron says, 'whether you are a fan of this film or not.' If you want to read more about my tour behind the scenes of Avatar, the be sure to READ THIS.

An 'Interactive Scene Deconstruction' option, in which viewers can experience the various stages of production through 3 different viewing modes, and more.

Capturing Avatar a documentary on the making of the film (see more about that by going HERE) as well as several other support pieces on the filmmaking process itself.

An alternate opening depicting life on Earth.

I couldn't agree more, and this, is in essence, is the reason that I feel that this Avatar Extended Collector's Edition Blu-ray is more than worth it for people who are genuinely passionate about, and interested in the filmmaking process. In his welcome to the press, for Avatar Global Media Day James Cameron said that he felt the the experience of the day was a great opportunity вЂњwhether you are fans of the film or not, to get behind the curtain behind some processes that are really revolutionizing how films are being made.вЂќ

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