But seriously, blaming Cameron for the cookie cutter commercialism of the marvel and star wars universes is a total joke. Cameron has made, what, two sequels? Like a decade apart? The man’s a great technician and artist with a singular and uncompromising vision for the worlds he wants to create in his films. That sets him on a completely different footing than Marvel and Star Wars garbage, who are transparently just out to make a buck. Look at the diverse and exciting and iconic worlds he has created:
Piranha II: The Spawning, an overlooked masterpiece, probably the best first film ever made
Terminator, what an incredible way to break onto the mainstream film scene
Aliens: took a classic movie and made a sequel almost as good, just as good, or better, depending on who you ask
The Abyss: great movie, incredible setting
Titanic: speaks for itself
Avatar: thrilled moviegoers worldwide
James Cameron doesn’t do what James Cameron does for James Cameron. James Cameron does what James Cameron does because James Cameron is… James Cameron.
This is funny. I agree with you. It’s funny to me because at different points audiences have been angry that he wouldn’t do more franchise stuff. Closest we got was Cameron nearly making Spider-Man with Leo DiCaprio.
Armond is great but I’m not as big of a fan of Bay as he is. I think Armond is right that Bay has a good eye for composition and effects, if not storytelling. Cameron combines that with adequate, workmanlike storytelling.
Armond is the most boring film critic by far. It’s just the opposite of the mainstream opinion every single time. He thinks he is such a rebel but in reality it’s just tedious and utterly predictable.
Whenever I don’t quite like a movie as much as other people but can’t explain why I read Armond’s review. He very often is able to articulate what I can’t.
Agree there. He’s helped me think through my own takes on a movie even if just by offering me such a clearly articulated opposing experience. A lot easier to say what I mean when juxtaposed against the extreme limits of the most ridiculous yet coherent hot take on Transformers you’ll ever read/hear.
