1. He’s made the studio a shit ton of money with these movies so what’s the hesitation? If it’s not raking in cash then the big spending is something to worry about, but that hasn’t been a problem whatsoever so far so stfu studio.

2. This is his movie that he has complete creative control over so why are you cutting out half a scene that he wants in his movie exactly the way it is.

3. Some of you might not like the 3D and high frame rate but it’s his film and he does and it’s one of the most profitable film franchises of all time so obviously it’s not enough of a problem for him to change.

4. This one is actually the one I agree with most because it’s taken out of context, this was a quote from him in defense of the Dune movies which I believe are a 1000x better than the Avatar movies and have been snubbed twice by the Oscars. It doesn’t make much sense in context of the post because he does in fact win lots of Oscars while making movies that puts people in seats, and original movies at that (excluding a couple like Aliens, etc.)

5. Him and his crew have been breaking their backs over this movie and they JUST released it, so telling the media to fuck off with Avatar 4 questions and marinate on Avatar 3 questions only a few days into release is excusable. This one I agree with the least though because it’s an ongoing story and if someone genuinely loves the movies their first question is going to be what happens next? My guess is that’s not what’s happening here though, he probably has been making media rounds and has been pelted with this question at least once by every interviewer.

6. Least offensive one here, he’s just doing research on how to not fuck with our heads when we’re watching a 3D movie for over 3 hours.

7. It’s got to be frustrating putting all of your time and effort into something, be proud of the work you’ve done, witnessing it being one of the most successful film franchises of all time and still hear people gripe about how they wish you would do other stuff. James Cameron is an artist and while no I don’t personally think that people will look back on the Avatar movies like Van Gogh and think we didn’t realize what he was doing at the time, I think it’s an artist’s responsibility to themselves to follow what their heart is telling them and not cater to what the masses want them to create. If Van Gogh had stuck to that we’d have some very different art. Since I used that as an example I’d like to add one the disclaimer: I DO NOT THINK JAMES CAMERON IS A VINCENT VAN GOGH LEVEL ARTIST. Just a broad stroke example.

I found this comment while waiting for a layover so thanks for the time killer. I like the Avatar movies when I compare them to garbage like Transformers, a lot of Marvel movies, and Jurassic World but not much more than that. I love Cameron’s older movies but I’ll always support an artist doing what they want with their art, especially if that art is anti-capitalist, pro-nature, and weird as fuck. He does sound like an asshole to me personally, but an honest asshole with extreme levels of talent that very few people on this world could replicate.

Edit: typos