Hallohallo! This is a blog response to a really epic movie, AVATAR, watched in 3D IMAX!
1. Production: What challenges did James Cameron have in realizing his vision?
- It seems to me that the biggest challenge was the time, or era, he lived in when his idea came to him. But over coming that challenge was waiting, planning, and thinking outside the box. He waiting for years for the technology to advance, and thought up of various new ways to manipulate that technology for interesting results.
2. Creating the Virtual World: What was the process used in creating Pandora?
- From my point of view, if I were to create a world, I would have to think of the geography, the landscape(is that the same thing?), the animals that lived there, how they survived, what kind of atmosphere, what the air is like, what the plants look like, how they smell, what they do, it's limitless. You have to think of all the different aspects of every corner, every animal, every organism, of the world you're creating, in order to really create the people that live there, and really understand how they are able to live there, how they feel, what kind of experiences do they go through, all sorts of things. I imagine it was a very long process that went through all the tiny details of all the various aspects of the world.
3. Performance Capture verses Motion Capture: How has performance capture changed the filmmaking process?
-Well for one thing, the whole create your own character idea is revolutionary. These are real people, doing real things, within an imaginary image in their mind, like acting on a stage. The key difference is that that very world can be created, and shown to anyone and everyone. Giving these characters real expressions has given the very essence of life in made up characters, and that's revolutionary in itself.
4. Avatar Earnings to Boost News Corp:-
a. How much money was spent on marketing for the film?
-A colossal $US150 Million.
b. What challenges does News Corp face in realising profits?
-Probably sharing profits with Fox and the theatre owners. Plus, the marketing for the film was very costly.
c. In your opinion, does the massive budget spent on the film effect the authenticity of its message?
-Probably not. I think they didn't really have to spend so much on marketing, if it was a revolutionary movie, even without the entire marketing process, people would eventually flock to it. But doing without marketing isn't what I'm saying they should have done, just not so much? I mean, to me, the whole blast of marketing just backfired and made me not want to watch the movie because of all the hype. It made me think "Wow, they are so desperate in marketing this thing, it must be bad." And personally, the trailers made me think it was another Star Wars movie, and I'm not a Star Wars fan, so....When I watched it, indeed, it was revolutionary, awesome, epic, and various other words to describe the wonderful movie. But it was also just another Pocahontas movie mixed in with some Sci-Fi and Military action.
5. Socio-Cultural Impact- Do you agree with the critic's claim that Avatar "identifies the profound spiritual bankruptcy that underlies our financial insolvency...and reminds us (to)... make new choices for the greatest good of all". Or is this film just a trite recycling of previous plots that reinforces racist stereotypes? Explain with examples from the film.
-I agree that overall the movie relayed to us a certain message about how money and greed has corrupted the human race, thusly the betrayal of Jake against the human race itself. However, this does not mean I agree that it tells us all that. Personally, I also think it's a trite movie that recycles all sorts of plots from the past. But what movie hasn't? It doesn't change the fact that it's a revolutionary movie that changed peoples' way of thinking, and not only did it change the way filming can be done, it changed the definition of what a film is. It makes people think: Wow, what is up with all this recycling? I mean, I know we're in the green age, but...I think that using this movie as an example, other directors will try to take more risks. I mean, the people love creativity, so why not give it to them? Sure the classics are sure to win them over, but it makes the movie unimpressionable. Just another "Pocahontas Movie" or "High School Musical." In the end, the only movie you're stirring in their minds are the originals. And the originals are beyond comparison. I, personally, didn't get ANY message of racism. Just integration, as Jake begins to learn the ways of the Na'avi(is that how you spell it?). So I guess I can't say much about that.
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