• Rusty@lemmy.ca
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    I like both Avatars: The Last Airbender and the Cameron’s one. I don’t understand why in so many people love for one thing transforms into hate for some other thing. It reminds me how much lotrmemes subreddit hates G. R. R. Martin, despite the fact that he told people numerous times that he himself loves LotR and considers it an inspiration for his work.

    Having said that the name trademark is unfortunate.

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        The Cameron Avatar films are great spectacles. They should be experienced in the theatre.

        And they know what they are. They don’t have much cultural relevance, but they make stupid money because they’re event films.

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        I can help you understand it better from a film making perspective if you are willing to watch some of James Camerons other works.

        Might upgrade the value of having watched it and knowing what is about. Even if it doesn’t make the story any better if you ever watch it again it might just give you a different relationship with it

        Or could be a complete waste of your time lol

        • TotallynotJessica@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPM
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          I went to film school, so try me. That said, I haven’t actually watched the newest one, but it seems to have had a similar reaction in culture, so I imagine it’s similarly mid. Mid does not mean bad, it just means not as good as his other stuff.

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            16 hours ago

            I went to film school, so try me

            Egads I’m probably going to waste your time then!

            But I’ll put together what I think was going to help reframe it any ways. (I’m super nervous now!) I’ll get back to you In a few days because now I’m all self-conscious about what ill actually be able to offer now. Ahh geez open mouth insert foot!

            And I did understand the way you used mid as a description, I hope