James Cameron
A metaphor, perhaps. By Willy Stöwer - Magazine Die Gartenlaube, en:Die Gartenlaube and de:Die Gartenlaube, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=97646 (contains a minor spoiler for the movie Titanic ) James Cameron was one of the best writers and directors in cinema for over a decade. I loved the Terminator series, Aliens , The Abyss , and True Lies . I'm not sure exactly what happened but I think he was generally a victim of his own success. After a certain point, he was able to finance anything he wanted and indulged every creative impulse with little regard for schedule or financial discipline. As a director, I don't think he's made anything good since True Lies , plus a little writing after that. Later Cameron started making ambitious but slow movies that frankly are too long. Titanic was a huge success but I didn't care for it much and I don't think I'm alone. It wasn't terrible but it was overrated and it's become an ...