James Cameron's Environmental Crusade

Of course the ocean is not a new subject for James Cameron. He is responsible for the biggest blockbuster movie yet about the demise of the "unsinkable" Titanic. But Cameron was only testing the waters with Titanic. He's way more serious about saving our blue planet than exposing the general public to an unforgiving iceberg. (Nature always trumps technology, Y'all!)

Cameron is serious about his passion for the resources of our delicate world, and our oceans, which cover more than 70% of our precious Earth's surface. We know so little, in retrospect, about most of the world we inhabit. Cameron takes advantage of that, and seeks to change it. The deep is front and center as he delves further into the abyss with the creation of a story and creatures for Avatar 2. No one has ventured to the deepest depths of the ocean since the Bathyscape Trieste delved down to Challenger Deep in 1960, but Cameron is game for the venue - in search of mystical characters and an alien-like setting appropriate enough to take on the continued story of Pandora. In the process, the ocean gets more attention and hopefully closer to healing.

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