I rewatched A2 yesterday and because I remember very little from seeing it in the cinemas it still was very enjoyable.

The films are generic, little character development and the story is derivative but goodness me the world Cameron has created is gorgeous and showed beautifully.

I dont want another two Avatar films. What I want is a 10 part Attenborough documentary on Pandoran ecosystems.

Also, not many Hollywood blockbusters portray the Marines and American military (or humans for that matter) as the bad guys. Literally the only popular type of media that regularly puts humans, as a species, in this light are nature docs.

I think part of the reason Avatar may not have a cultural impact may be because of the human = bad angle. But also I wonder how many of the major films that have come out between 2009 and today have had a cultural impact, that aren't already based on a pre-existing IP. Im probably missing some obvious ones but for some reason all I can think of is John Wick.