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Avatar as a film, was pivotal in the fact that it pioneered new technologies in the area of special effects in order to acheive the visual effects that were created in Pandora, and that of the Na'vi people. First of all, if we examine the pure aesthetics that the film contributed to cinema history, which on it's own would have heavily contributed to the films success purely due to the fact that audiences would no longer have to suffer through the inferior technologies of films like Godzilla. 

I mean seriously 

 Okay fine... So Godzilla was also immensely influential for it's time and back when it was made the special effects used probably blew a few minds too. However I digress from my original point which is mainly in praise and examination of the awesome techniques which were pioneered by the man who gave us Jack and Rose and most importantly, that sketching scene (you know the one).  So finally, I bring you the breath taking visuals seen in the world of Pandora.

should probably mention that in order to fully appreciate the truly righteous visuals in this film, you need to watch this video in the highest quality that is available (1080p), max your speakers and solemnly nod your head to the soothing tones of Leona Lewis. 

If you look at the actual N'avi  people themselves were created visually through special cameras created by Cameron which  were built into a six inch boom that allowed the actors facial expressions to be digtised which then made it possible for the animations to be edited in post production.

Miss Saldana looking fine as ever.

Other techniques that were used include the new light system that was created in order to light areas such as the jungle in Pandora. A motion capture stage or volume was used which was six times larger than any other known, it also enhanced the picture of the facial expressions of the actors. The main characters who were in the film had to wear skull caps fitted with tinycameras in order to be animated. These cameras were positioned in front of the actors faces, the signals detected by the cameras were then sent to computers where they were then animated

So I think, to wrap this all up, the most conclusive and accurate evaluation of James Camerons success is by looking at the unprecedented box office success of this film which was $2,782,275,172 which seems more like a locker combination than an actual probable figure of tangible money but hey, when you made something like Titanic, the other most successful film in box office history, why not make another film just to beat that record.
Unluckily for Cameron he lucked out in the best picture category, beaten by none other than Katheryn Bigelow, his babe of an ex wife. (Dun dun)

Damn,