I did not see Hurt Locker but Avatar didn’t deserve to be considered for a best picture. It was fun and the 3D effects were amazing but it really was nothing more than a decent movie wrapped up in ground-breaking special effects. The story underneath the glitz just wasn’t that great. I don’t get to many films but the one I liked the best was District 9. Had that as an in-flight film on Qantas and it was fantastic.
District 9 was arguably the most strange and mind0bending film in quite some time.
In the early going I wanted to toss it off as “Alienation” with better FX. Then I wanted to toss it off as “Schindeler’s List” light. But as it unfolded further, I realized it had heft and a POV that was compelling.
I can’t wait for both the prequel and the sequel.