Avatar The Movie: I Think It Will Cross Billion Dollar Revenue

Last weekend I saw James Cameron's sci-fi movie Avatar with my friends and family at San Jose 3D Imax Theater. It was fantastic enough to go beyond my expectation! Even before the movie was released, I read about it online to know that James Cameron wrote the initial script for this movie at 1994 (15 years back) but only could release now because he was not satisfied with the then-technology to support his imaginations to bring into the film properly. He in fact invented a Fusion Camera System so that he can capture 95% of an actor's facial expression to it's computer character counterpart. James Cameron already is very selective in movie direction (only 5 so far) and made the highest revenue generating movie of all time Titanic (1.86 billion USD). I was in the opinion that Avatar will cross 1 billion dollar revenue; it's official production cost is $237 million (excluding approx. $150 million marketing cost). Let's see if it crosses my expectation in terms of revenue as well. In fact I see a very potential for it to cross even Titanic's revenue and touch 2 billion revenue worldwide for the first time in box office record history.

I liked the story, the acting, the camera work, special effects, sound everything. I specially liked how the director slowly took all the audience to Pandora's side and how the the hero Jake slowly adapted himself in Pandora and proved himself as a great warrior. Ahyan was first half an hour very scared of the sound and idn't use the 3D glass. But later he got comfortable and watched the movie. Shusmita, Amin, Hasinur. Prakash all were of the opinion that it was a good movie. The question is how good it was - just good, very good or excellent? Well for me it's simply outstanding and unimaginable! You have to see it in 3D IMAX, otherwise you will miss half of the movie's charm. It's the best cinematic experience that you can ever have and surpasses what we saw in 2012 a few weeks ago.

I had a few winter parties last few days. First it was in Nitol's party at San Jose Tech Museum. Then we went to Ahyan's school's winter party. And at last the Salesforce holiday party at Concourse Exhibition Center, San Francisco.

Ahyan Zaman and Peacock Zaman

A week earlier when I was working at office before lunch, I got an email from Shusmita with a picture of a peacock. She was telling that this peacock is walking around in our patio.I was so surprised and then at night when I reached home, I saw this big bird there resting in the railing beside the entrance of our door. It's beautiful and amazing. Ahyan was jumping up and down to show it to me. Shusmita later told me that it's a peahen and not a peacock. Ahyan already named it Peacock Zaman (as his name is Ahyan Zaman).







Shusmita called the Fremont Wild Animal Association and they seemed not bothered at all. They told that if the bird is not injured, they are not coming to pick it. The first day we gave her only rice. But the very next day, Shusmita did some googling and purchased wild animal food from Petco including dogfood and lettus. The peahen seems very happy and is with us since then. My freinds and colleagues came to see it and people are excited to see this beautiful bird just within a feet of distance. As our living room and patio is only separated by a glass door which can be opened if necessary, we always see it walking around, eating or sleeping.

Nitol went to Bangladesh to get married and hence we threw 2 parties at our house with 2 different circles to celebrate it.

Ahyan's Hair Cut

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The picture of Ahyan's hair cut in a local kids saloon the day before yesterday. Shusmita was trying to do the hair cut herself while Ahyan was sleeping. When she was halfway don, Ahyan woke up and hence she had to take him to this barber shop.

Father's Night with Ahyan

I went to Father's Night in Montessori Children's Care in Fremont 2 days back. I came back from office early that day at 5:30 PM. It was interesting to see him trying to show me what he can do. He tried moving some small balls with spoon from one pot to another, tried putting some very small balls in a pot in specific places, tried moving plastic maccaroni's from one plate to another. But when it was turn for singing, he was standing beside me and not joining the other kids. Miss betsy (Ahyan's Teacher of Redwood class) told he normally sings everyday. I guess due to his ear pain, Ahyan is a little bit uncomfortable today.

My first father's night with Ahyan!

ahyan cycling

ahyan cycling

ahyans orientation class on 30th Jan 2009

Ahyan is starting school on the second of feb 2009

Ahyans first bubble blowing today 08

he blew bubbles