Another spoiler. The deus ex machina in the film is child-like. It reminded me of The Lion King.
Still the movie is huge fun. On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 2:24 PM, Robert Naiman <[email protected]> wrote: > Evo weighs in: > > Bolivian President Morales praises anti-capitalist message in 'Avatar'. > AP, January 12, 2010 > http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5i5HordAaSkeTws3iPWUodqzFZLgg > > LA PAZ, Bolivia - Bolivia's first indigenous president is praising > "Avatar" for what he calls its message of saving the environment from > exploitation. > > A self-proclaimed socialist, Evo Morales says he identifies with the > film's "profound show of resistance to capitalism and the struggle for > the defence of nature." > James Cameron's "Avatar" tells of the mystic, nature-loving Na'vi - > tall blue creatures who inhabit the planet Pandora and must contend > with humans intent on grabbing its resources. > > It has earned more than $1.1 billion worldwide since its release last month. > Morales' comments were reported Tuesday by the official news agency ABI. > ABI said he watched the film with his daughter Sunday in his > third-ever trip to the movies. > > > On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 1:16 PM, Louis Proyect <[email protected]> wrote: >> Jim Devine wrote: >>> >>> Louis Proyect wrote: >>>> >>>> “Avatar” has triggered one of the more interesting debates on >>>> the left in quite some time. Some critics such as me and >>>> Prairie Miller, a comrade from the James Agee Critics Circle, >>>> hail it as pop culture assault on colonialism while others >>>> view it as a paternalistic treatment based on the White >>>> Savior paradigm found in “Dances With Wolves”.< >>> >>> can't it be both of these? >> >> >> I suppose so, but I was describing the debate not the position of some >> arbitrator. >> _______________________________________________ >> pen-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l >> > > > > -- > Robert Naiman > Just Foreign Policy > www.justforeignpolicy.org > [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
