Whether it’s Avatar: The Path of Water impressed by its length (3h10) when it was released, James Cameron’s film could have been even longer. This was revealed by the filmmaker during an interview with the media Esquire Middle Eastthe montage having been cut to “about 10 minutes” of scenes of gun violence.
He explains that he made this decision to avoid the promotion of weapons due to the resurgence of this type of violence for several years, particularly in the United States.
“I cut about 10 minutes out of the film during the gun action scenes. I wanted to get rid of some of that brutality, to strike a balance between light and dark,” he says in his interview.
“Horrific Shootout”
According to James Cameron, depicting shooting scenes in movies has become problematic due to the many controversies surrounding access to guns and the rise in mass shootings.
In their interview, you filmed him explain that selon lui, a filmmaker of action films aujourd’hui ne devrait pas faire la promotion des armes à feu more plutôt faire preuve d’esprit critique quanta au message qu’il diffuse dans ses films à this matter.
James Cameron also regrets today the violence present in some of his films, such as those of the franchise terminator.
“Lorsque je prends du recul sur mes films, I don’t know what if I met a nouveau autant in front of the arms à feu comme j’ai pu le faire avec ‘Terminator’ il ya plus de 30 ans”, indicate-t- He .
And to conclude: “What is happening with firearms in our society turns my stomach. I am happy to live in New Zealand, where we just banned all assault rifles two weeks after the horrific shooting at a mosque a few weeks ago. years”.
Source: BFM TV
