James Cameron Breaks Down His Most Iconic Films | GQ
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Published 2022-11-22
00:00 "I almost bailed on being a filmmaker."
00:21 Titanic
07:45 The Terminator / Terminator 2: Judgment Day
15:02 Avatar
21:54 Aliens
25:36 The Abyss
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All Comments (21)
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This man was working as a truck driver - never went to film school - and would drive to USC (University of Southern California) on the weekends, sneak student & professor papers on acting & technical aspects of filmmaking out of the library and photocopy them to read in the cab of his semi truck. He is, if nothing else, a lesson in determination.
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Wow. Did not expect for him to be so straight forward. He does not sugar coat anything. Refreshing honesty.
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James Cameron is underrated for giving room for many great female performances in his blockbuster action movies. Kate Winslet, Jamie Lee Curtis, Linda Hamilton, Sigourney Weaver, Zoe Saldana all gave amazing/iconic performances in his films.
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Love his candid and no bs attitude. It’s so refreshing. Video went by so fast. Like others said I can listen to him talk about the movie making process all day.
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Nearly all of his movies changed Hollywood. The Abyss pushed underwater photography to new levels. T2 redefined how CGI can be used to enhance practical effects. Titanic unlocked new levels of box office success previously thought unattainable. Avatar featured next level motion capturing and was the first real 3D movie experience for the masses. He's a genius. He's probably a tyrant going by the many testimonials given by people who worked with him. But he's a certified genius.
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The way he schooled Leo on pre-production of Titanic is my absolute favorite part. Pure collaboration.
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Leo was so enamored playing troubled character that sometime he forgot the "normal" character can be challenging and charming. I would like to see him playing "normal" and charming
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Kate's "shooooot" is so adorable and professional. And thats how she appears in interviews too. She isnt concerned about the perfection of her looks but the whole art of acting. Loved James's laugh
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I could hear James Cameron speak about his films for two hours. A modern day creative genius who writes, directs, draws and produces.
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Horner's Titanic score is so iconic that hearing just three seconds of it gives me the chills. Even after all this time.
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21:58 "I had people who were trying to advise me on my career after 'Terminator' say, 'Absolutely do not do this film.' Meaning, 'Aliens.' [They] said, 'If it's good, they're gonna attribute it to Ridley, and if it's bad, it's all you, there's no upside.' And I thought, 'Well, you know, you're probably right and that's very logical, but I just dig it, and I'm gonna do it, I just like it.'"
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I still remember being a teenager, and seeing Titanic in the theater with my friend. As two teenage guys we were expecting an action movie as the original trailer showed guns being waved around lol. By the time the credits rolled he and I were trying so hard to not admit we were crying 😂.
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I think this is the first of GQ's "Iconic" series where all of the topics featured were actually iconic/game-changing.
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Him and Spielberg pretty much defined the modern blockbuster. What a legend.
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The half out of focus shot in Titanic is so brilliant, the fact that it wasn't meant to be out of focus is absolutely insane. It's so natural to the movie I couldnt picture anything else.
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I'm SO glad GQ gave Cameron 30 minutes to explain these films PROPERLY! Loved every second!
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Hearing James Cameron talk just speaks to how intelligent and capable he is with cinema
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I genuinely can't put into words how important this dude was and still is to the film industry as a whole.
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I remember seeing Terminator 2 in the movie theater as a young teenager and was blown away. Still the best movie going experience ever.
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Someone needs to interview James for a whole day! We need a long series of interviews!
