Cameron's "Avatar" Insulting to the Armed Forces?

[William F. Owen]

I concur with others that it's a story, well made and told, so lighten up. In general, scifi is one of the most military friendly fiction genres, with almost all space forces being pseudo-military and generally competent/respectable (Star Trek, Babylon 5, Battlestar Galactica (old and new), etc.)

...and where are the Jews in Star Trek? "Star Schlep" - never got into production, and Hollywood is run by Jews!!
Any Jews in Avatar? - I DIDN'T THINK SO!!!

[denismurf]

My guess: Everybody who listens to talk radio every day will find some reason to hate this flick. Most of the rest will sit back and enjoy the ride. My wife and I everybody we know who's seen it loved it.

[Infanteer]

My guess: Everybody who listens to talk radio every day will find some reason to hate this flick. Most of the rest will sit back and enjoy the ride. My wife and I everybody we know who's seen it loved it.

Thank you - sounds like an over-academic attempt to "read" into things. The film obviously didn't offend too many folks as it just passed Titanic to become the highest grossest film of all time.

[Firn]

Thank you - sounds like an over-academic attempt to "read" into things. The film obviously didn't offend too many folks as it just passed Titanic to become the highest grossest film of all time.

Honi soit qui mal y pense? I enjoyed it, perhaps I was one of the - beati - pauperes spiritu.

Firn

[bellz]

I thought was movie was pretty good, especially visually. There were some obvious current references, especially the line where the head bad guy declares, "We will fight terror with terror!" Was I the only one very confused by this? But this review of it I found hilarious:

http://thisrecording.com/today/2009/...ng-or-two.html

But the more blatant lesson of Avatar is not that American imperialism is bad, but that in fact it’s necessary. Sure there are some bad Americans—the ones with tanks ready to mercilessly kill the Na’vi population, but Jake is set up as the real embodiment of the American spirit. He learns Na’vi fighting tactics better than the Na’vi themselves, he takes the King’s daughter for his own, he becomes the only Na’vi warrior in centuries to tame this wild dragon bird thing. Even in someone else’s society the American is the chosen one. He’s going to come in, lead your army, #### your princesses, and just generally save the day for you. Got it? This is how we do it.

[Cavguy]

Even in someone else’s society the American is the chosen one. He’s going to come in, lead your army, #### your princesses, and just generally save the day for you. Got it? This is how we do it."

Classic!

[Van]

... the American is the chosen one. He’s going to come in, lead your army, #### your princesses, and just generally save the day for you.

"Crush your enemies, see them scattered before you, and hear the lamentations of their wives and daughters as you clasp them to your breast."

To-MAH-to, To-MA-to. Hell, the quote from the review sounds like something Patton would say.

[Stan]

The Right Has Avatar Wrong From the CATO Institute

Forget its left-wing themes. At its core, the movie is about defending property rights — something conservatives should embrace.

But conservatives have focused on the ideas that the film embodies. In National Review, Frederica Mathewes-Green mocked its dreamy vision of "the apparently eternal conflict between gentle people with flowers in their hair and technology-crazed meanies."

[Tukhachevskii]

"Even in someone else’s society the American is the chosen one. He’s going to come in, lead your army, #### your princesses, and just generally save the day for you. Got it? This is how we do it."

I haven't seen it, and more than likely won't (can't stand Cameron and never watch anything that has been so hyped up that I feel like I've seen it already anyway) but...sounds a lot like Last Samurai (in Space)!!