Avatar

In the few hours its been since I got back from the theatre, I've read people coming down on Avatar from literally every angle. I've seen people saying it was visually stunning but otherwise inert, I've seen people saying that it was capital-I Important, and I've seen people saying that it's as dumb and insulting as any movie you're like to see, well, ever. I don't really know where any of these people are coming from.

First the preamble. I went to see Avatar in 3D, and yes, it gave me and ...