Originally Posted by levite

Yeah, I have to say, my wife and I just got back from seeing it, and we fucking loved it.

OK, so the screenplay had derivative elements: most stories do. If you ring the right notes and people enjoy it, it's a retelling of classic themes; if you hit the wrong notes or people get pissed, then you're cliched. It's all in the eye of the beholder. I thought there were a couple minor continuity issues, but I don't think any of them rose to the levels of the titanic plot-sinking holes that were enumerated above. I think the answers in terms of military tech in what is explicitly called a private mining operation, and the "technology" of the native peoples vis-a-vis their "holistic" global approach are more than satisfactory enough for me.

In the end, what I wanted was epic entertainment that would sweep me away for a couple of hours, great visuals, and some themes I could get behind. I didn't walk in expecting it to be "War and Peace," and I wasn't disappointed. It was fun. It was fun and big and exciting and gorgeous. That was enough for me.