Comments on: ‘Avatar’ at last http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/2009/07/28/avatar-at-last/ Movie reviews from award-winning journalist Christian Toto Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:12:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: K http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/2009/07/28/avatar-at-last/comment-page-1/#comment-21592 K Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:07:38 +0000 http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/?p=3437#comment-21592 When there was actual science fiction literature being read, a fairly active sub genre was the "bad humans good natives" theme. One still runs into old sci fi geeks who cuss the human race at the drop of an Ursula Le Guin. I've asked several with what other sapient race they compare humans. So far, none has answered. When there was actual science fiction literature being read, a fairly active sub genre was the “bad humans good natives” theme. One still runs into old sci fi geeks who cuss the human race at the drop of an Ursula Le Guin. I’ve asked several with what other sapient race they compare humans. So far, none has answered.

]]> By: opus http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/2009/07/28/avatar-at-last/comment-page-1/#comment-21591 opus Wed, 29 Jul 2009 04:40:37 +0000 http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/?p=3437#comment-21591 Wait a second, The Abyss.......superior Alien beings bad humans......Avator....superior Aliens bad humans.....hmmmm sounds familiar. Wait a second, The Abyss…….superior Alien beings bad humans……Avator….superior Aliens bad humans…..hmmmm sounds familiar.

]]> By: K http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/2009/07/28/avatar-at-last/comment-page-1/#comment-21589 K Wed, 29 Jul 2009 01:08:16 +0000 http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/?p=3437#comment-21589 <em>“who leads a heroic battle to save a civilization,”</em> Yeah, yeah. Evil humans exploiting wiser and far cooler "primative" native species. A recent CG animation movie with the same theme cratered so hard that you can't even see the bottom of the hole. Thank goodness Cameron is uber famous and is spending so much money and new tech on this that at millions of people will get exposed to his "message". This and the "I found Jesus - he's right in this coffin" thing makes me yearn to live in that universe where Cameron's great grandfather was skinned alive for amusement by an Apache squaw. There might not be "Terminator" or "Aliens 2" there, but it would be a lot less preachy. “who leads a heroic battle to save a civilization,”

Yeah, yeah. Evil humans exploiting wiser and far cooler “primative” native species. A recent CG animation movie with the same theme cratered so hard that you can’t even see the bottom of the hole. Thank goodness Cameron is uber famous and is spending so much money and new tech on this that at millions of people will get exposed to his “message”.

This and the “I found Jesus – he’s right in this coffin” thing makes me yearn to live in that universe where Cameron’s great grandfather was skinned alive for amusement by an Apache squaw.

There might not be “Terminator” or “Aliens 2″ there, but it would be a lot less preachy.

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