So, I thought I had seen this movie before many years ago, but watching it, I remembered absolutely nothing which leads me to believe this was my first viewing. Now, to be honest, going into this movie I was determined to not like it. I have an irrational bias against James Cameron and am intent on nitpicking everything he does to the point of dislike. With that said, whilst watching the movie I was totally loving it. Sure I thought the characters were pretty stereotypical, most the dialogue was cheesy, certain plot points were cliche, and character relations were unoriginal, but the ride was great. Unfortunately it was a ride with a disappointing ending. I hate movies that are preachy, and if this wasn't preachy I don't know what is. I'm not opposed to movies with messages, in fact, most movies have messages and are made better or worse by how they present their particular message. But when you beat me over the head with your political ideals and it's not a documentary, you're not going to win me over. I guess I just have to question your creative integrity when you're using this platform to further your political agenda and not have the focus be that of story telling. You are letting one overshadow the other and in my opinion it should not be that way. You are in the business of story telling and entertainment, and what you do should be to challenge people to think, not tell them what to think. It is especially disappointing when I was enjoying the movie throughout, and all I come away with is a negative opinion because you had to spend the last ten minutes on a soap box. I want to say that I liked it, but if you were to ask me what parts I liked from it, all I can remember is the ending that I did not like.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096754/
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