James Cameron shared on Friday that the upcoming “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” set to release Dec. 19, 2025, will be even longer than its predecessor "The Way Of Water."

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James Cameron shared on Friday that the upcoming “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” set to release Dec. 19, 2025, will be even longer than its predecessor “The Way Of Water.”

  • Steve@communick.newsEnglish
    176·
    2 days ago

    People keep saying this kind of thing, without understanding there are only a couple dozen stories. Literally, every good story is a version of something else. Maybe at best, a mash up of a couple.

    Edit: here is a decent page that covers them all.

    • TheMagicRat@lemm.eeEnglish
      1·
      3 hours ago

      Sure, but you can subvert archetypes or mix different types to make new stories. If you’re going to follow one of the archetypes, you need to have good dialogue, character development, visuals, etc.

      • Steve@communick.newsEnglish
        33·
        1 day ago

        Plot and story are overrated.
        If that’s what really made a movie, a synopsis would be just as good. And way cheaper to make.

    • boonhet@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      1 day ago

      I bet Pocahontas itself is also a version of something older, but I’m not versed enough in classical literature to know what it might be.