One time I recall that a movie took me to a different time and place was when I was watching Avatar. The digital effects used in the movie to create the new planet and its inhabitants were so well integrated with properties of reality that I was able to buy in and appreciate the story. Everything seemed so plausible, even though it took place in the future and on another world. The casting of the film also worked to enhance it. The characters had personalities and ideas all their own so that I wanted to follow their story even when they weren't human. The whole world that was created was so detailed and intricate that I couldn't help but marvel at its beauty, and even a few times I caught myself wishing that I could live there. I was able to accept that this could actually be a vision of the future because there were so many events referenced, especially military ones, that linked the future to the present/past. Altogether it was an amazing film that really was able to take me to a whole different world.
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Janine
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