I know it is a bit early to start thinking about the legacy of James Cameron’s Avatar but with a filmmaker the stature of Cameron, it is never too early to ask if he has managed to change the game once again.
No.
Unless you want to blame him for the fact were are getting a fucking Smurf movie next year, the only thing Avatar proved was that the movie going public will watch anything in 3D, even if it is just Dune with Aliens.
Hell, what am I saying?Everyone in Dune was an alien. I think. That movie didn’t make a whole lot of fucking sense.
If Clash of the Titans is any indication, the most lasting legacy of Avatar will be movie studios pumping a shit ton of money into shitty 3D. If you can count on one thing in Hollywood, it is that they will key in on the one element of a film that had nothing to do with its success and that is what they will try to emulate.
They look at Star Wars and figure it is popular because people like robots with British accents. They look at any movie starring Tom Cruise that actually made money and assume it was popular because of Cruise and not because the story was interesting. They look at The Lord of the Rings and figure it was popular because Orlando Bloom looks good in pointy ears.
So the odds are that the lasting legacy of Avatar will be shitty 3D and blue aliens.
Thanks a fucking lot Mr. Cameron.
This is the worst review of anything, movie or otherwise, I’ve ever read. The writer should attempt to replace profanity with thought, and if he can’t accomplish that, give up writing and go back to school. Grade school.
Hey Richard-
I just read your “critique” and I have to ask you on what planet this article would be considered a review? Maybe on Pandora but back here on Earth, a review actually talks about what we liked and didn’t like about the movie. There is none of that here. Just commentary on what the lasting legacy of the film might be.
If you are looking for genuine film criticism, perhaps you should look somewhere other than the web site for an offensive comedy show, you think? Since you didn’t actually manage to suss out that this article is not meant to be taken seriously, perhaps you should keep your commentary about my education level to yourself.
If, however, you were attempting to insult me in the spirit of Vilification Tennis, I applaud your (somewhat amateurish) efforts and encourage you to keep trying because at some point, you may actually be funny.
Hey, check it out, I wrote that whole thing and didn’t swear once….