lol if this movie was released by any other director... i think people wouldnt be praising this bland unoriginal movie.
yeah it made 2billion.. thanks to the cameron name and insane marketing. I mean they are literally still showing a million ads for Avatar on tv..(cellphones, 3d tv's, etc). Word of mouth did contribute... but not people saying it was awesome.. just people telling each other that they must see this huge cinematic event. The most i ever heard from people regarding the quality was that the visuals were pretty good.
not sure how it not only got nominated for best picture but was getting all the buzz of actually beating hurt locker and winning. I would imagine a best picture nominee(especially a potential winner) would have to at least get some sort of screenplay or acting nod too. Ingourious basterds and district 9 both had not only great screenplays and acting but were original, just like hurt locker. The only reason explaining its nomination is its box office success, which after the dark knight uproar of it not getting a nomination probably caused them to include avatar.
but w/e... that aside, who here really cares to see more of this dull story? especially instead of cameron directing something new and original?...worthy of the title "groundbreaking". lol