The more I see of Avatar, its "influences" are indeed becoming obvious.
The mecha from Robotech.
The soldiers from Aliens.
The spaceships (with the vertical turbines) from Terminator.
The "look" from Roger Dean artwork.
And the more you realize that the inspiration came from someone elses imagination, the more it feels "not right". In other cases, he seems to be cannibalizing his older work.
In such a hugely expensive movie that took forever to make, you kind of expect something fresh.
The mecha from Robotech.
The soldiers from Aliens.
The spaceships (with the vertical turbines) from Terminator.
The "look" from Roger Dean artwork.
And the more you realize that the inspiration came from someone elses imagination, the more it feels "not right". In other cases, he seems to be cannibalizing his older work.
In such a hugely expensive movie that took forever to make, you kind of expect something fresh.
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