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Avatar: The Way of Water, Frank Herbert’s classic Dune, and why Hollywood needs more storytellers, less technical wizardry

Christian Twiste1 Comment

James Cameron substitutes plot points for story and character, and visual detail for worldbuilding, failing to achieve his narrative goals or deliver on the underlying promise.  Sadly, this trend is not unique to him and is a plague on Hollywood in general.  The best I can say about Avatar: The Way of Water is there… Continue reading Avatar: The Way of Water, Frank Herbert’s classic Dune, and why Hollywood needs more storytellers, less technical wizardry

UFOs: The former Director of National Intelligence, Navy pilots, and a whistleblower claim they’re real and they’re spectacular!

Christian Twiste1 Comment

A government report is due next month.  What are we to make of this?  If the details so far are true, not only are we not alone, but we know absolutely nothing about how the universe really works.  Call me a skeptic, but ships traveling 11,000 miles per hour and pulling 700 G-forces mean the… Continue reading UFOs: The former Director of National Intelligence, Navy pilots, and a whistleblower claim they’re real and they’re spectacular!