When Avatar first came out, the responses were incredible. Critics gave it two thumbs up and it grossed nearly three billion dollars. Avatar was hailed as a revolutionary picture for its visual effects. Avatar is described as cliche, dull and a rip-off.
As entertainment, Avatar is a fantastic movie. Sit back and observe a world filled with weird and wondrous creatures. Marvel at the special effects and the high tech stuff (I LOVE Technology Porn) Ooh and ah at the explosions as the Home Tree is destroyed. Sit on the edge of your seat as you watch the Na'vi and Eywa battle humanity. Root for whoever you want.
When you go in-depth a little more, Avatar begins to show some holes. It is a cliche movie. Pretty much it is a copy of Pocahontas with gunships and aliens. However, that does not mean it is a bad story. Avatar does take this cliche plot and gives it some new life. Whether or not you enjoy that or not depends on your own opinions.
Personally, I am against the overall idea of the movie though. It portrays the Na'vi as Noble Savages who live in harmony with nature. Yeah, humans try that sometimes. We call them hippies. While the idea of peacefully coexisting with nature is good in theory, the Big Bad Wolf doesn't understand that you want to live peacefully. While there is a limit to how we exploit the environment, I believe human expansion comes first. The way humanity is portrayed in Avatar is yet another cliche. Humans are imperialistic, genocidal, uncaring butchers. I call BS. Yeah, we are definitely handling things wrong. No doubt about that. But I don't believe the Na'vi should be cast as righteous heroes. Humanity is just doing what Humanity does; advancing and expanding.
Also, I do not like the portrayal of Augustine and all the scientists as innocent do-gooders. Remember at the beginning of the movie when Selfridge tells Augustine her job is to find a diplomatic solution? Then they send Sully to do that more aggressively? Do they ever actually get around to negotiating?
I do not see Avatar as a thinly veiled message that America is an imperialistic conqueror. One way I see it though is, a message about how historical America treated the Native Americans. They were treated pretty badly.
Although there are many things I dislike about this movie, as entertainment value, it is a phenomenal movie.
Entertaining? Absolutely!
When Avatar first came out, the responses were incredible. Critics gave it two thumbs up and it grossed nearly three billion dollars. Avatar was hailed as a revolutionary picture for its visual effects. Avatar is described as cliche, dull and a rip-off.
As entertainment, Avatar is a fantastic movie. Sit back and observe a world filled with weird and wondrous creatures. Marvel at the special effects and the high tech stuff (I LOVE Technology Porn) Ooh and ah at the explosions as the Home Tree is destroyed. Sit on the edge of your seat as you watch the Na'vi and Eywa battle humanity. Root for whoever you want.
When you go in-depth a little more, Avatar begins to show some holes. It is a cliche movie. Pretty much it is a copy of Pocahontas with gunships and aliens. However, that does not mean it is a bad story. Avatar does take this cliche plot and gives it some new life. Whether or not you enjoy that or not depends on your own opinions.
Personally, I am against the overall idea of the movie though. It portrays the Na'vi as Noble Savages who live in harmony with nature. Yeah, humans try that sometimes. We call them hippies. While the idea of peacefully coexisting with nature is good in theory, the Big Bad Wolf doesn't understand that you want to live peacefully. While there is a limit to how we exploit the environment, I believe human expansion comes first. The way humanity is portrayed in Avatar is yet another cliche. Humans are imperialistic, genocidal, uncaring butchers. I call BS. Yeah, we are definitely handling things wrong. No doubt about that. But I don't believe the Na'vi should be cast as righteous heroes. Humanity is just doing what Humanity does; advancing and expanding.
Also, I do not like the portrayal of Augustine and all the scientists as innocent do-gooders. Remember at the beginning of the movie when Selfridge tells Augustine her job is to find a diplomatic solution? Then they send Sully to do that more aggressively? Do they ever actually get around to negotiating?
I do not see Avatar as a thinly veiled message that America is an imperialistic conqueror. One way I see it though is, a message about how historical America treated the Native Americans. They were treated pretty badly.
Although there are many things I dislike about this movie, as entertainment value, it is a phenomenal movie.