James Cameron was a great filmmaker. Don’t expect any more classics out of him, though. Avatar was entertaining as a theme park ride, utter stupidity as a story. And he’s nursing his hatred of others, so things will only get worse.
Need proof? Well, remember what great and distinctive characters the Avatar marines were? You know, the, uh…over-the-top…colonel, was he? Can’t really remember his name…or any great lines…but he sure was an ass, right? Drinking coffee while people were dying, oooooh, Hannibal Lecter step back!
(h/t: uh-oh, I forgot. Let me get back to you.)
Cameron’s really come a long way since Aliens, huh? Hicks, Vasquez, Hudson, Gorman…see how Jimmy’s understanding of character deepened in 24 years? Not an internet-heavy day goes by that I don’t see a quote or reference to that movie. Heck, the W.O.R.M. does his part.
The freakin’ aliens in Aliens had more character than Cameron now permits military folk.
Anyway, Jiminy is apparently in favor of eco-terrorism. And since the W.O.R.M. believes in holding people to their own standards, apparently so am I.
So here’s the target, eco-marines: the ridiculously overbuilt home of a spoiled, selfish consumer of vast resources. Also a hypocrite, wussy, and maker of increasingly lousy movies.
