I know a lot of learned people who have more affection for Bay than Cameron. He's a lot more self-aware than Cameron and way more than people give him credit for.
That's not to say Bay is on equal ground. Cameron is a far better director, but he is as commercial as they come. It's easier to be down on Bay, because he spent 10 years making absolute trash transformers movies. If Cameron had gone through a similar period, he might be viewed differently. Still, I'm of the opinion the original avatar is as pure popcorn and bubblegum as you can get.
I would not take anyone seriously who was fully cheerleading Cameron at the same time as poo-pooing Bay. That's just pretentious fanboyness.
If you look at avatar 1 and ambulance as examples. Ambulance is a very stupid movie that is fully aware of what it is, which makes it a lot more enjoyable to watch. It’s like Bay on Bay. Avatar 1 is also a very stupid movie, but it’s very self-serious, which is like listening to the muffled sound of someone talking with their head entirely up their own ass.
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I know a lot of learned people who have more affection for Bay than Cameron. He's a lot more self-aware than Cameron and way more than people give him credit for.
That's not to say Bay is on equal ground. Cameron is a far better director, but he is as commercial as they come. It's easier to be down on Bay, because he spent 10 years making absolute trash transformers movies. If Cameron had gone through a similar period, he might be viewed differently. Still, I'm of the opinion the original avatar is as pure popcorn and bubblegum as you can get.
I would not take anyone seriously who was fully cheerleading Cameron at the same time as poo-pooing Bay. That's just pretentious fanboyness.
If you look at avatar 1 and ambulance as examples. Ambulance is a very stupid movie that is fully aware of what it is, which makes it a lot more enjoyable to watch. It’s like Bay on Bay. Avatar 1 is also a very stupid movie, but it’s very self-serious, which is like listening to the muffled sound of someone talking with their head entirely up their own ass.