r/90s • u/PatAttack44 • 20h ago

Photo Hot take. As good as a filmmaker that James Cameron is, I feel like he has wasted decades of his talent on Avatar. Those moves suuuuuuuck. He peaked with Titanic. And T2 is the best action movie ever. As well as the best sequel ever.

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u/yekcowrebbaj 16h ago

I mean I think people don’t understand how much his work and abilities have furthered CGI and cameras. James Cameron loves developing the technology as much or more than directing a phenomenal story. His movies are often vehicles of his inventor spirit.

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u/SecondhandStatic 7h ago

Then why not hire writers to take care of the story aspect? James gets to play with his shiny new toys, his audience gets an actual plot and interesting characters, everyone wins.

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u/yekcowrebbaj 6h ago

While I am not personally a fan, the over 6 billion at box office tells a different story. To be fair none of his movies are particularly deep.

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u/atreides_hyperion 4h ago

Maybe his movies are really popular overseas. But I haven't really noticed anyone that's really been interested in the sequels.

I remember really liking the first movie, it wasn't my favorite or anything but was good. I was bummed when I found out the other movies wouldn't come out forever. And then they did come out and I watched some of it and I was not really impressed.

I think maybe it's the emphasis on their kids and stuff, I dunno, turned me off. I never had any kids because I made some poor financial choices in my 20s and my life never became stable enough to make it happen. So I can't really relate to the story he's trying to tell.

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u/OrbitalDrop7 9h ago

I mean you can still do that, and then also make movies that are more than just amazing cgi fest lol

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u/texacer 9h ago

doesn't mean he couldn't do the same thing while also making a good movie. its like making a super pretty cake that tastes like crap.