AVATAR Land?

Let me go ahead and say this. I enjoy Avatar for its groundbreaking special effects. It took up the mantle that every special effects epic will now have to look up to. 10 years ago, it was Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (as much as everyone but me despises it vehemently). 15 years ago, it was Jurassic Park. Who knows what could happen in the next 25 years to the world of cinematic special effects. And let's not forget James Cameron... he's made great movies: like Aliens, Terminator 2: Judgement Day and True Lies. That being said, Avatar is a terrible story. I mean, for crying out loud...


Some TV spots even promoted the film to children as (and I quote) "[Pandora is] where wonder lives and adventure rules" and called the film "the greatest adventure of all time". If that isn't the biggest movie-marketing mistep of all time... I mean, the movie has like one joke and is nowhere near as fun as Terminator 2 despite having an even darker storyline.


But, despite all my problems with it, it didn't matter in the end. Avatar went on to nab $2 billion at the box office, topping Cameron's own Titantic as the #1 movie ever. It also successfully brought 3D back in action (to the chagrin of *many*). So two years have passed since then and Cameron is still set in full on Pandora-mode (with the exception of taking time out of his non-busy schedule producing the 3D cave-drama bomb Sanctum) signing a deal with 20th Century Fox to make Avatar 2 and Avatar 3 back to back. Now the world of Pandora is about to go to the most unlikely of places...


That's right, Walt Disney World! More specifically, Disney's Animal Kingdom for its "environmentally friendly" commitments. Something Cameron thrives for. The man basically ended his Twitter career with, "Skynet was supposed to go operational tonight. Instead of machines taking over, we have the very real threat of global warming." Does that not prove the man has gone completely insane??


Okay, being the optimistic person I am, let's look at the positives. First, Disney theme parks are notorious for their highly talented Imagineers. Who better than them to bring the world of Pandora to life? They're the best construction teams on the planet! Whatever comes out of this won't be half-assed. Universal had the market on "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter" and holding all the theme park contracts on the Marvel superheroes, but this is gonna bring Disney back from the brink and finally put Animal Kingdom in the spotlight.


So who knows? Maybe this will actually a pretty cool thing. But I still have one nitpick for the Disney company.... WHERE IS ALL THE MARVEL STUFF????