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Thursday, May 13, 2010

Avatar

Okay, I finally caved and decided to give Avatar a go, despite all that I have read and heard.

First of all, let me say that I can see why it cost James Cameron $500 million, or so, to create Avatar. Visually, it was amazing. Simply beautiful—a world that could only be created with lots of money and imagination.

Now, let me tackle the issue of the story, or lack thereof. I have heard this from several sources, and I have to agree—the story of Avatar is just a sci-fi version of Dances With Wolves. As much as some might disagree, it's true. I really tried to keep an open mind when I watched this; even with an open mind, it was more than apparent to see that someone wanted to make a political statement about how we are treating the earth, and the ways that some of the worlds early inhabitants were treated.

With all of that said, I am okay with the fact that I didn't see Avatar in the theaters. Visually amazing, but it's the same old story.
Posted by Jeremy English at 3:30 PM

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