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James Cameron

Canada

James Francis Cameron (born August 16, 1954) is a Canadian filmmaker. He is a major figure in the post-New Hollywood era and often uses novel technologies with a classical filmmaking style. Cameron first gained recognition for writing and directing The Terminator (1984), and found further success with Aliens (1986), The Abyss (1989), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), and True Lies (1994), as well as Avatar (2009) and its sequels. He directed, wrote, co-produced, and co-edited Titanic (1997), wi

Thematic context drawn from Senses of Cinema. Read the full critical essay →

The idea of that film, where the forces of nature and the gods of the forest are fighting against the incursion of man, I really loved that and took some inspiration from it.

On Avatar  ·  Syfy Wire interview with James Cameron