Avatar is not the first or second or even fifth film you would think of when you think of pop culture movies and it’s weird how a movie and its sequel can make billions and not be so loud in cultural footprint, but it does have some.
PollyBeans on
Yes, I have no oranges.
NomNom83WasTaken on
I watched *The Way of Water* at home and once I saw who The Bad Guy was, I rolled my eyes. Despite a three hour run time, I can barely tell you anything that actually happened. It was very blue (hence the “water” of the title) and there was a whale thing… I’m so glad I saved a hundred bucks and four hours by not dragging my family to see it in the theater.
tequilitas on
I mean…. It’s basically kind of Pocahontas with blue people..
That said.. My almost 70 year old Dad that watched the first one like 4 times at the movies would like a word…..lol
NotAsBrightlyLit on
I hated the first movie. It was an overblown, self-important, glorified live-action cartoon. I cannot understand how it made enough to even warrant one sequel, much less five. The fact that it has no cultural footprint gives me some hope for the future.
PinkCadillacs on
It’s interesting how the Avatar movies make $1 billion dollars yet I rarely see people wear any Avatar Halloween costumes, quote it, or see posters of it in stores that sell movie posters.
With that being said, Avatar is far from the only movie that made a lot of money and left no cultural impact but when the movie is the highest grossing movie of all time, I think people expect that the movie would have more of an impact.
LadyStag on
The cultural footprint is that Jenny Nicholson video about the Avatar theme park.
RedHeadedSicilian52 on
Seems like all the people loudly insisting _Avatar_ has no cultural impact are themselves an example of the film’s cultural impact. A real example of a movie with no cultural impact is, well, one that almost nobody ever talks about anymore. Something like, I dunno, _The Italian Job_ or _The Tourist_.
JoleneDollyParton on
I don’t disagree but the Flight of Passage ride at Disney Animal kingdom is really awesome. At least it gave us avatar world.
DarkLordSchnappi on
I feel like the “no cultural impact” argument comes from people who spend too much time online. Most normal people just watch a movie if they’ve heard good things about it and move on with their lives until a sequel comes out.
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Avatar is not the first or second or even fifth film you would think of when you think of pop culture movies and it’s weird how a movie and its sequel can make billions and not be so loud in cultural footprint, but it does have some.
Yes, I have no oranges.
I watched *The Way of Water* at home and once I saw who The Bad Guy was, I rolled my eyes. Despite a three hour run time, I can barely tell you anything that actually happened. It was very blue (hence the “water” of the title) and there was a whale thing… I’m so glad I saved a hundred bucks and four hours by not dragging my family to see it in the theater.
I mean…. It’s basically kind of Pocahontas with blue people..
That said.. My almost 70 year old Dad that watched the first one like 4 times at the movies would like a word…..lol
I hated the first movie. It was an overblown, self-important, glorified live-action cartoon. I cannot understand how it made enough to even warrant one sequel, much less five. The fact that it has no cultural footprint gives me some hope for the future.
It’s interesting how the Avatar movies make $1 billion dollars yet I rarely see people wear any Avatar Halloween costumes, quote it, or see posters of it in stores that sell movie posters.
With that being said, Avatar is far from the only movie that made a lot of money and left no cultural impact but when the movie is the highest grossing movie of all time, I think people expect that the movie would have more of an impact.
The cultural footprint is that Jenny Nicholson video about the Avatar theme park.
Seems like all the people loudly insisting _Avatar_ has no cultural impact are themselves an example of the film’s cultural impact. A real example of a movie with no cultural impact is, well, one that almost nobody ever talks about anymore. Something like, I dunno, _The Italian Job_ or _The Tourist_.
I don’t disagree but the Flight of Passage ride at Disney Animal kingdom is really awesome. At least it gave us avatar world.
I feel like the “no cultural impact” argument comes from people who spend too much time online. Most normal people just watch a movie if they’ve heard good things about it and move on with their lives until a sequel comes out.