I recently watched James Cameron’s AVATAR, which was very impressive. It’s the first time I’ve seen a film in 3D, and so the experience was very captivating. AVATAR is an experience, and the visuals are mesmerizing.
Most people were a bit apprehensive about the story of the film. They felt the story would be neglected in favour of the special effects. At the time I rejected this notion given James Cameron’s track record, with the likes of Terminator 1 & Terminator 2 and Aliens.
However, I felt the story development throughout the film was lets just say, intact. There wasn’t much character development, and Sam Worthington is a dull actor. Certain elements of the story were trying to reflect current issues regarding oil and the war in Iraq.
I suppose that with a film of this magnitude, it’s going to be a bit difficult for James Cameron to convince the studios financing the film. A film created in this type of technology, with the attention to the visual detail something was going to have to be compromised.
It just makes me wonder how difficult THE MATRIX would have been to make a few years ago. Not only was the film a revolutionary film in terms of technology, but it also seemed to explore mostly everything about philosophy.
It’s quite evident that films are now being revolutionized by technological developments like IMAX and now 3D.
Within a couple of years this new technology will prompt filmmakers to take this technology into consideration when producing films. In rare cases this technology will be used to good effect. Some filmmakers won’t need to restrict their artistic vision as they’ll have the technology to accommodate it.
However, there’s a fat chance of that happening. The most likely thing to happen is the likes of Transformers 3 being shot in 3D and IMAX, and style over substance.
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