Comment Re:Not Culture (Score 1) 314
why spend 1B us$ for avatar if you can "convey" the same thing with 30K&euro
Because that's called "targeting profit". If your goal is art you do art and don't care about profit. If your goal is profit you do everything to increase profit, including extensive market analysis to make sure your audience will be the biggest possible, and that includes spending $1B to make a movie an unparalleled visual spectacle.
(it's called star wrecked: in the pirkenning
Yep, I know and loved it when I watched it a few years ago. Good memories.