In the modern world, it is so easy to just give an audience a film composed of a blaze of visuals and sound and make them love it. Avatar is the perfect example of that.

The story was so annoyingly predictable and hollow that I ended up believing that it was supposed to insult my intelligence. The characters and the dialog were downright one-dimensional, worn-out and unlikable. Subtleties were nonexistent and there was a constant manipulation of emotions going on.

It is so easy to create a classical cinema product. Be humble. Be in love with your project. Be a perfectionist. Be as original as possible. Let us do the thinking during the film. That's about all you need to do. Avatar was just a demonstration. I really wish that the animators' skills were utilized to something else...