Lord Temptation 11,209 Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 13 hours ago, elijahfan said: ... which circles back to the point that the story had absolutely nothing groundbreaking. The fact that tens upon tens of millions of people sat down for a full 3.5 hours in the darkness, completely entrenched in Avatar’s heartfelt characters, gripping suspense, otherwordly existentialism and lush acoustics - is more groundbreaking than repetitive nihilism sweaty Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midknight 460 Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Hmmm noted on the criticisms. But I'm going to watch this sequel first before saying anything. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy McQueen 4,484 Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Contra Pro Hhmm... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Gloria 3,353 Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Jake Sully is hot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieQuinn 1,536 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 I read it as Avamax 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chlorine Sevigny 45,519 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 This didn't need a sequel let alone 3... but $$$$$ Imagine polishing a turd for 10 years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elijahfan 23,558 Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 On 9/30/2020 at 7:00 AM, Lord Temptation said: The fact that tens upon tens of millions of people sat down for a full 3.5 hours in the darkness, completely entrenched in Avatar’s heartfelt characters, gripping suspense, otherwordly existentialism and lush acoustics - is more groundbreaking than repetitive nihilism sweaty Avatar can be praised on many things, but its story and characters are not it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladygagafan1234 700 Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Avatar is one of the most boring films in history. I couldn't even get halfway when I tried to watch it last year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Temptation 11,209 Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 2 hours ago, elijahfan said: Avatar can be praised on many things, but its story and characters are not it. What I love about the story is how the background, both the planet itself and it’s ecology, in particular the Tree of Life, become omnipresent characters in the film. It makes the audience ponder the boundary of what is life vs the nonliving, us vs them, choice vs fate, character vs audience. We actually become embedded within the story. In this regard, as well with the other themes of domination vs subversion, good vs evil, revolution vs continuity, economics vs ecology, the story and it’s characters are very Greek/Shakespearian/Biblical in their exposition, which might explain the disdain it gets. People nowadays just don’t get ambivalence anymore. Watch ANY Marvel/DC film of the last two decades and you’ll see how films these days literally are designed for people to know exactly what is happening (and why it happened), rather than contemplating how in actuality we all feel lost amongst it all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImTired 3,955 Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 On 9/28/2020 at 9:19 AM, Red said: This is not gonna flop, apparently they developed a glasses-free 3D technology and people are gonna be crazy to see it, it will definitely be a mega-hit like Avatar 1 and will most likely snatch back Endgame's record. I'm not so sure about the rest of the movies in the series tho lol This. Most people here weren't alive then, but the leadup to titanic feels a lot like this movie. Every single person said it'd flop. Delays. Cost overruns. But now? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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