Everyone’s talking about one movie right now – James Cameron’s Avatar. It’s only been in theaters for a couple of months but it’s already broken the money-making record of Titanic, another Cameron film.

Avatar is a movie like nothing before it.  It’s already won Golden Globe awards for Best Director and Best Drama/Action.  People are still lining up at theaters everywhere to get tickets.  But why does everyone want to see it so badly?

Avatar is a movie with a plot that features both action and romance.  Taking place on the far off planet of Pandora, Cameron created an entirely new line of creatures, plants, and people.  The surprising part?  It’s not actors in makeup, but all animation.  There are only a select number of scenes that are shot with actual actors.

One of the most interesting things about Avatar is that it’s available in IMAX 3D.  Honestly, seeing the movie in 3D makes a huge difference.  It makes you feel like you are actually on the planet of Pandora, too.  At one point, I reached out towards the screen to make sure it was just a movie. But the truth is, for two and a half hours, you leave earth and join a place truly out of this world.

Avatar is setting a bar for all movies to follow.  In itself, it is different from anything anyone has ever seen.  These imaginary blue people could be the future for film everywhere.  Maybe someday there’ll be another Avatar-like movie or something like it.  But for now, we have a great movie to enjoy.