James Cameron is currently living his dream by making a bajillion more “Avatar” movies that nobody wants to see, but he’s also been spending some time at the cinema. Specifically, just like everyone else this summer, he bought a ticket for “Wonder Woman.” However, unlike everyone else, he has some beef, and of course, he couldn’t help but reference his own movies in the process.
Speaking with The Guardian, the director of the recently 3D retrofied “Terminator 2: Judgment Day,” revealed that he was not on #teamwonderwoman.
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“All of the self-congratulatory back-patting Hollywood’s been doing over ‘Wonder Woman’ has been so misguided. She’s an objectified icon, and it’s just male Hollywood doing the same old thing!” Cameron exclaimed.
“I’m not saying I didn’t like the movie but, to me, it’s a step backwards,” Cameron continued. “Sarah Connor was not a beauty icon. She was strong, she was troubled, she was a terrible mother, and she earned the respect of the audience through pure grit. And to me, [the benefit of characters like Sarah] is so obvious. I mean, half the audience is female!”
A powerful woman can be beautiful and strong, and can be a hero without being completely damaged, but I suppose not in Cameron’s world. It’s also unclear if he’s aware of his troubling treatment of Jamie Lee Curtis‘ character in “True Lies,” but I suppose that’s a whole other conversation.
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At any rate, Cameron is not on board with “Wonder Woman.” Thoughts? Hit up the comments section.
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I really thought he was talking about the quality of the movie, which feels like the kind of stuff they made before Blade
But he’s speaking of other things, oh well..
Because a woman can’t be both a fighter and beautiful or feminine?
I guess he has upset our regressive liberal sensibilities with that quote. I don’t think Cameron is saying women can’t be both beautiful and tough, I think his point was more about the male fantasy aspect of Wonder Woman, the sexual objectification of her, she is after all in a BDSM outfit. What he’s saying is women can be powerful without the sex component–you don’t have to aim female heroes at males all the time because “half the audience is female.” His statement if far more liberal than the other two comments here and Kevin’s reactions. Wonder Woman was the most harmless inoffensive Superhero in a long time, she essentially played a child and one with a whip and a leather skirt and thigh high boots, yes I think Cameron is dead on in saying it’s a step backwards.
Cameron is in the minority and is old school, so this ain’t a argument he’s gonna win. People don’t want a darker more human Wonder Woman, DC’s big problem was the “laughs” and they’ve certainly fixed that, so I guess it’s all master piece films from here on out.
You started off your article by saying “making a bajillion more “Avatar” movies that nobody wants to see” which is nothing but an emotional reaction to someone you’re in a disagreement with. You realize Avatar is the 3rd highest grossing movie EVER and for a while it was the #1? Lol.
As someone who’s not a regular reader of yours or this site, the way you started off the article, you lost some credibility with that statement.
This is the problem these days… people just emotionally reacting to everything they don’t agree with.. I don’t care how progressive or great your values are, nothing good comes out just reacting. Unfortunately this is the current state of our country, both sides just reacting to BS from both sides and our true goals and intentions are lost in the shuffle.
That being said, you did make some good points.
I think one of the points that Cameron makes — and one in which I agree with — is the character of Wonder Woman lacks real depth and complexity. Compared to someone like a Sarah Connor or a Ripley, Wonder Woman is a physical specimen of raw beauty and strength. She lacks the obvious imperfection that gives a character depth. Few people can really connect with a character who is essentially flawless, and those types of characters often lead to a weak story. Wonder Woman is simply kicking tail and looking sexy doing it. It’s the reason I tend to avoid superhero-comic book films. The heroes have no real flaws. They are literally superhuman. In the end, we are subjected to two hours of CGI and carnage, and no real character arcs. Sure, the entire planet Earth may be in danger, but are there really any stakes? The heroes always win.