Avatar or Avatar?

[crazy canuck]

It's hard to say.  The movie only came out a month ago.  Did people realize how much Star Wars would resonate one month later?  Were people able to quote large portions of the movie after seeing it the first time?

After seeing the movie all my friends and I were saying stuff like "May the force be with you" etc. and soon all the adults were doing it too.   Everyone knew the theme song (I cant remember if Avatar even had one) everyone understood references to the movie (for example all you would have to do is make a heavy breathing sound and everyone understood you meant Darth Vader.)   It was a huge cultural phenomenon. 

Also remember this is long before the time of movie rentals.   people picked up on these cultural cues not because they memorized the movie but because everyone around them was reinforcing the cultural cues.

[Neil]

Well, like it or not, it's the biggest movie of the decade, by far.

[Fate]

Bullshit.

The biggest movie is always the next Harry Potter.

[Syt]

Good points, CC. The only line I'd be able to quote right away would be, "I see you" and maybe some Colonel's rantings.

Then again, I never watched Titanic, but I do know the "I'm the king of the world scene", the nude drawing scene and the drowning scene. And the theme song.

[DisturbedPervert]

There was dialogue in Avatar?

[Admiral Yi]

"How do you know that the [big yellow flying thing] has accepted you?"

"It tries to kill you."

That's all I can remember.

[Monoriu]

My problems with the film:

You see the plot from a mile away.
It is always a good idea to nuke from orbit, just to be sure. 
I root for the skypeople, and I know they'll lose.

Otherwise, I was entertained thoroughly. 

[Grey Fox]

I still haven't seen it. Still Sold out. Unbelievable.

[Syt]

Checking a few random theaters and IMAX the "good seats" (mid center) in most venues seem to be sold out till mid of next week at least.

[Grey Fox]

Assigned seats in movie theaters are sign of a decadent society!

[Siege]

Well, I don't think you can really compare Star Wars with Avatar.

I mean, this is the internet age, people don't get culturally shocked by a movie anymore. Movies are no longer that big of a cultural event. I think that for this age, Avatar is really the equivalent of Star Wars, but a direct comparisson is doomed to fail because of the obvious diferences in perception.

I, if I were to chose a movie as the most important of the decade, I would still go with the original Matrix.

[DisturbedPervert]

Assigned seats in movie theaters are sign of a decadent society!

Non assigned movie seats are awful 

[Grey Fox]

Assigned seats in movie theaters are sign of a decadent society!

Non assigned movie seats are awful 

That's because you live in Asia, where they have no consideration for their fellowman.

[DisturbedPervert]

It's wonderful.  I always pick seats so no one is near me.  And I can see at purchase if its too crowded and pick another time or another movie.

[The Larch]

Movies are no longer that big of a cultural event.

LOTR and Harry Potter fans that had no qualms on dressing up for their respective opening days might disagree with that. If anything, the internet age magnifies the cultural impact of movies.