Are we officially in the post-originality era of film? Is everything now based on, inspired by or an homage to something else? When premiered in 2009, critics sussed it as a sci-fi riff on , an observation which writer/director James Cameron apparently accepted, compliment or not. Here’s the thing, though: Does the story even matter here? The script--while certainly clever in places--served its purpose to set up a new generation of the highest-grossing film in history, for a time.
AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER
Aug 08, 2023
2 minutes
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