I may have been too old to see Avatar (the first one), but I just couldn’t help thinking it was just a new version of Pocahontas. Sure, it was pretty, but I care about stories and I didn’t really get one. Not an original one anyway.
James Cameron isn’t really a storyteller, though. He pushes technological marvels in his films. He cares if it looks good.
I saw a bit of the second one the other day, the one about water. It looked awesome. Really should give it a chance one day. It might be cool to see the third one in theaters. Or maybe even IMAX. I don’t expect the story to make me think much, but like Nicole Kidman says in the AMC ad, you’re there to be transported to another world for a couple hours, and James Cameron is absolutely good for that.
I just couldn’t help thinking it was just a new version of Pocahontas.
Literally every movie is just a new version of X.
There are only a couple dozen stories. At all. They’re all remixed and reimagined versions of something that’s already been done.
Even Pocahontas, I’m sure is just a version of some ancient Greek story we’ve never heard of.
People repeating it instantly clue me in that they have never decided to accept something for what it is instead of what they wish it to be. They’re not worth your energy.
James Cameron isn’t really a storyteller, though. He pushes technological marvels in his films. He cares if it looks good.
1984 The Terminator
1986 Aliens
1989 The Abyss
1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1994 True Lies
1997 Titanic
I think the majority of these films had story aspects that captured people’s imaginations and made an impact on popular culture, not just because of the special effects.
It might be because of the writers and people outside of Cameron, but the films were good from a story perspective.
I’m sure they’re pretty, I just don’t care.
I may have been too old to see Avatar (the first one), but I just couldn’t help thinking it was just a new version of Pocahontas. Sure, it was pretty, but I care about stories and I didn’t really get one. Not an original one anyway.
James Cameron isn’t really a storyteller, though. He pushes technological marvels in his films. He cares if it looks good.
I saw a bit of the second one the other day, the one about water. It looked awesome. Really should give it a chance one day. It might be cool to see the third one in theaters. Or maybe even IMAX. I don’t expect the story to make me think much, but like Nicole Kidman says in the AMC ad, you’re there to be transported to another world for a couple hours, and James Cameron is absolutely good for that.
Literally every movie is just a new version of X.
There are only a couple dozen stories. At all. They’re all remixed and reimagined versions of something that’s already been done.
Even Pocahontas, I’m sure is just a version of some ancient Greek story we’ve never heard of.
This line was a meme then and it’s a meme now.
People repeating it instantly clue me in that they have never decided to accept something for what it is instead of what they wish it to be. They’re not worth your energy.
1984 The Terminator
1986 Aliens
1989 The Abyss
1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1994 True Lies
1997 Titanic
I think the majority of these films had story aspects that captured people’s imaginations and made an impact on popular culture, not just because of the special effects.
It might be because of the writers and people outside of Cameron, but the films were good from a story perspective.
This insinuates that the story is bad. It’s not.
The story fits the theme and fits the spectacle and that is what I want from these movies.
It’s just not a spy noir thriller sex crime novel with Shakespearean language and that’s ok.
They are worth watching just for the spectacle. But you’re right, the storytelling is just an afterthought.
He’s not right. The story fits the theme and the spectacle.
But the story is crap.
Avatar’s story is better than the last two Christopher Nolan movies.
Avatar’s story is orders of magnitude more entertaining than Scorseses last three movies.
Lol. No, it’s not but feel free to be negative with someone else. I’m sure it’s very healthy.
Sure you did. Or maybe you are just parroting the same silly shit people have said about Avatar on movie message boards for years.
How about pointing out that is has no cultural impact…
That is completely false. He is an excellent story teller.
I’m glad someone else sees this silly shit and calls it what it is.
I wait every time Avatar is mentioned to chuckle derisively at the fool that writes it out. They usually have zero idea how it makes them look.