Avatar:
The Eight-Dollar Nap
By
Chris South, Staff Writer
Published 2/4/2010
I
have to say that “Avatar” was the most expensive nap
I have ever had.
I sat through
this three-hour abomination trying to compare it to the worst movie
ever only to conclude that this was the worst movie ever.
James Cameron
is nobody’s fool. He knew that Avatar was a dud. His determination
to best “Titanic” motivated him to come up with an entire
new process for 3-D animation and computer visual effects.
Cameron sank
$237 million into the making of this run of the mill movie, most
of which went into creating the new animation process.
Opening weekend’s
gross of $77 million proved that a shinny coat of paint can draw
attention to even the worst of cars. Most people were too star-struck
by all the pretty colors in “Avatar” to care about the
thoughtless and unoriginal plot or the two hours of nothing happening.
Sadly, this highly anticipated film left some people feeling cheated
and mentally drained.
This is not
the first time moviegoers have been tricked into wasting our time
watching overly promoted flop.
In 1982, “Blade
Runner” was released in theaters. Before this “Star
Wars” was the most visually striking film ever released. “Blade
Runner” was promoted solely on the basis that its graphics
trumped “Star Wars” and was ahead of their time. Opening
weekend it grossed $6 million, becoming one of the highest grossing
films of that year. People walked into the theaters excited and
full of anticipation only to have their happiness crushed by a boring
story that never seemed to end.
Not to worry
my fellow movie lovers, Avatar set in motion a new age of computer
animation that is full of potential. In my opinion, this film was
just a test run for the new process and now that it has proven efficient,
it may be put to use in a movie worth watching.
So don’t
let Avatar break your spirits and keep your fingers crossed this
year might just be the turning point in the entertainment industry
we have been waiting for.
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