I loved Avatar! I just thought the screenplay was full of holes and the dialogue was pretty level one. As a BLOCKBUSTER – it will go down in history for sure, see my post here: http://coreytess.com/avatar-going-to-change-film-and-gaming/

I just think that it failed when it came to Story… it was basically Pocahontas re-imagined.. which isn’t bad.. it just is essential for me that a best picture film have a rock solid story and great dialogue.

The Hurt Locker wins my Best Picture because it was tight, relentless, the story was multi-dimensional and real and it affected me deeply and made me think.. me, a person who spends so much time thinking about cute shoes and figs drizzled with balsamic.. I was IN that film… I was there with those men and I realized the reality of their experience – it was to me.. the Saving Private Ryan for the current war situation..

I appreciate Avatar’s AWESOMENESS, but films like The Hurt Locker will influence film on a deeper level.. not technically (as the technology developed during Avatars shooting will no doubt do), but in the telling of un-pretty, illogical, human stories that seem to defy formula and yet are perfect in a different way…