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The Trailer For Avatar
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In an early article on ‘Avatar’ there was the mention of photo-real effects work, and on the strength of this trailer I have to say that I’m just not convinced. Now, this is a double-edged comment, on the one hand I think that the fantasy aspects of this trailer bare a strong resemblence to both ‘Halo’ and ‘Arthur and the Minimoys’, and my interest in this film remains solely in Cameron as a narrative film-maker; he is man who knows how to tell stories well, and that has always been the compelling factor of his output, the effects have always been moot to me and will – in any film – always be moot.
All this talk of revolution in film-making feels very dangerous from a marketing point of view, I can’t help but think people will be cynical of this trailer because it is obviously CG, but that is to miss Cameron’s intention I think. When I first heard about Avatar, years and years ago, I always thought its intention – effects wise – was to create a perfect CG human replica, an artifical actor that would fool an audience. Unless Sam Worthington is the biggest in-joke in Hollywood history I don’t think this was the idea, and a misinterpretation on my part.
So, in the end, Avatar is going to be your normal everyday effects movie, but with a film-maker with the story-telling skill of Cameron at the helm it has the chance to be an excellent marriage of contemporary cutting-edge effects work and strong narrative. But, ultimately, a computer effect is a computer effect, and I am still yet to see evidence that it has the capability to create a creature that can trick me and I shall stand by the intelligent combination of physical and CG to be the most sensory satisfying way to approach the creation of imagined realities in cinema.
I’m going in with an open mind; Cameron’s never failed me, not even with Titanic. I like the look of it. It feels a bit dated in concept. Twitternerds are calling it Ferngully, but I’m cool with that as long as Cameron keeps the strong stories he’s known for.