AMY GRACE

I went to see Avatar today with my Dad. It was my first time seeing the movie…and I was AMAZED. Amazed by the incredibly detailed CGI work, the breathtaking views of the planet Pandora, the beauty of the Na’vi species, and the creativity behind the creatures and the plants. I was DRAWN IN by the love story, not just between woman and man but between Na’vis and nature. Between Na’vis and all creatures. The spiritual and compassionate aspect, of being so connected with all around you and truly seeing the worth of all life and respecting that, was something to be inspired by. Avatar is THE BEST movie I have ever seen.

Of course I’m a sucker for fantasy movies. Anything that takes me into another world and feels magical. But Avatar was the first to really capture my attention like it did…to really pull me into their world to the point that I almost forgot that I was on Earth. I didn’t want that movie to end. It was a rather sad experience leaving the theater…lol. What I would give to live in their reality!

I went to the grocery store hours after watching it…and it was an interesting experience.  I was standing in the checkout line just watching people. It was one of those moments when you feel completely disconnected from the human condition or ‘bubble’ that we all live in. I was just realizing the way we live… with all these buildings and streets everywhere…so disconnected with nature and with ourselves even. Looking at all the fluorescent lights,  machines, and hundreds of people just going through life like zombies…focusing on materialistic crap, and all these other things that just don’t matter and are really just distractions for what really does….I just stopped and thought wow, what a mess. What is my part in this mess? I feel so out of place. Lol. I mean, I’ve been guilty myself of getting caught up in the mess…but how can you not? It’s almost impossible for it all to not just kick you off your ass. So many ARE off their ass and don’t even know what they’re doing anymore. Everything has become routine and they find themselves caught up in labels, how they look to others, how they can fit in, their social status, their money status, the latest gossip, blah blah blah…like zombies. Conditioned by the world around them… asleep, forgetting who they really are. I often have moments of clarity though, where I can feel my  true self…and I feel like an outsider in this world. Watching the ways of society, observing human nature, seeing all the injustice and disconnection – I often feel alien.

So I guess that’s a big part of why I love Avatar so much…as Jake said in the movie “Everything is backwards now, like out there is the true world, and in here is the dream.” Watching Avatar feels like a return to home, in a sense. For 2 1/2 hours I feel like I’m in another place…where there’s so much compassion, beauty, love, understanding, magic… a place that resonates with my soul. The way our planet should be.

Oh to dream…