“Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get.” These famous words, uttered by Forrest Gump could have easily been describing Avatar director James Cameron. He did not know what he was going to get when he first dreamt up his 2009 blockbuster hit. It was four years in…
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Bullets and Badasses
Different decades, different genres and different nationalities but the same a-ha moment. This is what binds James Cameron and John Woo together as directors. James Cameron, known for his phenomenal special effects work on films such as Titanic and Avatar, solidified himself as a director with The Terminator. John Woo, of Mission:Impossible II and Face/Off…
Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Terminator
Cinema goes in and out of trends throughout it’s history; more so than any other form of media. With this we see how some trends last and how some go without a hitch. One trend in Hollywood that stuck and only advanced with technology is the usage of violence. With the advancement of CGI and…