Posted on 01/26/2010 9:52:35 PM PST by UAConservative
Exactly.
When Cameron has his characters talk about a "shock and awe" campaign, it's pretty hard to miss his point.
I’d shoot anybody trying to force me off my land, too - even if the Supreme Court sent goons under orders.
If you’re not willing to die for your rights, you don’t have a life worth living.
I’d shoot anybody trying to force me off my land, too - even if the Supreme Court sent goons under orders.
If you’re not willing to die for your rights, you don’t have a life worth living.
For the Na’vi, there is no “my land”. The forest/land/Earth belongs to all.
And who does his point convince?
It convinces those who were one the edge of being convinced, it strengthens the convictions of those who were already convinced, it moves closer to being convinced those who were ambivalent, and it demoralizes or at least irritates those who could not be convinced. It’s hard to say who or how many are tipped into the “convinced” category, but it’s undeniable that powerful storytelling can influence people’s thinking. I am particularly concerned about Avatar reinforcing anti-American feeling in international audiences. This film has made over a billion dollars, most of it overseas. That’s not just some trivial thing.
“Unobtainium”? I suppose once Rocky and Bullwinkle made upseedaisium safe for all humanity, the fiction writers had to come up with a new mineral to protect.
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