sgip
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May as well throw some gasoline on the fire....
Saw "Avatar" for the second time - strictly for the effects, but it occurred to me that if you pay attention to the story it's pretty much a hack job and the characters are just terrible. From the Down with Corporations message (via Aliens) to the syrupy "Oh look, how pristine the natives are", and finally the anti-war blather ("looks like some kind of shock and awe campaign...") I'd have to say if the film wasn't as pretty to watch as it is, it would really be a dud. Then there are the typecasts:
EYWA, Mother God vs YAHWEH, Father God
The tough and wrongheaded Security Chief (jeeze, zero surprise there for a baddie)
The Corporate Tool (ripped off from Aliens)
The tough Hispanic soldier (again, right out of Aliens)
Sigourney Weaver's tough but mothering type character. Her halo filled death scene was really too much for me.
The wounded vet who goes native (Dances with Wolves)
"The People", a common term used by Native Americans, used by the Navi - who BTW are all voiced by minority actors like Wes Studi, CC Pounder and Zoe Saldana.
The Circle of Life message (stolen from The Lion King)....
I could go on, as I'm sure others could as well. Yes, I paid twice to see it (IMAX, Irvine, IMAX Aliso Viejo) so I've helped perpetuate the Avatar brand, but does anyone else agree with me that The Emperor has no clothes?
Saw "Avatar" for the second time - strictly for the effects, but it occurred to me that if you pay attention to the story it's pretty much a hack job and the characters are just terrible. From the Down with Corporations message (via Aliens) to the syrupy "Oh look, how pristine the natives are", and finally the anti-war blather ("looks like some kind of shock and awe campaign...") I'd have to say if the film wasn't as pretty to watch as it is, it would really be a dud. Then there are the typecasts:
EYWA, Mother God vs YAHWEH, Father God
The tough and wrongheaded Security Chief (jeeze, zero surprise there for a baddie)
The Corporate Tool (ripped off from Aliens)
The tough Hispanic soldier (again, right out of Aliens)
Sigourney Weaver's tough but mothering type character. Her halo filled death scene was really too much for me.
The wounded vet who goes native (Dances with Wolves)
"The People", a common term used by Native Americans, used by the Navi - who BTW are all voiced by minority actors like Wes Studi, CC Pounder and Zoe Saldana.
The Circle of Life message (stolen from The Lion King)....
I could go on, as I'm sure others could as well. Yes, I paid twice to see it (IMAX, Irvine, IMAX Aliso Viejo) so I've helped perpetuate the Avatar brand, but does anyone else agree with me that The Emperor has no clothes?