re: #184 Areozol

Ok, so this is an Open Thread, right?

I just watched “Avatar” (like many others), but now I don’t want to talk about movie itself, but abut the reaction about this in rightosphere, espetially how it is denounced as “anti-american”, “anti humanity” flick (WND). Toto from PJM’s didn’t liked putting what he called “an immature Iraq War meme” in it.

True, Hollywood is liberal, and Cameron’ movie have some pro-environmentalist and anti-exploitation message, meantime being an incredible spectacle. Is really politics a leading theme in it? Discuss.

(BTW: it’s silly, but many bloggers had missed the fact, that villainous human troopers are not US Marines, but private contractors)

Of course current politics is an important theme in Avatar, but so what? Many science fiction movies/television series make political points. For example, Star Trek (Original series, TNG, DS9, etc.) also had many episodes that made a political point that resonated with its intended audience. Frankly, Avatar’s politics hits close to home for many people, and as long it sells tickets, that can’t be an altogether bad thing.