In this video essay, I analyze James Cameron’s approach to writing and storytelling and point out some of the less than obvious things that make him an unconventionally great screenwriter. I use examples from across his filmography, especially Avatar, Titanic, Aliens, The Terminator, and Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
0:00 Intro
1:48 What's Wrong With Your Eyes?
3:43 Game Over, Man! Game Over!
5:50 U Is For Unobtainium (Bombs)
7:19 The Sincerity Express Elevator To Hell
12:57 The Reality Effect
15:43 The Buried Word
19:31 No Ideas But In Things
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