Why Avatar was a dead cert for a blockbuster
It’s basically Dances with Wolves in space, and it has
- Spaceships
- Aliens
- Boobs
- Giant robots
- Soldiers
- Horses
- Dragons
- Energy weapons
- Exotic wildlife
- Exciting chase scenes
- Lots of explosions
- State of the art CG
- Noble savages
- Elves (the noble savages are tall and slender with pointy ears, and run around communing with nature)
- A soppy doomed-love story
- Resurrection themes
All the good-guys are attractive and smart. All of the annoying characters get killed.