"There are many dangers on Pandora, and one of the subtlest is that you may come to love it too much."

-Dr. Grace Augustine



Sunday, January 10, 2010

4.4 Light-Years Away



I just got home from watching Avatar for the fourth time. It's now tied with Zombieland for the most times I've seen a movie at the theater. I'm going to see Avatar at least one more time for sure, making it the movie that I've gone to see the most. Even though I've now seen it four times, it hasn't lost anything on me. I'm still captured by it, by everything in it. In fact, I think I've gained more everytime I've seen it. I catch things I haven't noticed, and I'm getting much more familiar with the Na'vi language, which helps me become immersed in the world of Pandora. On top of all this, tonight was the first time that I saw a movie at the theater by myself. I wouldn't have wanted to do this with any other film than Avatar, and I'm so happy that I did.


Somewhere 4.4 light-years away from where I sit now, there is a moon called Pandora, orbiting the planet Polyphemus near the star Alpha Centauri A, that has stolen my imagination and captured my mind. I doubt if I'll ever get either back, but as far as I'm concerned, they can remain on that moon for as long as I live.