I’m pretty sure they meant it as a meta joke. Unobtanium has been used to describe fantsy/sci-fi fictional plot relevant material for many years before either Avatar was made.
Maybe, but that would be as dumb as calling it a MacGuffin, which is basically same thing in suspense thrillers.
“Let’s invade this planet and kill everybody for a MacGuffin!”
It’s not like he worked that hard at the story. The plot is literally Ferngully, and the name was already in use in another animated series. He was clearly more interested in creating a vehicle for his film tech, which he obviously cared more about than that clumsy story.
I don’t know, I mean, look at the naming that some tech companies use IRL. They use some pretty silly names. The idea of a company finding a metal that’s sci-fi grade and calling it Unobtanium as a nod to their love of sci-fi isn’t that crazy.
It was the imagination of a character in the movie that was bad, not the makers of the movie. I’m not trying to simp for James Cameron or something lol, that statement sounds like I am.
That’s a really weird way to think about it. Yes, obviously they’re all fictional, but you can of course make a character that has a vivid imagination or one that doesn’t.
I’m pretty sure they meant it as a meta joke. Unobtanium has been used to describe fantsy/sci-fi fictional plot relevant material for many years before either Avatar was made.
Maybe, but that would be as dumb as calling it a MacGuffin, which is basically same thing in suspense thrillers.
“Let’s invade this planet and kill everybody for a MacGuffin!”
It’s not like he worked that hard at the story. The plot is literally Ferngully, and the name was already in use in another animated series. He was clearly more interested in creating a vehicle for his film tech, which he obviously cared more about than that clumsy story.
I don’t know, I mean, look at the naming that some tech companies use IRL. They use some pretty silly names. The idea of a company finding a metal that’s sci-fi grade and calling it Unobtanium as a nod to their love of sci-fi isn’t that crazy.
In real life, poor imagination is acceptable. In a billion dollar movie, we expect better than real life.
It was the imagination of a character in the movie that was bad, not the makers of the movie. I’m not trying to simp for James Cameron or something lol, that statement sounds like I am.
I know you know this, but, there is no character with an imagination. Cameron made him up. He’s not real. He didn’t imagine anything.
That’s a really weird way to think about it. Yes, obviously they’re all fictional, but you can of course make a character that has a vivid imagination or one that doesn’t.
No, it isn’t. It’s a normal way to think about it. Your way of thinking is how people fall in love with imaginary AI friends.