What I mean is this:

The TERMINATOR movies are literally part of our cultural parlance now. ALIENS is the SF action thriller to which all other SF action thrillers are compared. THE ABYSS revolutionized how films approach SFX in visual storytelling.

The AVATAR movies are just... kinda there.

April 11, 2026 - 15:27 UTC

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Yes, they did amazing things with SFX, but advancements in technology don't mean compelling art. I've read a lot about how beautiful they are, but almost nothing about how they make audiences FEEL.

In the end, they feel like a bejeweled platinum monument to the concept of "well, that happened."
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they are also deeply racist/appropriative movies and James Cameron is a rich white out of touch racist fuck

They are pure consumerism products for people who only consume, proof that commodification kills art IMO
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