{"id":1739735,"date":"2022-11-15T13:02:48","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T18:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1739735"},"modified":"2022-11-15T13:02:52","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T18:02:52","slug":"heres-why-betting-against-avatar-2-and-james-cameron-is-a-mistake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-why-betting-against-avatar-2-and-james-cameron-is-a-mistake\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s Why Betting Against\u00a0\u2018Avatar\u00a02\u2019 And James\u00a0Cameron Is A Mistake"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fheres-why-betting-against-avatar-2-and-james-cameron-is-a-mistake%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1739735&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>James Cameron\u2019s \u201cTitanic\u201d became the biggest movie of all time in 1997 \u2026 before the director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2010\/jan\/26\/avatar-sinks-titanic-record\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">broke his own record 12 years<\/a> later with \u201cAvatar.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Except \u201cTitanic\u201d looked like it might mimic the titular ship at the box office.<\/p>\n<p>Months before the film\u2019s December 19, 1997, release The Washington Post summarized the oh, so bad buzz surrounding the project. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/archive\/business\/1997\/05\/25\/going-down-with-the-ship\/5c0ed22f-9c2a-4420-8c4a-b2b983eea681\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">paper called the film<\/a> \u201cover budget, behind schedule and plagued by the sort of vicious Hollywood gossip that causes ulcers in studio executives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We know what happened next. \u201cTitanic\u201d earned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/title\/tt0120338\/?ref_=bo_se_r_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$600 million stateside<\/a> in its initial release (an additional $59 million came with re-releases). Academy Awards voters showered Cameron\u2019s vision with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oscars.org\/collection-highlights\/titanic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">14 nominations<\/a>. The blockbuster walked away with 11 golden statuettes, including the coveted Best Picture trophy.<\/p>\n<p>Cameron did it again with \u201cAvatar,\u201d the 2009 adventure that embraced the latest F\/X Hollywood had to offer. The film\u2019s eye-popping 3D imagery made a mockery of films that used the gimmick for a few \u2018comin\u2019 at ya!\u2019 moments. The wondrous CGI created a world unlike any we\u2019d seen before on screen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAvatar\u201d similarly drew wary headlines prior to its release. An NBC affiliate captured the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcdfw.com\/news\/national-international\/avatar-might-be-the-longest-biggest-flop-ever\/1863772\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suspicion greeting the film<\/a> while acknowledging how Cameron had fooled everyone with his \u201cTitanic\u201d triumph.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAvatar,\u201d by contrast, is not based on any known quantity, something extremely rare in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcdfw.com\/topics?topic=Hollywood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hollywood<\/a>\u00a0these days. And its love story concerns a giant blue alien and a man disguised as a giant blue alien.<\/p>\n<p>That leads us to the first major film Cameron has directed since \u201cAvatar\u201d 13 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1630029\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Avatar: The Way of Water<\/a>\u201d is one of several sequels Cameron has in store for audiences. The film, in theaters December 16, reunites us with Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), his bride Neytiri (Zoe Saldana) and their children as they face new threats to their safety. Plot details are being kept to a minimum by Team Cameron, ever the showman.<\/p>\n<p>Once again, the naysayers are out in full force. And they have some credible points.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been 13 years since the last \u201cAvatar\u201d movie, a project lacking the cultural affection of the James Bond saga, the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and \u201cStar Wars.\u201d A new generation of film goers may not grasp Cameron\u2019s place in film history, having directed not just the aforementioned smashes but \u201cThe Terminator\u201d and \u201cThe Abyss.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Comic Con crowd may assemble for the film\u2019s debut weekend, but the saga <a href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/james-cameron-avatar-2-release-date-disney-fox-pandora-1849559989\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lacks that heartfelt bond with Nerd Nation.<\/a> The \u201cAvatar\u201d franchise could use some love.<\/p>\n<p>Almost $3 billion grossed and yet, very few toys on the shelves, quotes in the lexicon, and only a smattering of extremely brave cosplayers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Way of Water\u2019s\u201d two trailers are gorgeous, but they tell us little, if anything, about the story in play. We barely see any humans in the latest teaser.<\/p>\n<p>Cameron isn\u2019t an auteur like Stanley Kubrick, nor a comic genius like the Coen brothers. He makes up for those gaps in other, more 21st century ways. His tech savvy style embraces the latest Hollywood wizardly in ways few can duplicate. He also helmed two of the best sequels of the modern era \u2013 1986\u2019s \u201cAliens\u201d and 1991\u2019s \u201cTerminator 2: Judgment Day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s constantly pushing cinematic boundaries, eager to tell stories that force him to push special effects in exciting new ways.<\/p>\n<p>Cameron is one of the few Hollywood artists, like Tom Cruise and Clint Eastwood, who intrinsically \u201cgets\u201d what audiences will line up to see year after year.<\/p>\n<p>Yet his screenwriting chops have taken a hit over the years. Few would argue \u201cAvatar\u201d marked a high-water mark for realistic dialogue. He couldn\u2019t resist using hokey phrases to score political points in \u201cAvatar\u201d like the anti-President George W. Bush line \u201cshock and awe.\u201d That\u2019s a quip even a neophyte scribe might avoid.<\/p>\n<p>Cameron isn\u2019t shy about using his blockbusters as cinematic sermons. Many viewed \u201cAvatar\u201d as a retread of \u201cDances with Wolves,\u201d the story dovetailing into a saga of an indigenous people fighting back against savage imperialists.<\/p>\n<p>Cameron, now 68, shares how he\u2019s using the expanding \u201cAvatar\u201d franchise to please his inner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/2022\/10\/avatar-2-the-way-of-water-plot-release-date-cast-1234738051\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">eco-warrior.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Everything I need to say about family, about sustainability, about climate, about the natural world, the themes that are important to me in real life and in my cinematic life, I can say on this canvas.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s remember Cameron once said to a reporter<a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/article\/2010\/01\/15\/james-cameron-reacts-critics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">, \u201cI believe in eco-terrorism.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s where the Cameron magic may hit a speed bump. Red state audiences are keenly aware of Hollywood\u2019s propaganda machine, now running at full blast.<\/p>\n<p> They\u2019ve seen Disney employees on Twitter admit to their social engineering tactics, watched beloved franchises go woke and seen stars spout their eco-hypocrisies from the most luxurious stages in the country.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xpyrefzvTpI&#038;t=18s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Just ask Leonardo DiCaprio<\/a>, who played the doomed Jack in Cameron\u2019s \u201cTitanic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sharp-eyed audiences know Cameron made his cast and crew go green on the set, down to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/993673\/the-dietary-restriction-every-avatar-actor-had-to-follow-on-set\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">food they ate between takes.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Will that impact \u201cAvatar: The Way<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>James Cameron\u2019s \u201cTitanic\u201d became the biggest movie of all time in 1997 \u2026 before the director broke his own record 12 years later with \u201cAvatar.\u201d Except \u201cTitanic\u201d looked like it might mimic the titular ship at the box office. Months before the film\u2019s December 19, 1997, release The Washington Post summarized the oh, so bad &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":279,"featured_media":1739738,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1739735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1739735","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/279"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1739735"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1739735\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1739738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1739735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1739735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1739735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}