Second--Golden Globes, what were you thinking?? Avatar? SERIOUSLY? I know, I know, it's "revolutionary," it'll "change filmmaking forever". In my mind, not so much.
Reasons why I'm right and Avatar fanatics are wrong:
1. Could the screenplay have been cheesier? It was painfully obvious that the team was so excited about the animation that they may have written it in 30 minutes. And it may have involved refrigerator magnet poetry.
2. Did any character actually want anything? What ever happened to that whole Unobtainium plot?
3. Na'vi sex. Uncomfortabletown, USA--population: every audience member across America.
4. I'd rather see 2 minutes of real human interaction on film that watch the emotional journey of a CGI. CGI tears don't do anything for me, personally.
5. Don't give me this slapped together, transparent message about the environment. If you want to bill your movie as "An action-packed 3D movie experience," I am ALL for it. But don't pretend you actually care about the environment. If you did, you would have taken that (how much?) $200 million and actually put some of it towards helping the environment.
6. THIS is true and there's just no way around it.
I'm sorry about this rant. I guess what I'm trying to say is, I was just really disappointed by Avatar. Fair?
In happier movie news, I saw Up in the Air tonight and was BLOWN AWAY. It made me laugh, it made me cry. Literally. And that says something. It was just a great story with interesting characters and terrific performances. I was happy for Mo'nique's win because that shit was legit, but Vera Farmiga was also pretty unbelievable. I feel like this movie is not really getting the praise it deserves. It just truly affected me and, in my (uneducated, unimportant) opinion, that is what art should do. So thank you, Jason Reitman. Done.
Lastly, I feel it is my duty to post a song that was introduced to me this weekend. Because these lyrics are just ridiculous. In the best way. R Kelly, you may be some sort of sick genius.
I agree about Avatar. Although I don't think it was the crew writing the script, I think the problem is that James Cameron's ego is so big he wouldn't hand over to script to a competent writer.
ReplyDeleteIt's so sad, because with the 3D stuff, the movie had the potential to be SO GOOD, but James Cameron just like pulled the plot out of his ass.
ummmmmm.... that video is possibly one of the greatest interpretations of Chekhov I have ever seen. Forget the class, just screen that shit across the Columbia theater community. Job done.
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