Avatar has no cultural impact.

Avatar is such a strange IP. I get that it’s a generational thing, and yes the movies made X billion dollars or whatever, and we all know that is the only benchmark for quality. But it just isn’t in the zeitgeist at all. And I think part of the problem is, besides the generational thing, is that all the Na’vi look…

Agreed. I think that too many people conflate “money-maker” with “popular.” A movie can rake in cash because of variables like the cost per ticket (and 3D movies or other special sound/screen features demand a higher price per person). Avatar made more money because they required that we pay them more money. It’s…

Conroy is the voice of Batman. Other people have tried but nothing has stuck quite like his voice. similar to Mark Hamill with the Joker. I am glad WB saw the obvious and put him in as many projects as they did when they were constantly switching VAs for every other character.

Say what you want about the movie and its plot, as generic as it is. But James Cameron basically invented mocap tech for that movie. He’s the reason Motion Capture has become so prevalent today.

I’m happy for you that you enjoyed it. Everyone should have things that they enjoy.

I feel like your response was meant to be snarky but...it’s just true? Except that it doesn’t make sense to call Oppenheimer a franchise (since it is a single film without franchise potential or intent). But it was/is very popular (nearly a billion in box office receipts).

lol, way of water was embarrassingly bad. some blue kid dies at the end and I couldn’t even figure out which brother it was, it’s all the same bland writing and performances. 

i am really interested to see how this does. for a multi billion dollar franchise, i’ve never actually met someone in person that saw Avatar 2 in theaters, so I don’t understand who is going to these. the first film was so bad it was basically a comedy. most people i know don’t ever talk about avatar, and they are…

Florida Man, Florida Man,
Hit on the head with a frying pan,
Lives his life in a garbage can,
Florida Man.

Is he depressed? Or is he a mess?
Does he feel totally worthless?
Who came up with Florida Man?
Degraded man, Florida Man.

I mean, both movies were visually stunning with zero plot or depth, so I guess this is pretty faithful?

“Gorgeous, Fun and Empty” ... So it’s like an Avatar movie?

Of course it’s empty. It’s based on the Avatar IP, so it’s going to be marketed and over-commercialized to hell and back.

Am I the only one having a hard time telling which screen shot is real and which is the video game?

“the design team only knows how to make costumes for slender white ladies" isn't the defense you think it is.

I dunno, boob armour shaped like twin Matterhorns has some possibilities.

Considering that this is Mercy’s 5th lunar new years skin while several actual Asian characters don’t yet have one, it seems to me they are already bottling up each individual culture such that everyone stays in their respective lanes. Namely the white woman in the Asian lane, and the Asian character in nothing.

Let me know when an Asian character gets their 5th Switzerland skin.

I find it fascinating that progressive people in favour of representing other people’s cultures find it offensive when the “wrong” character attempts to showcase said culture.

At this point it seems more like putting Mercy in traditionally Asian costumes is someone’s fetish on the design team.