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Originally Posted by Pastiche
My adverse reaction to the movie is an adverse reaction to the sentiment that technology, computer graphics and camera gimmicks are now reasons to believe that a movie will be good.
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No offense, but it sounds like you don't know much about James Cameron or his movies. He takes story telling very seriously, and has
always said that a movie must stand on its own and not on the visual effects. And he has always delivered. He's not perfect, some of this writing is corn ball, but all of his movies pack an emotional punch intermixed with a great spectacle, I don't expect Avatar to be any different.
Calling the stereoscopic 3D technology "camera gimmicks" is laughable, an entirely new way of filming was used, right down the cameras themselves as they are a new invention in their own right, and were co-designed and invented by Cameron. In fact the tech has impressed such directors as Spielberg and he will be using it for his films in the future.
If you are not interested in ground breaking stereoscopic 3D, or visuals that push the envelope beyond what has been done before and just want to engage in a compelling story, read a book.