oblacious_magnate
oblacious_magnate t1_j2dl5d3 wrote
Reply to comment by TywinShitsGold in Anyone else surprised that James Cameron was able to make a successful sequel to a 13yr old in this day and age. by I-am-Super-Serial
>It would be more impressive if he did a billion on an original idea.
It's a nice thought, and I share it to some extent, but there is literally no such thing as an original idea: every thought is inspired by previous thought. It's the nature of thought. There is only recombination, the illusion of novelty and the will to carry it out.
oblacious_magnate t1_j2dkpse wrote
Reply to comment by Philcycles84 in Anyone else surprised that James Cameron was able to make a successful sequel to a 13yr old in this day and age. by I-am-Super-Serial
>His career is made up of some of the best films ever made.
Fix: His career is made up of some of the best Hollywood-blockbuster-popcorn movies ever made. Granted, but nothing beyond that. The only people studying his movies 100 yrs from now will be accountants.
oblacious_magnate t1_j2dhk7d wrote
Reply to Anyone else surprised that James Cameron was able to make a successful sequel to a 13yr old in this day and age. by I-am-Super-Serial
Not much. Today's movies need little more than eye-candy, stars and hype to be successful. Avatar 1 was flashy, junk-food orgy with predicable wargasm ending and 2 ain't gonna stray far from the formula. <yawn>
oblacious_magnate t1_j2e0ynf wrote
Reply to comment by over9kdaMAGE in Anyone else surprised that James Cameron was able to make a successful sequel to a 13yr old in this day and age. by I-am-Super-Serial
Seven Samurai, Metropolis, Stromboli, The Seventh Seal, The Gold Rush, 8.5, among others. None of the Cameron films will be remembered, except perhaps as pop novelty phenomena, such as Star Wars, Madonna or Elvis.