Comments on: The Significance of “Avatar” http://newslanc.com/2010/01/10/the-significance-of-avatar/ News, Comment and Culture for Lancaster County Wed, 23 May 2012 15:27:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://newslanc.com/2010/01/10/the-significance-of-avatar/comment-page-1/#comment-67515 Anonymous Sun, 31 Oct 2010 17:42:48 +0000 http://newslanc.com/?p=12324#comment-67515 Seen this film (the non-special edition) about eight times and i must say the 3-D tech in it is astounding. The first time i didn't see much of the film for picking my jaw up off of the floor. This film is 9000/10 when watching in 3D but with standard viewing its still awesome, but need a little more imagination. Also look out for the novel James Cameron is planning to write, its basically a novelisation of the film! EPIC! Seen this film (the non-special edition) about eight times and i must say the 3-D tech in it is astounding. The first time i didn’t see much of the film for picking my jaw up off of the floor. This film is 9000/10 when watching in 3D but with standard viewing its still awesome, but need a little more imagination. Also look out for the novel James Cameron is planning to write, its basically a novelisation of the film! EPIC!

]]> By: Anonoymous http://newslanc.com/2010/01/10/the-significance-of-avatar/comment-page-1/#comment-50612 Anonoymous Wed, 04 Aug 2010 08:00:50 +0000 http://newslanc.com/?p=12324#comment-50612 I like the Toy Story movies, awesome animation. I like the Toy Story movies, awesome animation.

]]> By: Anonymous http://newslanc.com/2010/01/10/the-significance-of-avatar/comment-page-1/#comment-45802 Anonymous Thu, 24 Jun 2010 04:23:16 +0000 http://newslanc.com/?p=12324#comment-45802 James Cameron had not directed any movie since being the "King of the World" after "Titanic" in 1998. This big movie "Avatar" is certainly more than an worthy comeback project to again re-launch Mr. Cameron back into filmdom's firmament. James Cameron had not directed any movie since being the “King of the World” after “Titanic” in 1998. This big movie “Avatar” is certainly more than an worthy comeback project to again re-launch Mr. Cameron back into filmdom’s firmament.

]]> By: Dan Cohen http://newslanc.com/2010/01/10/the-significance-of-avatar/comment-page-1/#comment-26647 Dan Cohen Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:05:37 +0000 http://newslanc.com/?p=12324#comment-26647 Thanks for the comments, folks. I'm glad to see that so many people are thinking about the movie. To the writer who asked why the burden of Worthington's transformation was "bad," let me clarify. I don't think I said it was bad for the movie, or even bad for him. It was just that there were consequences, and a challgenge that ultimately led to his seeing Pandora and it's inhabitants in a different way. Drama. My guess is that like Kong, "Avatar" will inspire a lot of thought about the many issues it touches upon. A well known, and controversial writer, who recently passed away, once remarked, "the obsessions of one generation become the Phd's of the next." "Avatar," I believe will be one of this generation's obsessions. As for the Phd's, we'll see. Can anybody identify the writer? Dan Thanks for the comments, folks. I’m glad to see that so many people are thinking about the movie.

To the writer who asked why the burden of Worthington’s transformation was “bad,” let me clarify. I don’t think I said it was bad for the movie, or even bad for him. It was just that there were consequences, and a challgenge that ultimately led to his seeing Pandora and it’s inhabitants in a different way. Drama.

My guess is that like Kong, “Avatar” will inspire a lot of thought about the many issues it touches upon. A well known, and controversial writer, who recently passed away, once remarked, “the obsessions of one generation become the Phd’s of the next.” “Avatar,” I believe will be one of this generation’s obsessions. As for the Phd’s, we’ll see.

Can anybody identify the writer?

Dan

]]> By: Anonymous http://newslanc.com/2010/01/10/the-significance-of-avatar/comment-page-1/#comment-26599 Anonymous Sun, 10 Jan 2010 23:15:27 +0000 http://newslanc.com/?p=12324#comment-26599 Beautifully said! Avatar is a unique spectacle at a time where blockbuster movies are just shows. Not content on just being impressive, Avatar pretends, and succeeds, at making its audience dream. It is cinema reinvented, one of those rare but crucial turning points that redefine the movie going experience forever. Thank you James Cameron! Beautifully said!

Avatar is a unique spectacle at a time where blockbuster movies are just shows. Not content on just being impressive, Avatar pretends, and succeeds, at making its audience dream. It is cinema reinvented, one of those rare but crucial turning points that redefine the movie going experience forever.

Thank you James Cameron!

]]> By: Anonymous http://newslanc.com/2010/01/10/the-significance-of-avatar/comment-page-1/#comment-26596 Anonymous Sun, 10 Jan 2010 22:33:46 +0000 http://newslanc.com/?p=12324#comment-26596 I enjoyed the comparison to King Kong. But I think the most important point that most reviewers are missing is that Avatar is just Act I of a play. There will be an Act II and an Act III. You would not judge one of Shakespeare's plays by the first act alone. Cameron has merely introduced the characters and set the stage. The real story will evolve in the next two acts. I enjoyed the comparison to King Kong. But I think the most important point that most reviewers are missing is that Avatar is just Act I of a play. There will be an Act II and an Act III. You would not judge one of Shakespeare’s plays by the first act alone. Cameron has merely introduced the characters and set the stage. The real story will evolve in the next two acts.

]]> By: Anonymous http://newslanc.com/2010/01/10/the-significance-of-avatar/comment-page-1/#comment-26586 Anonymous Sun, 10 Jan 2010 20:24:46 +0000 http://newslanc.com/?p=12324#comment-26586 <em>'Jake Sully, played by Sam Worthington, arrives on Pandora a cripple desperate to escape his own skin. The “avatar” technology, developed by a scientific team headed by Sigourney Weaver, offers him the only hope he has of walking again. But there’s a price to pay; he’ll have to inhabit an alien body'</em> So why is this bad? Any spiritual teacher(eg ramana maharshi) will tell you 'I am not this body'. ‘Jake Sully, played by Sam Worthington, arrives on Pandora a cripple desperate to escape his own skin. The “avatar” technology, developed by a scientific team headed by Sigourney Weaver, offers him the only hope he has of walking again. But there’s a price to pay; he’ll have to inhabit an alien body’

So why is this bad? Any spiritual teacher(eg ramana maharshi) will tell you ‘I am not this body’.

]]> By: Anonymous http://newslanc.com/2010/01/10/the-significance-of-avatar/comment-page-1/#comment-26582 Anonymous Sun, 10 Jan 2010 19:51:38 +0000 http://newslanc.com/?p=12324#comment-26582 I agree with you. Avatar is a new stone on the path of art and technology. The beauty of the scenes, the precision of the cuts and openings makes that movie a new age of entertainment and also theater and visual art. This is showing us that technology has matured to the point where artists will be free to explores spaces without constraints other than the need of creativity. I agree with you. Avatar is a new stone on the path of art and technology. The beauty of the scenes, the precision of the cuts and openings makes that movie a new age of entertainment and also theater and visual art.

This is showing us that technology has matured to the point where artists will be free to explores spaces without constraints other than the need of creativity.

]]> By: Anonymous http://newslanc.com/2010/01/10/the-significance-of-avatar/comment-page-1/#comment-26566 Anonymous Sun, 10 Jan 2010 15:08:28 +0000 http://newslanc.com/?p=12324#comment-26566 With technology James Cameron introduced we'll see some amazing films. With technology James Cameron introduced we’ll see some amazing films.

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