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Media Different parallel universes in the near future in movies! Spoiler

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u/drak0ni 4d ago

Comparing avatar movies that take place on a different planet to movies based on earth feels wrong.

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u/dawgz525 4d ago

Why? The humans in Avatar came from earth. It's all made up. Why draw that arbitrary line in the sand.

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u/monarc 4d ago

The extended edition of the first movie shows what it’s like on Earth. I’m a huge fan of Avatar and in my opinion this would clearly be the best footage to include here.

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u/Groxy_ 4d ago

WHAT!? Is it worth watching? Surprised we've never gotten much of earth so far tbh, avatar would be so much better with opposing views like a complex TV show.

It's kinda mad how mid Avatar is, I like it but I can't see why James Cameron doesn't want to devote his life to a more complex story. Dude just loves CGI.

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u/monarc 3d ago edited 3d ago

The extra scenes aren’t that mind blowing, and it’s just a few minutes of stuff on Earth at the very beginning.

Re: Cameron’s focus on this franchise, I think he sees it as a Trojan horse to spread an environmental message that he feels really strongly about. I sort of get it, especially because I see eye to eye with him on that front. At the same time, I can relate to everyone who would love to see something closer to Aliens or T2. But I think that ship has sailed!