I See You...

I've just watched "Avatar" thrice.
Unnecessary translation: three times. THREE TIMES. Something must be bothering me to be able to achieve this feat in just two days. TWO DAYS!

Lots of bombs and various objects destroyed in "Avatar". Lots of oppressed creatures too. Suits the mood and condition of a certain country this week- in many ways.

The last movie I've ever watched more than twice was "The Lion King". Seven times. And that was 16 years ago during a boring school holiday.

While watching "Avatar", flashbacks from my childhood days suddenly materialized in my mind. Watching "Avatar" was almost like meeting an old friend once again... from Disneyland...






Jake Sully + Neytiri


Perhaps it's only a coincidence that Jake Sully and John Smith share the same initials and the exact number of letters in their names. Perhaps it's also only a coincidence that Jake went to planet Pandora because of unobtainium, and John went to the New World because of gold. And both guys ended up falling in love.












John Smith + Pocahontas



It's unbelievable... "Pocahontas" was great, but "Avatar" took this storyline to a whole new level...










Picture above: Jake and Neytiri playing at the Willow Glade*. Picture below: John and Pocahontas playing at some kind of waterfall area.

* In "Pocahontas", Grandmother Willow (a talking willow tree), lives in a glade.













Both couples who somehow couldn't understand each other had the amazing ability to suddenly communicate in the English language with each other.












Picture above: Neytiri, the adventurous beauty who is the daughter of the Na'vi clan chief, Eytucan. Picture below: Pocahontas, the adventurous beauty who is the daughter of the American Indian tribal chief, Powhatan.

Both girls can communicate with animals and are very much in tune with nature- skills that they somehow manage to teach idiots Jake and John, strangers to the land/planet.































Picture above: Tsu'tey, the hunky warrior whom Neytiri was supposed to marry. Picture below: Kocoum, the yadda yadda yadda Pocahontas was supposed to marry. You get the idea...



























Picture above: Neytiri speaks on behalf of Jake to have his life spared from being executed by Chief Eytucan. Picture below: Pocahontas saves John from being executed by Chief Powhatan.
























Picture above: Neytiri and Jake go swimming. Picture below: Pocahontas and John go swimming.












Any good movie would be incomplete without the presence of a colourful bad guy or two...
















Colonel Miles Quaritch

Miles Quaritch, the evil guy from "Avatar": He reminds me of the gray-haired cat whom I used to report to at work, but minus the well-toned body, muscles, height, macho voice, spiffy haircut and sexy scars. Now that you’ve taken all those manly attributes away, you’re left with something that looks pretty much like sissy nutcase Ratcliffe from “Pocahontas”, I suppose…

Governor Ratcliffe


















Picture above: Motivating "Team Unobtainium". Picture below: Motivating "Team Gold".
























Picture above: In "Avatar", there's a very important tree involved in the story. Picture below: There's also a very important tree involved in "Pocahontas", but this tree talks and is able to crack jokes.

















I see you



Picture above: A not-so-clear picture of Neytiri spying on Jake. Picture below: Pocahontas spying on John.







I see you


Picture below: Pocahontas teaches John how to appreciate nature.
You can also see an almost similar "mother and babies" scene in "Avatar".




















I'll just stop comparing from here. Go watch "Avatar" if you've got nothing better to do. I'll probably go watch it again.

By the way, the catch phrase in "Avatar" is "I see you".