Avatar
by morgan on Dec.29, 2009, under Patrick Lee
I enjoyed Avatar, and I’m excited about what its success will mean for Science Fiction. I’m optimistic that it will inspire other studios to support quality, big budget science fiction pics , and not just ones attached to familiar brands such as Star Wars and Star Trek.
The ability to create such an authentic and vivid alien landscape and draw the audience into it will create more demand than ever for new worlds. I’m excited to see how Hollywood further integrates this new technology but also realistic enough to know that not every director will be capable of keeping pace with Cameron.
Patrick, do you consider your new novel, the Breach, to be cinematic? Would it be a good fit for the big screen, and is that something that you envision?
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December 31st, 2009 on 1:54 pm
“I’m optimistic that it will inspire other studios to support quality, big budget science fiction pics…”
Remove “quality” from that sentence and I’d agree.
January 1st, 2010 on 11:58 pm
I think Avatar will inspire more big-budget science fiction movies, both good and bad. The big budget part is important, since sci-fi movies tend to require big budgets. Bigger budgets often mean better actors, better effects, better production, and hopefully better scripts. Regardless of whether you personally liked Avatar, its success will probably affect the industry in a good way overall for us sci-fi fans.