We live in the age of digital love. Most people meet in cyberspace and most people communicate more often through technology than in person. Relationships begin with online chats and are sustained with SMS’s.
It’s fitting therefore that in the week leading up to Valentine’s Day, we opt for a technologically enhanced love affair as the basis for the soundtrack pick for this week.
The movie is revered for its visual effects and animation genius. From the breathtaking scenery when a handicapped marine is allowed to enter the world of Pandora to the gasping destruction when the influence of man befalls all that is sacred to The People, to the inspiring moments of defiance, relentless hope and seeing on who’s side Ewwa really is, this is a movie that offers beauty in as many facets as technology can propel on three hours of cinema.
Director James Cameron won Best Picture at the Golden Globes for his work on Avatar and said this in his acceptance of the award, “Avatar asks us to see that everything is connected…if you have to go four and a half light years to another made-up planet to appreciate the miracle of a world we have right here, well, ya know what, that’s the wonder of cinema right there. That’s the magic.”
The soundtrack to the movie has been propelled by X-factor star and
I See You may not achieve the same feats or fates as Dion’s My Heart Will Go On because it doesn’t have the same radio appeal and because Avatar is not as close to the real world as Titanic was, but the Lewis’ performance is truly as breathtaking as the artistry in the movie.