Comment on Avatar (the one with the blue aliens) is such a weird franchise
kurcatovium@piefed.social 3 weeks agoThe reason it was such a hit at the time was mainly its visuals, IMO. Story might be predictable and shallow, but you can't deny it looks beautiful. All the colorful jungle, alien species, green mountain peaks and needle rocks, it's all just very pleasant to look at. What also helped it being directed by big Hollywood name.
Also it came out right at the time when 3D movies were at their (very short lived) peak.
And it did a GREAT job using that tech. I’ve never seen better.
The movie is a visual masterpiece and a king of theater-watching cinema.
Sure the story is bland but ain’t nobody watching that movie for the story.
Yep, IIRC someone committed suicide because, in part, he would never see real life floating jungle islands.
Bob_Robertson_IX@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
I’ve always looked at the Avatar movies as being more about advancing movie making technology than about creating a good movie. I think James Cameron will be more remembered for his technical advances than for this storytelling.
ArsonButCute@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Agreed, I’ve always seen it as more of a tech demo than a feature film
IncogCyberspaceUser@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
On the other hand, he directed Titanic, which probably also had tech advances, but is recognized more for the story. Is that a fair observation? I was still a kid when it came out, so I know less about it than Avatar.
Bob_Robertson_IX@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
He helped to further submarine technology to get the shots of the Titanic for the movie, and he developed cameras that could withstand the pressures down there. He also helped design a small rover camera called Snoopy that actually went inside the Titanic to get shots of the staircase.
lime@feddit.nu 3 weeks ago
no the tech was very much the focus at the time. they did some incredible stuff for that film.