Despite some major flaws, James Cameron's Avatar was a smash-hit at the box office. Here's what Avatar 2 needs to fix from the first movie.
Despite being a smash-hit at the box office, James Cameron's AvatarAvatar 2 needs to fix. There's something to be said for Cameron's ability to make a $237 million passion project (one he'd been developing since 1994) in 2009, at a time when brands and intellectual property were beginning to take over the blockbuster landscape. The original AvatarJaws 3-DFriday the 13th Part III
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Avatar 2 Needs A Better Story Than The Original Avatar
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Avatar 2 Needs To Avoid The White Savior Narrative
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How Avatar 2's Technology Can Beat The First Movie
Because he likes to push the envelope for moviemaking technology, Cameron has only directed eight feature films (not including his documentaries) over a career spanning nearly 40 years. Whenever people talk about his work, it's the tech that almost always comes up first: Terminator 2TitanicAvatarThe Lords of the RingsKing KongThe Phantom Menace
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