At the start of ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ promotional tour, James Cameron gave an interview with The New York Times. He criticized the lack of maturity, in his opinion, of the heroes of Marvel and DC Comics films.. “When I see all these big, amazing movies, I mean Marvel and DC, their characters all act like they’re in high school, no matter how old they are,” the veteran filmmaker said.
According to Cameron, the protagonists of these franchises “have relationships, but they really don’t,” and “never turn off their spurs for their kids.” “The things that really ground us and give us strength, love, and purpose? Those characters don’t experience that, and I don’t think that’s the way to make movies,” he added. Cameron made this comment after revealing that the plot of the “Avatar” sequel takes place 15 years after the original story, where the characters Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldaña are parents and limit themselves to taking risks much more. “As a father of five, I say ‘what happens when all these characters mature and realize that’. you have another responsibility beyond their survival?” he explained.
The director of films such as Titanic (1997) and Terminator (1984), in another reply, said that most of the scenes of his new movie shot under water Other films like ‘Aquaman’ or the new version of ‘Little Mermaid’ used technological advances to avoid being submerged. “If you want people to look like they’re underwater, then they have to be underwater. If you were doing westerns, you’d be learning to ride a horse,” he said.
‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ opens worldwide on November 16 as the sequel to ‘Avatar’, which is considered the highest-grossing movie in history since its 2009 premiere.
Cameron isn’t the first filmmaker to publicly show his disillusionment with superhero movies. Few years ago, Martin Scorsese sparked a heated debate Considering that Marvel movies were closer to being a “theme park” than being a cinema, it was understood as artistic expression.