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Dear James Cameron: Please Do Something Other Than Avatar

I do not care for these Avatar movies. I have made that case before. In between stepping on a deserved landmine about feminism and over-promising a return to greatness for his signature series , James Cameron has apparently been spending the past eight years honing his talents for not one, nor two, but FOUR sequels to his CGI Dances with Wolves property. Granted, Avatar is somehow the highest grossing worldwide film but the demand for these additional sequels is ... what’s the opposite of palpable? The Dissolve had a great piece back in the day about the disposable nature of Avatar and it’s legacy only a few years after its release. For such a huge movie-going experience, no one talks about Avatar except for the promised forthcoming sequels. Have you seen any Avatar cosplay recently? Any Halloween costumes since Obama was elected a second time? Avatar is currently at its nadir of pop-culture relevance. And yet, we still supposedly have four ... more ... sequels coming so