Avatar (2009 film) Dean sought damages of $50m. Dean's case was dismissed in 2014, and "The Hollywood Reporter" noted that Cameron has won multiple "Avatar" idea theft cases. "Avatar" received compliments from filmmakers, with Steven Spielberg praising it as "the most evocative and amazing science-fiction movie since "Star Wars"" and others calling it "audacious and awe inspiring", "master class", and "brilliant". Noted art director-turned-filmmaker Roger Christian is also a noted fan of the film. On the other hand, Duncan Jones said: "It's not in my top three James Cameron films. ... [A]t what point in the film did you have any doubt what
Avatar (2009 film) entertainment, although it is that. It's a technical breakthrough. It has a flat-out Green and anti-war message". A. O. Scott of "At The Movies" also compared his viewing of the film to the first time he viewed "Star Wars" and he said "although the script is a little bit ... obvious," it was "part of what made it work". Todd McCarthy of "Variety" praised the film, saying "The King of the World sets his sights on creating another world entirely in "Avatar", and it's very much a place worth visiting." Kirk Honeycutt of "The Hollywood Reporter" gave the film a