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James Francis Cameron (born August 16, 1954) is a Canadian filmmaker. He is a major figure in the post-New Hollywood era and often uses novel technologies with a classical filmmaking style. Cameron first gained recognition for writing and directing The Terminator (1984), and found further success with Aliens (1986), The Abyss (1989), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), and True Lies (1994), as well as Avatar (2009) and its sequels. He directed, wrote, co-produced, and co-edited Titanic (1997), winning Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Film Editing. He is a recipient of various other industry accolades, and three of his films have been selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress. Cameron co-founded the production companies Lightstorm Entertainment, Digital Domain, and Earthship Productions. In addition to filmmaking, he is a National Geographic explorer-in-residence. He has produced many documentaries on deep-ocean exploration, including Ghosts of the Abyss (2003) and Aliens of the Deep (2005). Cameron has also contributed to underwater filming and remote vehicle technologies and helped create the digital 3D Fusion Camera System. In 2012, Cameron became the first person to solo descend the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the Earth's ocean, in the Deepsea Challenger submersible. Cameron's films have grossed over $8 billion worldwide, making him the second-highest-grossing film director. Three of Cameron's films are among the top four highest-grossing films of all time; Avatar (2009), Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) and Titanic (1997) are the highest, third-highest and fourth-highest-grossing films of all time, respectively. Cameron directed the first film to gross over $1 billion, the first two films to gross over $2 billion, and is the only director to have had three films grossing over $2 billion. In 2010, Time named Cameron one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Cameron is also an environmentalist and runs several sustainability businesses. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Cameron, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
High school freshman Peter Parker, accompanied by his best friend Harry Osborn and crush Gwen Stacy, attends a science demonstration on genetic alteration. However, Parker is bitten by a genetically-modified spider whilst attending. Gaining powers, Peter attempts to make a quick buck off of them by participating in a wrestling match offering $2,000 as a cash reward. However, he soon discovers the meaning that with great power comes great responsibility when his beloved Uncle Ben is killed by a man he could have easily stopped, and thus, dons the costume and persona of Spider-Man, fighting crime in New York City. Meanwhile, a low-level crime boss named Maxwell DIllon aka "Electro" and his lackey Flint Marko aka "Sandman" attempt to start a criminal empire using their own super powers. Electro attempts to recruit Spider-Man into his ring, but the wall-crawler refuses, instead opting to battle the villains for the fate of New York City.
