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I'm not from the U. S., hence, I have no knowledge or emotional attachment to Mr. Roberts and his show. The movie, therefore, didn't strike me as being particularly moving or original. I found the story pretty lame to be honest, it was overdramatized and over emotional, which doesn't sit well with a European audience, neither do the multiple mentionings of God and scripture. As said in the title, this seems to primarily target a specific segment of the U. S. I also found the character of Mr. Roberts as portrayed by Tom Hanks annoying and borderline abusive. You cannot just force people you barely know and who haven't asked for it into therapy talks, forcing them to reveal deeply personal issues to you. It is extremely manipulative and also plain rude. If someone tried this with me, I would walk out of the door and break off all contact. So coupled with the lack of a true story, this made this movie a pretty tedious watch. Again, for the American target audience, the type that watches Oprah and Dr. Phil, I'm sure this is a great movie, for me - not so much.

The idea of the show is interesting, the execution of it absolutely lame. There is literally no plot at all, the story goes nowhere. By the end of season 3 I got so bored, I stopped watching as the characters became increasingly unbearable. The lead character and his woman are the most annoying and idiotic people ever put on screen, both actors totally suck too, totally unlikeable and over the top, and clearly NOT funny. I didn't realize that this was supposed to be a comedy before I read it on IMDb. I have no idea why money and resources were used on producing this mess or why anyone in their right mind would find this funny.

I've never seen a movie that has saddened me more. Despite the incredible beauty of the scenes, I was in tears nearly through the entire film. I loved all Avatar movies, but this one stands out, as Cameron has dropped all subtlety and is now holding the mirror to our faces. Pandora of course is Earth, the beauty of Pandora is the beauty of Earth in hyperbole, but still clearly recognizable. Unfortunately for Earth, most people on this planet behave like the sky people. So if you are rooting for the Na'ir, realize that in Cameron's view, you most likely are one of the bad guys. He picks up so many current issues, the dying of the coral reefs, the burning and destruction of our forests, the bestiality of whale hunting, the hunting and killing of elephants, rhinos, sharks and many other species for a single body part that is supposed to give us youth or virility. I'm sure I haven't captured all of them. The sentence 'Water has no beginning and no end.' is a very clear reference to the fact that pollution of our planet will inevitably affect us too.

Reading the comments and complaints about a 'weak plot' or 'boring movie' makes me absolutely despair. How more obvious does he need to get before shallow viewers finally get the message? Our planet is burning, we destroy the very ecosystems that keep us alive, yet all people seem to care about is their personal entertainment.