Avatar. I saw Avatar last week with my SO and DD. SP, of the TC, was right--it is a spectacle. The special effects were amazing and unlike other movies it didn't feel overly "CGI."

Now to think about the story--it wasn't original. And, I understand why so many of my friends and colleagues have issue with the movie. Here you have a white guy coming in to save the natives. Granted he was a human saving the indigenous peoples on another planet. Of course, the Naavi (spelling) were in touch with the animals, plants and one another. Yet another trope of indigenous people being one with nature.

My friend noted that her husband referred to the movie as "Dancing with Wolves for Aliens." I agree. Overall, worth seeing, but the movie should give you pause to think about the pervasive metaphors and messages.