While technically impressive - the special effects and in particular the editing are superb - this movie adds absolutely nothing to the development of cinema. As so often these days, many films lack the strength of any conviction. Avatar is no different: James Cameron should have made a film about the ongoing plight of the people of the Niger Delta (here on planet earth).

Pillaging land for oil seems acceptable whereas mining for 'hard-to- obtainium' (or whatever)is an act of evil.

Presumably, Fox, and by extension News International, now supports the struggle of indigenous peoples everywhere.