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Jan. 16th, 2010 06:24 pmAh, the blue kitty things. Just went to see them again. This time in 2D.
I'm surprised by the discussion whether the film is anti-American. It is only if you have an interesting definition of America.
I'm only slightly less surprised about the claims that it has a racist message - that Jake is white is never really important for the story. And as for needing him to help the Na'vi, it is made pretty clear that he provides them with inside information and a helpful dose of thinking outside their particular boxes. And it is made abundantly clear that the humans have lots of boxes of their own, and that for the most part the boxes of the Na'vi are morally superior.
If you must interpret the movie as a social commentary rather than a story, I'd say it warns of ruthless corporations more than anything ("One thing that shareholders hate more than bad public opinion is a bad quarterly statement", quoted from memory).
And of course it's not a bit misanthropic. Not at all. There's just evil humans that try to con and eventually murder pretty blue kittycat aliens, all for money.
I'm surprised by the discussion whether the film is anti-American. It is only if you have an interesting definition of America.
I'm only slightly less surprised about the claims that it has a racist message - that Jake is white is never really important for the story. And as for needing him to help the Na'vi, it is made pretty clear that he provides them with inside information and a helpful dose of thinking outside their particular boxes. And it is made abundantly clear that the humans have lots of boxes of their own, and that for the most part the boxes of the Na'vi are morally superior.
If you must interpret the movie as a social commentary rather than a story, I'd say it warns of ruthless corporations more than anything ("One thing that shareholders hate more than bad public opinion is a bad quarterly statement", quoted from memory).
And of course it's not a bit misanthropic. Not at all. There's just evil humans that try to con and eventually murder pretty blue kittycat aliens, all for money.
