Try as I might, I just don’t care about the Oscars.
(and I don’t try that hard, if I’m honest)
I will admit to a slight smile of satisfaction when I looked at the BBC website this morning and saw that Avatar hadn’t won everything under the sun. I haven’t actually seen the movie, so it may be unfair of me to say that, but I don’t care.
Nothing about these movies draws me to them enough to spend the time and money at the cinema. And I like going to the cinema. I really do. I forget that I do quite a lot, but that makes it a pleasant surprise when I come out at the end of a three hour stay (in a comfortable chair with a bottle of water) and genuinely feel like I’ve enjoyed the experience.
I loved the ‘Lord of the Rings’ movies. Loved them. I went several times in the cinema (see? I can be bought) and I own multiple copies of the DVDs.
Nothing drew me to go and see Avatar, even though I am sure that I will regret not seeing it in the cinema in full 3D glory. It looks like a movie you should see in the cinema. It looks like a popcorn movie. You want to be there with your mates. You want to get the full experience.
But nothing drew me to go and see Avatar. Yes, I have had a patent dislike of James Cameron since he did Titanic. No question. But I didn’t expect to really have no draw to this movie. It looks…empty.
LOTR had a lot of special effects. No question. But it had a lot of story and the story is what made it happen. Avatar doesn’t feel like it has that.
Oh well.
-jordan
