Avatar
For my first blog entry I have chosen the film Avatar, written and directed by James Cameron, the auteur behind Pirana 2, not to mention Terminators 1 and 2, Aliens, True Lies, and Titanic . For years I have heard about him planning a big sci-fi film about an interaction between aliens and humans on their planet. But it seemed he was biding his time as Titanic came out 12 years ago. In the meantime I saw his documentary Ghosts of the Abyss (and wondered, after making Titanic why he felt he had to do more on the subject?) and hoped at one time he would return to direct a feature again. Cameron is known for being an egomaniac and a tyrant on the set, mostly due to his perfectionism. Cameron's last four features have all been the most expensive films ever made at the time. But his films deliver usually by having a fair amount of creative spectacle and suspense with well drawn characters, especially female ones. His characters always have to strive greatly to accomplish their ta