James Cameron premiered a 24-minute reel of Avatar at Cinema Expo in Amsterdam. The reaction was nothing but jaw-dropping, positive applause and amazement, although media attending were sworn to report only the audience reaction, no details about the footage or characters.
THR reports that Cameron said much of the footage came from the first third of the film. That there were also glimpses from unfinished portions of later battle scenes involving warring sides clashing over control of the fantasy world Pandora.
Cameron spoke about how the action builds to nonstop in the latter portions of the film. The film is populated by strange life-forms in a world of unprecedentedly rich fantasy elements. Sam Worthington, who also attended the screening, plays an avatar — a remote-controlled character created by melding his crippled human form into a super-human being — whose fate lies ultimately in doing battle with his own former race.
I recommend that you read the THR article on the presentation. Although the media was sworn to report only the audience response, there is quite a bit of detail about the movie and the process.
I look at these production stills, which ACIN posted, I am awed, amazed, bedazzled and very curious what the movie beholds. Come December 18, 2009 I will find out.
ComingSoon.net has a detail description of the 24-minute footage. I guess, The Insider wasn’t sworn to secrecy — it’s worth the read.
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