Comments on: Avatar Encites Political and Religious Criticism http://themovieblog.com/2009/12/avatar-encites-political-and-religious-criticism The Official Home of Correct Movie Opinions Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:43:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: David http://themovieblog.com/2009/12/avatar-encites-political-and-religious-criticism#comment-250596 David Thu, 06 May 2010 01:08:15 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=24237#comment-250596 There is nothing Political about this movie and absolutly nothing Racist either. It is people that will find racism and political things in a box of Pop Tarts. The Movie was about corpart greed nothing more nothing less. Obama and the Political Machine was not implyed in this movie. This movie was about greed and servival of the Navid and their planet and way of life nothing more. There is nothing Political about this movie and absolutly nothing Racist either.
It is people that will find racism and political things in a box of Pop Tarts.
The Movie was about corpart greed nothing more nothing less.
Obama and the Political Machine was not implyed in this movie.
This movie was about greed and servival of the Navid and their planet and way of life nothing more.

]]> By: Dave http://themovieblog.com/2009/12/avatar-encites-political-and-religious-criticism#comment-245358 Dave Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:22:45 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=24237#comment-245358 I just saw the movie. I've been busy. I read the comments about anti-religion and anti-war and anti-military and honestly I don't see any of that. This is a made-up world with a made-up set of morals of a made-up set of people. What does bother me about the movie is the obvious ease and relish we have for an ex-marine who betrays his own people after only three months of exposure to some alien race. That particular moral issue is real. The guy was a traitor. Last time I checked that was a bad thing. We in America put that kind of person in jail or even to death. We don't honor them or give them a happy ending. Whatever else is wrong or right about the movie, doesn't anyone care about loyalty? What happened to the audience's moral standards concerning selling out your fellow man? What if we replaced the pandorians with American Indians and the mercenaries with 1880 gold rush miners in the Black Hills and some guy comes along and betrays them to the Indians and they all get wiped out or sent back home? Oh yeah, what happened when the Indians did kill the soldiers sent against them? I'm not saying that what happened in 1880 to the Indian nations was right. But if a white man or a black man or any man other than Indian betrayed and someone made a movie about it saying he was a hero because he did that, would we have the same happy feeling about the outcome? Maybe, I don't know. Avatar is a really good story-telling movie. It is wonderfully created. It deserves the accolades it gets. But I do wonder about us as a people that we find such joy in the happy ending of an out-and-out traitor. Okay...hit me! I just saw the movie. I’ve been busy. I read the comments about anti-religion and anti-war and anti-military and honestly I don’t see any of that. This is a made-up world with a made-up set of morals of a made-up set of people. What does bother me about the movie is the obvious ease and relish we have for an ex-marine who betrays his own people after only three months of exposure to some alien race. That particular moral issue is real. The guy was a traitor. Last time I checked that was a bad thing. We in America put that kind of person in jail or even to death. We don’t honor them or give them a happy ending. Whatever else is wrong or right about the movie, doesn’t anyone care about loyalty? What happened to the audience’s moral standards concerning selling out your fellow man? What if we replaced the pandorians with American Indians and the mercenaries with 1880 gold rush miners in the Black Hills and some guy comes along and betrays them to the Indians and they all get wiped out or sent back home? Oh yeah, what happened when the Indians did kill the soldiers sent against them?

I’m not saying that what happened in 1880 to the Indian nations was right. But if a white man or a black man or any man other than Indian betrayed and someone made a movie about it saying he was a hero because he did that, would we have the same happy feeling about the outcome?
Maybe, I don’t know. Avatar is a really good story-telling movie. It is wonderfully created. It deserves the accolades it gets. But I do wonder about us as a people that we find such joy in the happy ending of an out-and-out traitor. Okay…hit me!

]]> By: Rodney http://themovieblog.com/2009/12/avatar-encites-political-and-religious-criticism#comment-243422 Rodney Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:51:48 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=24237#comment-243422 It was also sarcasm. It was also sarcasm.

]]> By: Angus http://themovieblog.com/2009/12/avatar-encites-political-and-religious-criticism#comment-243421 Angus Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:49:56 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=24237#comment-243421 'Cameron is from Canada, so clearly he has an anti military agenda to his films' That's a massive generalisation. ‘Cameron is from Canada, so clearly he has an anti military agenda to his films’

That’s a massive generalisation.

]]> By: Gary W http://themovieblog.com/2009/12/avatar-encites-political-and-religious-criticism#comment-240796 Gary W Sun, 24 Jan 2010 03:24:39 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=24237#comment-240796 Write Comment here. Before you do, review these rules: 1) Stay on topic 2) Disagree and debate, but no insulting other commenters or the author 3) off topic messages for the author should be emailed directly, not left as a comment. Write Comment here. Before you do, review these rules:
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]]> By: john http://themovieblog.com/2009/12/avatar-encites-political-and-religious-criticism#comment-240087 john Tue, 19 Jan 2010 03:57:55 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=24237#comment-240087 I don't like how people are apparently freaking out about how the movie is challenging the Christian faith. It's a movie, and the director created a made up people who worship a mysterious god and are deeply in-tune with nature. While we're at it, the people up in arms over this might as well attack Star Wars for having "The Force." Honestly, it's ridiculous. If anything, these critics are just proving the director's point, that sometimes (again the movie is an extreme case) people have the mindset that they must annihilate any culture different from their own. It's a movie, meant to take people away from reality for a few short hours, not a challenge to any faith. I don’t like how people are apparently freaking out about how the movie is challenging the Christian faith. It’s a movie, and the director created a made up people who worship a mysterious god and are deeply in-tune with nature. While we’re at it, the people up in arms over this might as well attack Star Wars for having “The Force.” Honestly, it’s ridiculous. If anything, these critics are just proving the director’s point, that sometimes (again the movie is an extreme case) people have the mindset that they must annihilate any culture different from their own. It’s a movie, meant to take people away from reality for a few short hours, not a challenge to any faith.

]]> By: Nick L http://themovieblog.com/2009/12/avatar-encites-political-and-religious-criticism#comment-239823 Nick L Sun, 17 Jan 2010 02:48:59 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=24237#comment-239823 Thanks for the reply. Certainly not eveyone will enjoy the movie, nor think the underlying messages are pertinent to our times. But the world would be an extremely boring place if we all thought alike. Thanks for the reply. Certainly not eveyone will enjoy the movie, nor think the underlying messages are pertinent to our times. But the world would be an extremely boring place if we all thought alike.

]]> By: Nick http://themovieblog.com/2009/12/avatar-encites-political-and-religious-criticism#comment-239717 Nick Sat, 16 Jan 2010 03:12:34 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=24237#comment-239717 All politics and meanings aside. I did not enjoy it. Overhyped. Years in production. Just not a great storyline for our time. All politics and meanings aside. I did not enjoy it.
Overhyped. Years in production. Just not a great storyline for our time.

]]> By: gm http://themovieblog.com/2009/12/avatar-encites-political-and-religious-criticism#comment-238771 gm Sun, 10 Jan 2010 18:23:36 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=24237#comment-238771 don't worry about your english...i totally agree with you. don’t worry about your english…i totally agree with you.

]]> By: Nick L http://themovieblog.com/2009/12/avatar-encites-political-and-religious-criticism#comment-238355 Nick L Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:04:39 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/?p=24237#comment-238355 Let's face it.....the comments about Avatar quoted in the well written commentary above are merely the rantings of self serving people on their soapbox jousting at windmills and seeing ghosts in every dark corner. Taken at face value their comments are nothing more and nothing less. Enough said about that. Yes, I believe the movie has some strong messages that Cameron intended to use Avatar as a vehicle to deliver. Are the messages important? Yes. Will everyone agree with them or in some cases even get them? No. The mere fact that the movie sparks the kind of discussion taking place here certainly makes the film a success on one level. Draw as many parallels as you like..Avatar is still at its heart a beautifully crafted film about a wonderful story that is worth experiencing as it unfolds before our eyes. What more is a movie supposed to do? Let’s face it…..the comments about Avatar quoted in the well written commentary above are merely the rantings of self serving people on their soapbox jousting at windmills and seeing ghosts in every dark corner. Taken at face value their comments are nothing more and nothing less.

Enough said about that.

Yes, I believe the movie has some strong messages that Cameron intended to use Avatar as a vehicle to deliver.

Are the messages important? Yes. Will everyone agree with them or in some cases even get them? No.

The mere fact that the movie sparks the kind of discussion taking place here certainly makes the film a success on one level.

Draw as many parallels as you like..Avatar is still at its heart a beautifully crafted film about a wonderful story that is worth experiencing as it unfolds before our eyes. What more is a movie supposed to do?

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