10 Greatest Opening Scenes In Sci-Fi Movie History

10. Landing On Pandora - Avatar

After wondering what in the hell James Cameron had been cooking for the prior few years, the wonderful world of Pandora finally landed in theatres in 2009.

And within a matter of seconds, those watching on swiftly knew they were in for something special.

Now sure, there are those who are quick to argue whether the first Avatar even made that much of a cultural impact on our own planet in the wake of its box office smashing run in cinemas. However, there's no denying that the moments that followed Jake Sully's narration as the camera soared high above the trees were some of the most mesmerising of the 2000's.

Waking up from cryo and floating out into this new universe Cameron and the gang had beautifully crafted, within just a few gripping minutes viewers are swiftly informed why Jake was on this spacecraft - replacing his brother on the Avatar project - introduced to the gorgeous Na'vi homeworld for the very first time via awesome-looking rocket ship, and the cold but impressive RDA's planet-sapping technology successfully took many a breath away.

We certainly weren't in Kansas anymore. Cameron dumped viewers right into the middle of a bold new world, and brilliantly prepared them for a sci-fi adventure like no other.