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Originally Posted by HPLovecraft
Take Fellowship of the Rings and it still has more depth in world-building than Avatar, IMO.
And who cares if we've seen Midde-Earth in video games? We've seen countless Avatars in video games, too. It's only fair to stick with a single medium, or else it's comparing apples to oranges.
My replies are honest, just so Nehkara knows; I'm not trying to say Avatar sucked. Far from it... I just think it should be praised based on its merits, and not made into something it's not, at least in my opinion. James Cameron has a knack for making things bigger and better than ever before, he's never been the most original guy.
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HP, I agree with what you say. Avatar isn't particularly original at anything other than its CGI and 3D. I really like the world of Pandora a lot but I recognize that it hasn't been well explored and fleshed out yet and in and of itself is not particularly original.
The strengths in Avatar lie in execution and visuals. A great story executed poorly is infinitely worse than a familiar story excuted very well. James Cameron knows this.
Now that he has the 3D and CGI down and has laid the groundwork for his world I am anxious to see what he comes up with for the next few movies.