I have to agree with Mellzah, I am not sure I make the connection to Citizen Kane. Wouldn't it be the exact opposite? I would say that Citizen Kane is like peeling back an onion layer by layer whereas Avatar is formulaic. Also, there's a certain simplicity about Citizen Kane while Avatar is tremendously visually...busy.
I don't know. I can't argue the finer points of Avatar as I haven't seen it's presentation. To be fair, that's why I prefer film to books. I like to see how different people interpret a story and make it their own. Though knowing what I know about Cameron, I am not sure I would be too keen on what he brings to the table these days.
With Titanic, I guess we are back at the Citizen Kane example, where you tell a common story. I have no problem with that. It's HOW you tell it. When I saw the trailer for the film I immediately recoiled. Very...cheesy. Look, I think it's too much in the middle, to appeal to a broad audience. How about Natural Born Killers? There's a love story, but it pushed the envelope. What is the risk in Titanic, in making it? What is the genius? The storytelling or the marketing of a novel idea?
Anyway, I think I'm rambling. But I liked Kill Bill, though not as much as Pulp Fiction. I really liked Full Metal Jacket as well.
I don't know. I can't argue the finer points of Avatar as I haven't seen it's presentation. To be fair, that's why I prefer film to books. I like to see how different people interpret a story and make it their own. Though knowing what I know about Cameron, I am not sure I would be too keen on what he brings to the table these days.
With Titanic, I guess we are back at the Citizen Kane example, where you tell a common story. I have no problem with that. It's HOW you tell it. When I saw the trailer for the film I immediately recoiled. Very...cheesy. Look, I think it's too much in the middle, to appeal to a broad audience. How about Natural Born Killers? There's a love story, but it pushed the envelope. What is the risk in Titanic, in making it? What is the genius? The storytelling or the marketing of a novel idea?
Anyway, I think I'm rambling. But I liked Kill Bill, though not as much as Pulp Fiction. I really liked Full Metal Jacket as well.
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