The Futurist: The Life and Films of James Cameron
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| Rating | : | 4.81 (751 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0307460320 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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Quick, fun bio of a great dreamer Nancyhua Although doom often looms over the characters in his movies, Cameron's ultimate message seems to be one of hope and love. He's rational enough to see that we're messing it all up, but he's a dreamer that believes anything is possible, that mankind can overcome. This book included an anecdote of Cameron offering his submersible to BP during their oil spill and also inviting scientists to propose a solution, actions that show how much Cameron cares about the world, about people, how he . "The Modern Day Dr. Ballard" according to D. V. LIPPERT. James Cameron is my favorite film director. He's directed some of my choice films like: Terminator 1 & 2, True Lies, Titanic and Avatar. It was interesting to read how he used to drive a school lunch truck and quit when he decided films were for him after watching Star Wars. His underwater exploration of the Titanic wreck really interested me. Also, in the book there was a good bit about the MIR 1 submersible running out of power and possibly being stuck on the bottom. Another interes. R D L said Reads like an overlong magazine article. Rebecca Keegan is a Hollywood based contributor to Time magazine, as the dust jacket of the book explains. And from the first page that's very apparent.This book is not badly written. Well paced with simplistic language it makes for a fast and easy read. It reads, in fact, like an overlong magazine article.What I disliked was the content, specifically the lack thereof. It has the same amount of information of an exploded Wikipedia entry on the man. After reading all "Reads like an overlong magazine article" according to R D L. Rebecca Keegan is a Hollywood based contributor to Time magazine, as the dust jacket of the book explains. And from the first page that's very apparent.This book is not badly written. Well paced with simplistic language it makes for a fast and easy read. It reads, in fact, like an overlong magazine article.What I disliked was the content, specifically the lack thereof. It has the same amount of information of an exploded Wikipedia entry on the man. After reading all 27Reads like an overlong magazine article R D L Rebecca Keegan is a Hollywood based contributor to Time magazine, as the dust jacket of the book explains. And from the first page that's very apparent.This book is not badly written. Well paced with simplistic language it makes for a fast and easy read. It reads, in fact, like an overlong magazine article.What I disliked was the content, specifically the lack thereof. It has the same amount of information of an exploded Wikipedia entry on the man. After reading all 274 pages of the b. pages of the b. 7Reads like an overlong magazine article R D L Rebecca Keegan is a Hollywood based contributor to Time magazine, as the dust jacket of the book explains. And from the first page that's very apparent.This book is not badly written. Well paced with simplistic language it makes for a fast and easy read. It reads, in fact, like an overlong magazine article.What I disliked was the content, specifically the lack thereof. It has the same amount of information of an exploded Wikipedia entry on the man. After reading all 274 pages of the b. pages of the b
(Dec. From his days doing grunt work for Hollywood indie legend Roger Corman—including his first directing job, helming Piranha 2—Cameron pursued his artistic vision with a passion that often translated into a tyrannical on-set presence. All rights reserved. Fans of the charismatic director will welcome a look behind the scenes of some of the biggest movies in the last two-plus decades. . His string of action hits in the 1980s—Terminator, Aliens, The Abyss—made him one of the most sought-after directors in Hollywood, and he continued through the 1990s, culminating in the 1997 blockbuster Titanic. Growing up in Ontario
It rips through the emotional barrier of the screen to transport the audience to a fabulous new virtual world. With cooperation from the often reclusive Cameron, author Rebecca Keegan has crafted a singularly revealing portrait of the director’s life and work. After the success of The Terminator, Cameron refines his special-effects wizardry with a big-time Hollywood budget in the creation of the relentlessly exciting Aliens. Going beyond the technical ingenuity and narrative power that Cameron has long demonstrated, Avatar shatters old cinematic paradigms and ushers in a new era of storytelling. &n