A Word or Two About “Avatar”
2010.01.11
Just a few quick things I liked about “Avatar.”
I felt the 3D was used in service to the story, rather than the cheap “looky-loo” strategy of many 3d filmmakers.
My other observation, perhaps an expansion on the first, is that Cameron keeps the movie mostly below the picutre plane with very small uses of pop outs into the audience. This gives the more traditional” looking through a picture window” effect of old stereo slides. Rather than breaking the fourth wall, Cameron seems to understand the importance of maintaining that illusion in service to better immersion. It works quite well. Nice to see intelligent 3D.