This week I am delighted to be joined by animator (and science fiction aficionado) Mendi Menefee to discuss Avatar, a film being saddled with the responsibility of single-handedly saving animation, theater exhibition and the career of director James Cameron (The Abyss, Titanic, Terminator 2). We talk about the irony of making a war movie for a sum of money that could have end worldwide poverty, how Gen X film-makers seem to be obsessed with re-writing their high school experiences while Baby Boomer directors just want to re-write Star Wars and the sacrilegious moments of comedy. Mendi then explains some of the science fiction influences while I wax poetic about childhood franchises I would like to see this animation technique applied to. Enjoy!
SPOILER WARNING: this podcast contains major plot details.
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Show Notes:
- Ann Powers' piece on Lady Gaga.
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