Don't let go, Rose

I’m trying to figure out why I’m so pissed about the Avatar/James Cameron thing. I think my issue is that he is continually given awards like best picture for movies that are just pretty. Maybe the academy should create a category called technical director, and James and Sam Raimi can battle it out all day, probably using a lot of CGI. But to me, the best picture should reflect well-rounded characters, plots, themes, and concepts. Titanic is still the only movie to win Best Picture and not be nominated for Best Screenplay. The fact is, James Cameron makes visually stunning movies with very little behind them. Perhaps that is why he is lauded as the filmmaker of this generation. Style and substance have been doing battle forever. Style has been winning handily for the last 10 years. Substance is dying a slow, agonizing death at the hand of the masses.

Are we really going to give best picture to a movie cross-marketed at McDonalds?