Avatar and why I like it!

[Plaidman]

I havent seen it on principal. Everyone of my friends/family/coworkers/customers seen it. However, not a single one could even remember a name, or anything that happened in the movie. I'd ask who was their favorite character.

"Uh..."

What's the point of the movie?

"Uh... stuff happens... and people come.. and... uh. They fight..."

At which point I just roll my eyes.

"But it sooooooooooooooo pretty!"

Yeah. Sorry. I'm not the kind of person who watchs or reads or looks at something because its pretty. I've learn along time ago, that most people just watch and love stuff that is pretty, no matter how shallow it is. I'm pretty sure some one could make a movie, with nonstop sex, mass murdering of children. Rampant drug abuse, and every horrid idea in world, and people will PRAISE it with all their heart if it looks pretty. So yeah, no. Not going to watch it. Ever.

[smileyeagle1021]

Not to mention it also touches on issues of what the real measure of "progress" is. That it's not always a new freeway or a new high rise, but the more important things in life that measure progress.

[Hobbs]

Okay, kinda old, but bear with me. I'm posting because the conversation came up, once again and I wanted somewhere to vent. I hope that's all right.

Now then, I was defending one of my favorite movies of 2010, Avatar from a friend who was bashing it; using all the same arguments "over the top/pretentious/etc."

I like Avatar because it gives avenue for discussion when there wouldn't have been previously. A lot of people have derogatorily called it "Dancing with Smurfs," and I actually want to expand on that idea. You see, for no matter how good Dances with Wolves was, you won't get the regual Joe Blow to see it. However, you throw in cool visual effects and explosions, and people flock en masse to see it. I think it actually opens up a dialogue for discussion about Native American rights [of which I support] and the rights of indigenous peoples concerning their land.