James Cameron's politically charged film is spellbinding for a multitude of reasons. While \"Avatar\" tells a moving story, the film also achieved a lot in its technical aspects through its complex level of cinematography that made the sweeping, colorful landscapes of Pandora possible. Cameron was inspired by the works of Ray Harryhausen, a pioneer of stop-motion animation, and paid him tribute through the film.<\/p>\n
With films such as \"Jason and the Argonauts\" and \"One Million Years B.C.,\" the special effects legend inspired a generation of filmmakers, including Cameron, who, with \"Avatar,\" hoped to capture the kind of \"wonder\" he experienced as a kid watching Harryhausen's films. In an interview with FilmFestivals.com, Cameron noted that he wanted to do something \"beyond the ordinary\" with \"Avatar\":<\/p>\n
\"I've made other big-budget Hollywood action movies that were not transformative, so there was an evolution to it and a consciousness about 'Avatar' that we were going to do something beyond the ordinary.\"<\/p>\n
The legendary filmmaker went on to list his goal for the film, to replicate the visuals as seen in the fantasy film \"Jason and the Argonauts\" and others.<\/p>\n
\"I didn't know how it was done, I couldn't begin to guess how it was done. But I didn't care, whether it was \"Mysterious Island\" or \"Jason and the Argonauts\" with the skeletons coming out with swords and fighting. I didn't know what stop-motion animation was, it didn't matter.\"<\/p>\n
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