wow thanks so much for that link! it's great to see that cameron's original script (which really seems like a short novel) had much more depth and soul. however, i suspect that he was first and foremost aiming to make a dazzling action film, so unfortunately a lot of the back-story and slower scenes had to be cut. i can't imagine how he could've squeezed in more story without cutting much of the action.
That is an interesting comparison. Still the movie is worth seeing no matter what the script as a demonstration of what special effects are now possible. And for the full experience, IMAX is best.
That said, I would have personally enjoyed the amazing special effects in Avatar more if I hadn't recently seen Under The Sea 3D with my 5 year old son. Therefore I was aware of exactly what 3D visual experience that screen is capable of, and was correspondingly aware of how much the movie fell short of that ideal.
In the documentary I remember looking from one fish to another, and feeling my eyes refocus for the different depth and then notice the amazing detail. By contrast in Avatar I never felt that anything really was in solid focus.
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[ 3.2 ms ] story [ 18.2 ms ] threadwow thanks so much for that link! it's great to see that cameron's original script (which really seems like a short novel) had much more depth and soul. however, i suspect that he was first and foremost aiming to make a dazzling action film, so unfortunately a lot of the back-story and slower scenes had to be cut. i can't imagine how he could've squeezed in more story without cutting much of the action.
That said, I would have personally enjoyed the amazing special effects in Avatar more if I hadn't recently seen Under The Sea 3D with my 5 year old son. Therefore I was aware of exactly what 3D visual experience that screen is capable of, and was correspondingly aware of how much the movie fell short of that ideal.
In the documentary I remember looking from one fish to another, and feeling my eyes refocus for the different depth and then notice the amazing detail. By contrast in Avatar I never felt that anything really was in solid focus.
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/14294813/Avatar-Scriptment-by--J...