One podcast I listen to made an interesting comparison between Avatar and Star Wars. Each movie raised the bar for blockbusters, as well as working in a genre that can be described as Space Opera. A little too easy and facile for Science Fiction, but set in a future universe. In fact, both movies rely [...]
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Jan
Avatar vs. Star Wars
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Jan
Piranha II vs. Avatar
Posted by Published in Academy Awards, Movie Commentary, Movies that should have been better, New Release, PatriotismPiranha II is James Cameron’s first feature movie, and Avatar is the most recent. How has his moral message and story-telling evolved?
In Piranha II, you were likely to get killed by a carnivorous flying fish if:
You are female and naked.
You have sex unconnected to romance.
You’re a somewhat ridiculous older woman.
You are an ethnic side-character.
Also, if [...]
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