An open letter to James Cameron
She will find a way to your heart, and it will probably involve punching.
Hey James,
It’s me again. Yes, the same guy who hasn’t cared about really anything you’ve worked on since Terminator 2. Ok, so Avatar was huge. Smashed all kinds of box office records, revolutionized film making as we know it, and as of today’s news, is the fastest selling Blu-Ray DVD ever (like there won’t be a special edition out by the end of summer). Congratulations.
I don’t give a crap about all of that. When the hell are you making Battle Angel?
Oh don’t act like you don’t know what I’m talking about. The delightful tale of a female cyborg found in a dumpster and revived with only one memory: how to kick some serious ass. Yeah, I’m referring to her. You got all geeked-up and excited back in 2005 talking about the project, and I admit, I got excited too. I have a partial affinity to all things robot affiliated, so you taking an interest in something I would consider way off your radar (and nestled snugly in mine) was, simply put, awesome. What happened?
In pre-production, you say? I heard that, and I also heard about all the people working on the character models and such. I know about your claim that you’re waiting for the technology to advance so you can do it right, and that Avatar was a testing ground. For christ sake, you invented the camera that you used in the film! What other technology are waiting for? Flying cars, or maybe even cold fusion?
I think it’s just that you’re not really interested in making the movie anymore, the same way you got bored with the Terminator series (by the way, that franchise has been doing just swell since you abandoned it). You seem to already have Avatar 2 all planned out, with an underwater story and talks of how it will be filmed. It’s OK, I won’t cry; I’ll just buy Dark Angel (I’m all about female empowerment right now) on DVD and wait out the alleged 2011 release date for Battle Angel, which I know in my heart is undoubtedly bogus.
You’re a bum.
Sincerely,
Shaka
