{"id":53,"date":"2010-01-25T18:58:30","date_gmt":"2010-01-26T00:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmstripcomics.com\/?p=53"},"modified":"2010-01-25T18:58:30","modified_gmt":"2010-01-26T00:58:30","slug":"does-avatar-compare-with-star-wars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmstripcomics.com\/?p=53","title":{"rendered":"Does Avatar compare with Star Wars?"},"content":{"rendered":"

So last week, Avatar<\/span> passed Star Wars<\/span> on the All-Time US Box Office list, and I saw the question posed on the Internet, \u201cIs Avatar<\/span> better than Star Wars<\/span>?\u201d<\/p>\n

The question was asked under the premise that they are both science fiction films with innovative special effects, on other worlds, yadda, yadda, yadda.<\/p>\n

Now, this is a loaded question, so I will have to throw out two glaring qualifiers. 1) Star Wars<\/span> has over 35 years of goodwill behind it, as people love the Holy Trilogy. 2) The All-Time list is not adjusted for inflation or other competing forms of entertainment, which is a whole other discussion.<\/p>\n

Putting these two things aside, can there be an objective look at this question?\u00a0 Well, obviously not since it\u2019s a subjective question, but I\u2019ll do my best.<\/p>\n

First off, Star Wars<\/span> gives you a vast story that starts in the middle of things and expects you to catch up, while Avatar<\/span> explains everything to you up front.\u00a0 In Star Wars<\/span>, there\u2019s some sort of Galactic War, robots are trying to escape, there\u2019s a princess, a big bad guy, a bunch of intergalactic soldiers who aren\u2019t even identified as Storm Troopers at first, and Luke Skywalker is the main character and he doesn\u2019t even show up for around 20 minutes.\u00a0 Then you get a wizard, the Force, light sabers, more aliens, a cool spaceship, space fighter ships, and more and more cool stuff.\u00a0 The movie keeps giving and giving and working your imagination to its limits.<\/p>\n

Avatar<\/span> gives you one world, two races, standard characters, and a single linear story.\u00a0 It\u2019s a solid movie with great special effects and groundbreaking 3D animation, but it\u2019s still a pretty simple concept.<\/p>\n

Star Wars<\/span> was the opposite with numerous races (especially the cantina scene), multiple planets and space travel, and an intergalactic rebellion filled with numerous sub-plots involving smugglers, bounty hunters, mobsters, traders, and of course\u2026The Force.<\/p>\n

George Lucas pretty much had a massive story in mind when he made Star Wars<\/span> as even The Clone Wars were mentioned in the movie 35 years before we were told the story of The Clone War.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t begrudge James Cameron anything as I did like Avatar<\/span>, and that movie should be allowed to make as much money as possible.\u00a0 But I still think Star Wars<\/span> is better.<\/p>\n

If I had seen Avatar<\/span> when I was as young as the first time I saw Star Wars<\/span>, I probably would\u2019ve been completely in love with it due to the special effects. But Star Wars<\/span> resonates because of it\u2019s expansiveness as it was able to spawn the two amazing sequels, the three somewhat regrettable prequels, a massive expanded universe filled with books, comics, and video games, and even the most recent Star Wars: The Clone Wars<\/span> cartoon which is one of the best cartoons that I can remember.<\/p>\n

Basically, George Lucas took a bunch of different ideas and put them together into one awesome movie.\u00a0 James Cameron took one idea, changed the races and the planet, and gave us a visually stunning yet predictable story.<\/p>\n

To me, no comparison.\u00a0 Star Wars<\/span>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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