AVATAR (the movie)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Avatar to me was almost exactly like Disney's Pocahantas, which I have seen a zillion times thanks to an obsessed DC. And the aliens in Avatar are remarkably similar to native americans. (The movie also struck me as very similar to Dances with Wolves.)

In Pocahantas: The love interest is the earth-connected daughter of the chief
The hero is the alien from a rapacious invading culture
He changes his views and betrays his wrong headed people

Pocahantas was in my view also a largely pro-environmental film.

In Dances with wolves:
Former soldier joins and learns about native culture, falls in love, ultimately betrays his wrong-headed, rapacious country and becomes one of the natives.

Really nothing new about Avatar.

Yes, virtually the same theme, but presentation, oh so different!

Agreed, it was beautiful. Worth not being able to pee for 2.5 hours!

[Anonymous]

http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/11/avatar.movie.blues/index.html

[Anonymous]

I'm sure many of you have seen this:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/22/AR2009122203276.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OK Steele, before you delete this post for being in the wrong forum be assured that I post is a political one...

I am guessing that people on DCUM have seen the movie. What do you guys think about the chatter that the movie is anti-American. I even read one blogger who claimed that the movie was anti-white. What do you all think. I saw the movie and really loved it (plan to see it again in 3D) I saw it as just your garden variety imperialism (corporate form in this case) movie but with better special effects.

I saw the movie and loved it. I view the spirituality of the natives as symbolic of Christian values, which the greedy liberal humans are trying to destroy in order to advance their Godless agenda.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I saw the movie and loved it. I view the spirituality of the natives as symbolic of Christian values, which the greedy liberal humans are trying to destroy in order to advance their Godless agenda.

I was all set to agree with you until you blew your credibility by throwing in that gratuitous attack on liberals. As that old TV character Maud used to say, God'll get you for that!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OK Steele, before you delete this post for being in the wrong forum be assured that I post is a political one...

I am guessing that people on DCUM have seen the movie. What do you guys think about the chatter that the movie is anti-American. I even read one blogger who claimed that the movie was anti-white. What do you all think. I saw the movie and really loved it (plan to see it again in 3D) I saw it as just your garden variety imperialism (corporate form in this case) movie but with better special effects.

I saw the movie and loved it. I view the spirituality of the natives as symbolic of Christian values, which the greedy liberal humans are trying to destroy in order to advance their Godless agenda.

You do know the Vatican condemned the movie because of it's "neo-pagan" spirituality, right?