Avatar

[laceblade]

I think I can explain what I didn't like about Avatar enough without spoiling anything.

I liked the protagonist (mostly) and I liked the graphics.

But I feel like this is James Cameron's "I just watched an anime and now I'm going to make a movie!"

I cringed with apprehension in the first 5 minutes, and the loosened up over the next 30. By the end I was shuddering repeatedly with James Cameron's self-righteousness.

This movie could also be titled, OMG GEORGE BUSH IS SO EVIL! I WILL SPEND $300,000,000 TO EXPLAIN WHY!!

There could be a lot of interesting discussion on bodies in this movie, and obviously race. I look forward to the response of fandom.

I recommend the write-up by nihilistic_kid, although it spoils everything if you're concerned about things like that.



Overall: It was not as squicky as I thought it would be, but I was underwhelmed/annoyed by the heavy-handedness and refusal to go a lot deeper.

Comments

[tigrin.livejournal.com]

I think it'll definitely be profitable... my sister managed to enjoy it and she really doesn't like that sort of stuff... I think the average Joe will like it at least. My dad was so thrilled with it he was talking it up with his wife afterwards, who REALLY doesn't like movies like Avatar. I think it's like any 'bad' movie that's relatively entertaining... I think the Transformers movies are fun and entertaining, but a lot of people find them offensive. It's not that I don't see why, I guess I just don't mind as much.