It showed up out of nowhere, made the most bank in history (for a movie), refused to explain and disappeared for like 15 years, then came back out of nowhere with a sequel movie, a AAA game, and like 3 more movies in the works.

Edit: I think it now has like a Lego line too?

  • Zagorath@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Pretty sure it now has a theme park or something, doesn’t it?

    It’s bizarre how much “stuff” there is for the blue people Avatar franchise, considering what a tiny lasting cultural impact the original movie had.

    The original movie was an incredible tech demo. It was an utterly forgettable movie. I had no desire to bother watching the sequel.

    • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      2 months ago

      Yah I saw the original in 3D and on acid, and it was incredible.

      I also will probably never see the sequels.

    • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 months ago

      It’s bizarre how much “stuff” there is

      It’s not…

      James Cameron spent a lot of money to make the first one, and wants to keep making them.

      So the studio decided to just pretend that everyone wants more, and the entertainment media repeats it so the studio stays happy and tells them things.

      The people don’t want, but that doesn’t really matter anymore. Enough will go see anything the media says is good, and just believe it’s good.

      Lots of people are idiots, which explains a lot about capitalism

      • moakley@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 months ago

        I don’t understand the appeal of Avatar. I really don’t. The writing is beyond lazy, and while the visuals may be impressive or whatever, the things they’re depicting just look weird and unappealing to me.

        But even I can’t pretend that its success is only due to hype. There are plenty of successful movies that don’t deserve their success, but you don’t get as successful as Avatar without giving the audience something. People aren’t that dumb.

        • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          2 months ago

          I didn’t say no one liked the first one.

          They loved it, everything about it except the story. It was groundbreaking CGI and visually stunning.

          No one wanted it a franchise except James Cameron though.

          And when you strip away the story from any movie and rely on flashing visuals…

          Dumb is the target demographic, they didn’t care about the story anyways.

          • moakley@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            2 months ago

            The second one is the third highest grossing movie of all time. So clearly some people wanted more.