most overrated movie of all time
i watched a horrible cam version of this when i was 14 years old on a computer and without the visuals this movie has nothing going for it
shareI wouldn't call it the most overrated movie of all time (IMO TFA gets that honor). You can say Avatar made way more money than it should have based on its story quality but if you talk to most 'normal' people most agree the film was relatively bad outside the incredible visuals.
I have never met a single person on these boards, IMDB or real life that ever praised the film as great achievement in story telling or memorable character, or even have any kind of an impact in the pop culture.
So I would not say it is overrated. It is remembered about how it is deserved to be remembered and no one makes crazed overt defenses against the criticisms; unlike some films (TFA, Dark Knight Rises, etc)
yeah good point it really isnt overrated. at the time of release it may have been for a short while but not anymore
shareYeah, that is a good point; it was overrated a bit at first; people were really caught up and blown away by the visuals. I remember the "Avatar Depression" thing people experienced. But man that faded fast when people started to 'wake up' and realize they were tricked by the impressive visuals and that the story and characters were totally without soul.
It did not have nearly the lasting impact that something like Star Wars, LOTR, or even Matrix had on culture and filmmaking.
It might have been able to capture the same magic if it would have produced a trilogy within 6 to 8 years after the first came out. about 1 every 3 years or so. People would not have had as much time to think about the poor story telling and get bitter. With Avatar the gap was so big people aren't even bitter anymore; it has faded from pop culture completely. That is a testament to how a film cannot rely on visuals alone.
Avatar was a decidedly good film in my book. But not upper echelon.
The Force Awakens (TFA) is one of the very worst films I've ever seen. So for a true version of "overrated" look no further than someone who considers TFA anything above horrible.