2009's 'Avatar' is one of the highest-grossing movies ever and has a new sequel out soon. So why does hardly anyone remember what it's actually about?
has curiously left almost no pop-culture footprint since opening in theaters in 2009. The film, which will be re-released in theaters nationwide Friday, follows a paraplegic former soldier who travels to the lush planet of Pandora, where he tries to obtain information about a blue alien tribe and winds up falling for one of the humanoids .
So why has "Avatar" failed to stick around? Even with nine Oscar nominations and three wins, the original movie was criticized for its simplistic storytelling and flat characters, with no charismatic action heroes like Han Solo or Ellen Ripley for viewers to latch onto. The film also arrived a year after the first"Iron Man" with Robert Downey Jr., which launched Marvel's strategy of releasing three or four superhero movies a year.
The question now becomes, where can Cameron take us next? Some of the biggest draws of"Avatar" were its stunning landscapes, eye-popping 3D and groundbreaking motion-capture technology. The sequels not only have to match, but somehow top that. Loria echoes that one should never underestimate Cameron:"If you doubt him, you end up looking like a clown." This weekend's"Avatar" 3D re-release is expected to make a respectable
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