Comments on: Avatar: “Totally racist, dude.”

By: J

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 23:37:31 +0000

Cameron was truly trying to do a good deed here. The messages that it isn’t right to slaughter people just because you want their land (or something under it) and that we should not treat the green Earth that gives us life as a giant trashcan is what he tried desperately to send.

But he’s a big-budget Hollywood director. Of course he flubbed it, bollixed it, messed it up, for all the reasons mentioned and more. Pity, for he had such good intentions. He tried but failed.

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The Filmsmith in 2011 | The Filmsmith — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 18:42:34 +0000

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By: Erin Wilcox

Erin Wilcox — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 19:05:48 +0000

Thanks for the very interesting post. My reading of Avatar hones in on many of the same elements in similar ways. I come to a slightly different conclusion because I think Avatar’s going native trope is central to its agenda, albeit subconsciously. If it didn’t have that agenda, if it only wanted to show the negative effects of colonization and exploitation, then you would be right, the movie wouldn’t need Jake. I may not be disagreeing with your conclusion so much as answering the leading question you pose here.

By: lorccan

lorccan — Mon, 17 May 2010 13:21:19 +0000

I like this content so much.The determined man finds the way, the other finds an excuse or alibi.

By: The Film Smith

The Film Smith — Tue, 11 May 2010 21:51:06 +0000

Please explain what you mean by providing your thoughts for both a yes and no answer.

By: Anne Ominus

Anne Ominus — Tue, 11 May 2010 11:16:40 +0000

Reading what you said makes me wonder if you’ve ever been subject to racism yourself.

By: djd

djd — Mon, 03 May 2010 00:04:11 +0000

This is ridiculous, what is the point of filmmaking in the first place? It’s a break from reality. It’s a completely ficticious world and plot, so why must people bring in real world events to point in the direction of racism in a completely made up race, world, and situation? All I’m saying when you go to the movies the last thing on your mind should be the pitfalls in american history, its just stupid. Now if you must bring that to the theater, think how realistic would it have been for the jake sully character to have been an under-priviledged/minority child from the inner city or whatever makes the film more politically correct. He was replacing his brother who was a scientist working for a major corporation, with a PhD. Now first off the odds of a child with those means to achieve a PhD is not very good. Also even if he/she does acheive that what are the odds a major corporation picks him to be an avatar driver? corporate America is still fairly racist and there are still many social injustices, so to try and write a script where that doesnt exist is just going to leave a gaping hole in the plot and seem too cinderella like. Think about it. Wouldn’t say “yeah right” when watching it yourself?

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By: Hektor

Hektor — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 09:10:16 +0000

lol, Gears of War movie. Please. As if video game movies didn’t suck terribly enough as it is, we need a Gears of War movie?

Here is the storyline to Gears of War:

Insectoid aliens attack a human colony in the distopian future, and then the super-buff, veteran human men have to kill the alien invaders.

And let’s not forget the comical, witty negro character bringing up the rear.

Ingenious plot right there, definitely needs to be a movie. Did it even need to be a GAME?

By: lita

lita — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 17:55:30 +0000

Avatar is totally Ferngully:The Last Rainforest without the environmental messages…. almost exactly….