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I want to live in Pandora. No, not the jewelry store. Not the radio. But the world in the hit movie Avatar by James Cameron. As I sat glued to my seat in the theater when I first saw the movie with my friends, I thought the idea was pure genius. I decided right then and there that this was my favorite movie. Everything was simply beautiful. The plot was thrilling, the characters were interesting, the music was excellent, and the nature in Pandora was stunning. When I wasn’t sobbing from the intense, depressing, and emotional scenes, I was whispering to my friends on my right and left about how cool and pretty it all was. I got so into the movie, and I personally think that movies that have that effect on you are the ones that should be called your ‘favorite’. Usually when I watch movies, I just watch it on the surface. For example, I think seeing action and funny scenes is enjoyable, and it takes less effort than thinking hard about the overall meaning and piecing it all together. It’s just how I am. However, during Avatar, every minute captivated me. I wanted to understand the entire movie and absorb as much as I could. My friend sitting next to me at one point was talking to her mom on the phone because she had called! It infuriated me how she was talking out loud, distracting me from my movie! Also, I got laughed at by all my friends because I was shedding tear after tear the whole time. They were all getting anxious because the movie was so long. I was the only one who wanted the movie to go on longer! I didn’t want to leave the theater once the credits rolled on. This was partially because I was in awe and couldn’t move, and partially because I wanted to be a part of this world, the one that the Na’vi tribe luckily got to take part in. I decided that I hated humans for their selfish intentions of destroying beautiful things, like how the people did in the movie so they could get a hold of a precious stone. Basically, this movie really moved me. I was disappointed to realize Pandora was strictly fiction. My life went on as I could only dream about living in that amazing land.
