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This is a poster for Avatar. The poster art copyright is believed to belong to the distributor of the film, 20th Century Fox, the publisher of the film or the graphic artist.

Avatar (2009) is written and directed by James Cameron, starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang and Giovanni Ribisi.

The year is 2154 and paraplegic ex-marine Jake Sully is sent to a distant planet called Pandora, on a mission initially meant for his dead twin brother. The rich and lush Pandora is inhabited by locals named Na’vi–a humanoid race of yellow-eyed, blue-skinned beings, each about 2.7m to 3.7m tall. Jake is to drive what is called an Avatar, which is a human-made Na’vi lookalike that is connected and controlled by a person’s mind while the person is kept safe somewhere else. What is once thought as a harmless mission of getting to know Pandora and the Na’vis turns complicated as the humans are willing to do whatever it takes to mine the planet’s rich mineral which is greatly valuable on Earth.

When people hear Avatar, they think “special effects”. And they are right, since Avatar flaunts an impressive, groundbreaking CGI work. Everything looks so surreal yet believable, out-of-this-world yet convincing. You might be skeptic about blue aliens being believable but when you see those aliens move, speak in their language, express their emotions, you’ll be immersed in the world. You will believe. Neytiri has yellow eyes, blue skin, a tail and is inhumanly tall, but damn she IS pretty. She IS sexy. The Na’vi culture and language feel so real that it seems like they really do exist. The abundant and luscious Pandora and the Na’vis feel like a version of Earth that we often dream of–green, untouched, harmonious. Who isn’t awed when seeing Pandora in night for the first time? With its glow-in-the-dark plants and wondrous animals? The stunning visual effects never fail to draw you in.

There is no denying that the plot is not as impressive as the special effects. When you’ve seen the 3-minute trailer, you’ve practically found out the plot of the whole movie. The characters develop like you think they will develop, no surprising plot twists whatsoever. But that does not matter at all. You are already engaged in Pandora, captivated by its beauty, charmed by the characters. The fact that the plot is so-so does not matter at all because Avatar gives you a movie experience that you don’t often get. That kind of movie experience that The Lord of the Rings trilogy gave you. Something mind-blowing, something awe-inspiring, an experience you’ll remember forever. Avatar reminds us why we go to the movies. Avatar shows us what 3D is for. For almost three hours Avatar never fails to keep us interested, keep us in awe. This is a movie to remember, an experience you’ll never forget.

Greetings!

After some considerations with my Indonesian friends, it has been decided that Inascifi.com will stay online for the moment. As we’re finishing the first quarter of 2010, a plethora of science fiction productions have appear. Of course, one of 2009’s production that’s bringing a lot of media attention is James Cameron’s Avatar.

I can tell for the first two months in Indonesia, Avatar was in the top ten box office list in Blitz Megaplex.

How related this is to science fiction fandom in Indonesia remains to be seen, but for now we have our first review of Avatar from Naomi Lie.

Once again, enjoy reading through Inascifi. We hope to bring more content online!

Hello everyone. It’s Arvin here. Some of you may know me, others may only know me through online. For years there’s been this group called Inascifi, an Indonesian science fiction group. Inascifi has a blog and a website at inascifi.com. But for quite some time, there hasn’t been any worthwhile activity nor any participation from the group members, and thus I’m considering of terminating it because of financial reasons. What do you think?

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Halo semuanya, Arvin nih. Sebagian dari anda mungkin sudah mengenal saya, sebagian lain hanya kenal secara online. Selama bertahun-tahun ada sebuah grup yang disebut Inascifi. Grup ini awalnya kumpulan penggemar fiksi ilmiah yang kebetulan ditemukan saya. Grup ini juga memiliki blog dan website di inascifi.com. Tapi karena sudah lama tidak ada aktivitas ataupun partisipasi dari anggota grup tersebut, saya sedang memikirkan untuk mematikannya karena alasan finansial. Bagaimana pendapat anda?

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