Why didn't Avatar make a cultural impact?

[Street Knowledge]

Why ‘Avatar’ Has Been Forgotten Just Five Years Later

Five Years Ago, 'Avatar' Grossed $2.7 Billion But Left No Pop Culture Footprint

Avatar: how the biggest film of all time got left behind

Why People Don’t Care About Avatar

"Kids don’t play ‘Avatar’ on the playground nor with action figures in their homes. There is little-if-any ‘Avatar’-themed merchandise in any given store. Most general moviegoers couldn’t tell you the name of a single character from the film, nor could they name any of the actors who appeared in it … ‘Avatar’ didn’t inspire a legion of would-be ‘Avatar’ rip-offs, save perhaps for Walt Disney’s disastrous ‘John Carter.’ It didn’t set the mold for anything that followed save its use of 3D which turned the post-conversion tool into a valuable way to boost box office overseas."

Basically it's the biggest film of all time yet 7 years later nobody gives a shyt about it.

 

[Jello Biafra]

Avatar was a technical achievement but in terms of the film itself the story was not something that wowed people or made a connection like a Star Wars or Lord of The Rings.
Cameron basically made a mediocre version of Dances With Wolves In Space with some next level special effects.

 

[Poetical Poltergeist]

The character thing is huge. Cameron spent too much time on the effects and details which was understandable but the thin/cliche storyline and lack of classic characters is major.

 

[ManxOfxThexYear]

Cause the movie fukking sucked, b.

 

[Northern Son]

It was just Fern Gully with good visuals . Fun experience in the theater though.

 

[Fillerguy]

That clickbait article would get more views if it were headlined: "Why isnt Avatar Star Wars" because that all they're saying. Lucas pimped out Star Wars midway into Empire, to answer that question. Toys, coloring books, cartoons, games, novels, food, costumes, music, cock teasing fanfic writers, allowing many contemporary pop culture films to reference/advertise star wars (opening scenes of Saturday night fever for example), multiple debuts for repeat viewings.....all in less than 10 years.

Cameron doesnt seem like the type to do that. I dont even think he has as much control over Avatar as Lucas does/did Star Wars.




It must have been a really uneventful day. Ppl were asking this same question a year after Avatar came out and its been 8 years. A really slow day.

 

[Lord Beasley]

The visuals look fake as fukk. Man of steel had better effects

 

[Alpha Male]

looked like a cartoon

 

[Lord Beasley]

looked like a cartoon

I just told my wife that and she said it was the TV

FOH with the overrated ass movie

 

[Menelik II]

avatar was trash, everything about it was gimmicky, from the blue aliens to the 3d. a sequel would still do crazy numbers but most people are dumb

 

[Nymbus]

space smurfs in 3D is a very niche genre.

 

[NOSaintsFan02]

Well they're about to get their own theme park at Disney's Animal Kingdom so maybe that'll bring it back to the forefront.

 

[Uitomy]

Cause they never made a sequel, or made any books, or really made it into a universe......honestly they didn't give a fukk either

 

[Knowledge]

Fake ass Pocahontas. c00nette still chose a legless CAC over a real one

 

[Kilgore Trout]

fukk this movie

Reminds me of my ex lol