James Cameron's latest epic may be the best form of escapism ever devised. Great science fiction often transports viewers to another world, and Avatar makes that its primary mission. The world is called Pandora, and it is utterly beautiful. Much of the film functions as a nature documentary about this fictional world. We are taken on a tour of a bio-luminescent paradise, populated by an array of wildlife, big and small. The intelligent life forms there are giant blue people known as the Na'vi.  ...read more