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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

Dune and the inescapable insanity of woke art criticism

Christian Twiste2 Comments

Dune is a good film and an even better book, but that’s not enough in the year 2021.  It isn’t a “white savior” narrative either, though someone, somewhere said it might be.  Therefore, the woke have no choice but to act as if it is, even as most of them know it’s not.  And don’t… Continue reading Dune and the inescapable insanity of woke art criticism