James Cameron has not left the public indifferent with his latest statements. In the midst of a promotional tour for his next film, Avatar: The Sense of Water, the filmmaker gave an interview to the New York Times in which he criticized the lack of maturity that, in his opinion, the protagonists of Marvel movies have and DC Comics.
“When I see all those big, spectacular movies, I mean Marvel and DC, no matter how old their characters are, they all act like they’re in high school,” the veteran filmmaker said.
Thus, he gives as an example the relationship of the characters with their firstborn, since he assures that “they never hang up their spurs for their children”, and also regrets the love affair, since “they have relationships, but not really”. In this sense, he reflects that “the things that really ground us and give us power, love and purpose? Those characters don’t experience it, and I think that’s not the way to make movies.”
Cameron took the opportunity to make a comparison and announced that the plot of the Avatar sequel takes place 15 years after the original story with the characters of Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldaña being parents and limiting themselves much more when it comes to taking risks. “As a father of five children I say: what happens when all these characters mature and realize that they have another responsibility beyond their survival?”
On the other hand, the director also boasted that a large part of the scenes of his new film have been shot underwater while other films such as Aquaman or the new version of Little Mermaid have used technological advances to avoid submersion. “If you want people to look like they’re underwater, then they have to be underwater,” he said. “If you were doing a western, you’d be learning to ride a horse.”
Avatar: The Way of Water hits theaters around the world on November 16 as the sequel to “Avatar,” still considered the highest-grossing film in history since its release in 2009.
