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Originally Posted by dd74
Avatar didn't have much of a story. Granted, it was a cool movie with great effects, but light on substance. There could have been more from the MC as to whether he should join the Nani or stay human, and please, can we for once have a colonel in these flicks who isn't so damn stock --- "they're different and freaks so let's kill 'em all" sic.
Has Hollywood ever produced a bad guy with depth?
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How about "Auto Focus" (story about actor, Bob Crane). Bad guy. Good Guy? Depends on your common interests.
Also, in no particular order:
"The Conversation", Gene Hackman, (1974)
"Taxi Driver", Robert DiNero, (1976)
"Scarface", Al Pacino, (1983)
"Monster", Charlize Theron, (2003)
"Henry: Portrait of A Serial Killer", Michael Rooker, (1986)
"Psycho", Anthony Perkins, (1960)
"Peter Pan", Capt. Hook, (1953) :-)
You've got some catching up to do.
As for "Avatar"; one would have thought that, for a movie budget of $300M, they'd have thought of a better name for the mineral ore they were seeking. Unobtanium? Geez.
That temporarily blew my suspension of disbelief, but I tried to rationalize to myself the goon squad scientist used it as a slang term - until they said it again later in the movie. I winced, made a face and shook my head until I realized that by 2052, the earth's supply of kitty litter could be very scarce. Can you imagine a universe w/o kitty litter? Egads.
The script should have gone through at least one more pass before they gave it the green light.
Sherwood