It's been thirteen years for this movie. Apparently, James Cameron wanted to wait until the technology was good enough for the underwater capture. In all of that time, Cameron never learned how to write a decent script to match the effects.
The movie is ungodly pretty, and there are some stunning visuals to be sure. But all the stunning visuals in the world doesn't change a plot that meanders, drops story beats at the drop of a hat, and has Loads and Loads of Characters, far too many to keep track of. I saw the movie less than an hour ago and I can't remember any of the names outside of Sully, even the bad guy I keep calling Qidditch even though I know its wrong.
The Evil, Inc. dudes and bad guys are really the only ones with any semblance approaching a personality, and all of the aliens blend into each other. There's some sort of new Macguffin, some sort of space whale brain juice that never really comes up once it disappears.
All in all, the story is a meandering, hopelessly overdone and confusing wreck, albeit an incredibly pretty one.
Three hours of meaningless spectacle
It's been thirteen years for this movie. Apparently, James Cameron wanted to wait until the technology was good enough for the underwater capture. In all of that time, Cameron never learned how to write a decent script to match the effects.
The movie is ungodly pretty, and there are some stunning visuals to be sure. But all the stunning visuals in the world doesn't change a plot that meanders, drops story beats at the drop of a hat, and has Loads and Loads of Characters, far too many to keep track of. I saw the movie less than an hour ago and I can't remember any of the names outside of Sully, even the bad guy I keep calling Qidditch even though I know its wrong.
The Evil, Inc. dudes and bad guys are really the only ones with any semblance approaching a personality, and all of the aliens blend into each other. There's some sort of new Macguffin, some sort of space whale brain juice that never really comes up once it disappears.
All in all, the story is a meandering, hopelessly overdone and confusing wreck, albeit an incredibly pretty one.