James Cameron has seen critics complain about “awkward” dialogue in his hit movies, and he has a message for them: How much dialogue is “awkward”? for you Movies made?
“I'm not ashamed of any part of the dialogue, but I have less of a shame factor than a lot of people seem to have about the dialogue I write,” the director said. The Empire In an interview about the 40th anniversary of his career finisher. “You know what? Let me see which of your three highest-grossing films are the four highest-grossing—then we'll talk about the effectiveness of dialogue.”
Cameron is of course referring to the fact that he's responsible for three of the four highest-grossing films of all time. Avatar It is in the first part, while its sequel Water way He is the third, and Titanic He sits at number four. His next film, Avatar of Fire and Ashes It will likely end up on that list as well after its official release in 2025.
While he is undoubtedly one of the most successful filmmakers of all time, for professional critics and casual moviegoers, his groundbreaking visuals were matched by what they considered less than inspired writing.
Embarrassing or not, it was Cameron's writing that gave Arnold Schwarzenegger his famous catchphrase.
somewhere else in his life The Empire Interview, Cameron Called The destroyer “Near and Dear” as his breakout film, praising Schwarzenegger for the film's success.
“I’m proud of the fact that we weren’t stuck enough that we couldn’t see how it could work with Arnold, because it wasn’t our vision,” Cameron told the paper. “Sometimes, when you look back from the point of view of — at this point 40 years ago — we could have made a great little movie from a production value standpoint, and it wouldn’t have been anything if we hadn’t made that decision that captured people’s imagination.”
