Pretty. That's About It.

Rating: 4/10 (8 January 2011)

Yes, yes, yes, I know it's not original. I don't care. No movie is original anymore, this one just so happens to be blatantly obvious in how it's not original. Yes, it's pretty, yes 3D is better because of James Cameron, yes I know all of this, that's not what I'm here to talk about. I'm here to talk about James Cameron himself.
James Cameron is a man that I greatly respect. I'm sorry, a man I greatly respectED. I loved True Lies, I enjoyed Aliens (even though it shouldn't have been made) Terminator 2 was amazing, and Titanic (I still think it didn't deserve best picture) was a blast. This man has a talent for turning things he writes into pure gold. This man knows how to make a good movie. But making good movies is not what's on his mind. Can you say profiteer? I began to realize this when the 1997 Academy Awards came around. They announced Titanic instead of Good Will Hunting, and I was happy for James Cameron. Then, he got up there, grabbed his award, and said,"I'm King of the world!" so half-heartedly, flailing his arms around. Then a thought occurred to me, "THIS is James Cameron? No, James Cameron is more original than ripping off his own movie!" That was just the beginning.
His specialty is character development. The characters always had a new perspective on life at the end (if they survive) in a way that betters them and makes the audience feel good about themselves even though the endings are not always happy. But then just after winning his three Oscars for Titanic, Linda Hamilton said,"Honey, you're focusing too much on your own movies. Here, I got some VHS tapes for you. I got Dances with Wolves, Pocahontas, and Ferngully and Star Wars Episode VI. Just relax and enjoy someone else's work." James Cameron fell asleep while watching the Smurfs, and had a dream that night. In 3D.
The 3D was the best part of that dream, and he started thinking, "I've got a movie." He crapped out a screenplay and began work on the effects. That's my whole problem with this movie, he realized people like special effects more than story these days. Because he likes money. We all know that films are stories. STORIES. Not art shows, stories. Every year, there are more and more profiteering filmmakers and James Cameron has taken off his veil to reveal the dollar signs in his eyes. Watch as he devotes the rest of his career to making movies prettier.