Source: Mikki Willis of Elevate Films - (For those who have yet to experience Avatar nothing is written here that will spoil it)
Rarely do I see a hyped blockbuster on opening day. But in this case, the night before James Cameron's Avatar officially opened in Los Angeles my wife attended a midnight sneak preview. I was awake when Nadia returned home well past 3 A.M. She was floating. I'd seen her floating many times before. But this was a new float. Her feet were firmly on the ground, eyes clear and laser focused. Her voice had that unique resonance that I've come to expect after we've been through a life changing experience together. I was in a matinee the next day!
Though I hold deep respect for Mr. Cameron’s body of work, I can’t say that I’ve ever been a fan. That changed within the first act of Avatar. I must admit, I did not expect the emotional depth and pure sensitivity that pored from every 3D frame of his latest masterpiece. Yes, the technical accomplishments are groundbreaking, but it was the heart and purpose of Avatar that reached me. Because my path has led to environmental and socially conscious filmmaking, the last several years of my life has been blessed in ceremony with indigenous people. While their rituals vary from circle to circle, their prayers and prophecies are astonishingly similar. Divided by continents, without ever having read a book or Bible, seen a television, or used any form of modern communication device, miraculously they’ve received the same download. They are simply connected to the source, call it what you wish. All of nature is in constant communication. As far as I can tell, it is only we humans, particularly us Westerners who have forgotten how to access our natural and unfiltered intelligence. But that, I’m elated to say, is rapidly changing! Thanks to films like the Matrix and now Avatar, American cinema is helping to awaken our senses!
Avatar’s female lead is Neytiri, the most powerful articulation of the Goddess-warrior to ever make it to the big screen. Period. She represents the divine feminine that resides in the heart of every woman, young and old. Even in digital form she is the real deal. Neytiri is innocent, yet infinitely wise and intuitive, fierce, yet sensitive, and dare I say… seriously sexy!
Jake represents the new man. He is both an infant and a warrior. Despite his handicap, he is fearless and unstoppable. Though he is unaware, Jake is not dumb. He is just wise enough, secure enough, and humble enough to learn from the divine Goddess. In doing so Jake evolves from crippled soldier to Hero-warrior.
Disguised as a Hollywood blockbuster, Avatar is art imitating life to the highest and finest degree. The visual imagery, sound and script are literally encoded with ancient teachings. The message is bold and clear: To evolve beyond the level of thinking that created our current global issues, we must reconnect with our ancestral roots and reunite as one tribe. Though told through a fantasy tale, Avatar is based on a true story. Our story. Regardless of where you are, or where you come from, this message is specifically for you. It is a bold invitation, perhaps even an initiation into higher and deeper experience of yourself and your world.
Tears rolled from behind my designer 3D shades as I sat paralyzed in my stadium seat, spellbound by remembrance, aware of sniffling humans around me, wondering if they too were feeling what I was feeling; Gratitude for my fellow filmmaker James Cameron for rising beyond the shadows and shining so bright! Gratitude for being alive during this historical moment of human evolution! Gratitude for the privilege of standing as a warrior and a witness to the awakening of who and what we truly are!
"I see you"
Mikki Willis - PS. If inspired, please support the conscious movement by forwarding this message to the masses. Thank you!
(Mikki Willis is the founder of the world’s largest socially conscious filmmaking challenge Elevate Film Festival.)
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