Comments on: Avatar: Imperialistic capitalists ruin everything

By: Preteranimus

Preteranimus — Wed, 19 May 2010 04:57:01 +0000

The movie was beautiful as its own story, regardless of any political affiliations. I enjoyed it because of that, and I wish more people would do the same. You come off as a jaded old fool when you speak the way you do and try to apply political interpretations. Those things really don’t matter. It’s a movie… and a damn good one at that!!!

By: allan lieberman

allan lieberman — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:45:19 +0000

i wonder what native americans think of this movie. Did we need to make a movie about the future to tell a story of the past? Or will no one finance the past because we are all guilty

By: Josh B.

Josh B. — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:03:47 +0000

Weeks ago I said that the film reminded me of Fern Gully. I haven’t seen the movie, and I’m sure I would enjoy it for the eye candy but I will wait for blu ray.

By: vesob

vesob — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:02:52 +0000

j707 I could not have wrote a better comment myself. These people really need to get out of the house more.

By: J707

J707 — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:34:12 +0000

I just love seeing politicians get pissed off by art.

Pretty sad and pathetic when people are so allied to one political identity or another of their choosing that they cant take off their campaigning buttons for whatever bought-and-paid for, blue or red retard they currently support and just enjoy works of art, passion, and imagination on their own merits. They cant laugh at something hilarious and over-the-top like “Team America: World Police” (because they see it as pro-war), sit on the edge of their seat for an intense tale like “Braveheart” or “Apocalypto” (because of whatever they think about stupid right wing poopoo head Mel Gibson), be thrilled by a story of revolt and sacrifice like “V for Vendetta” (because it “applauds terror”), or be awed by something gorgeous and moving like “WALL-E” or “Avatar” (because it has the audacity to feature plants or a story of indigenous extermination in the name of profit).

Was “Dances with Wolves” nothing but a pinko commie liberal whiner swipe at pure beautiful glorious free market capitalism too? If the original 3 “Star Wars” films were released today, would they be nothing but a swipe at American imperialism and a pat on the back to terrorists? Is blowing up the Death Star a barbaric endorsement of 911 or something?

It must be hard to be so enslaved to one political ideology or another that you would actually say “gee I dont know if I’ll see Avatar now since it just smells all liberal-like.” Why dont you just live on the wild side for a bit and try seeing a film that arouses your interest with an open mind?

Here’s a suggestion: Go see “Avatar.” Then ask yourself who you were rooting for. If you think rooting for the Na’vi and the humans being villains says something about capitalism, fine. That doesnt give you occasion to blast the work of art…it gives you occasion to think about why you reacted to the hypothetical situation the work of art depicted and what that reaction says about your values and beliefs. Maybe it says nothing and maybe it says a lot, but thats up to you.

By: Zachary Elwood

Zachary Elwood — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:17:44 +0000

I see a lot of people making comments about the “obvious” parallels Cameron is drawing between Avatar ideas and the emperialism of America. While Cameron’s intentions on this front may or may not be true, I think people are forgetting that it is a fictional story, after all – a story about a group being taken advantage of. Would these people accusing it of liberal bias find offense in any movie where an underdog group is being abused? Also, I don’t see how you could say the movie puts down all capitalism – it is obviously putting down mercenaries and ruthless capitalism, but to say it puts down all capitalism is a stretch. I even saw a conservative reviewer bashing the movie for promoting hatred of American troops – would you say that Jack Nicholson’s character in A Few Good Men promoted hatred of the military? It’s just a story, and in the context of the story, the mercenary troops were deserving of the audience’s hatred.

If a movie makes people think about things in a different way than they would otherwise think about them, I’d say it’s doing a service, no matter how simply or “obvious” the concepts are communicated.

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 04:49:37 +0000

Spoiler ahead – you’ve been warned!
RJ – you neglect to mention one critical fact about the plot – those white-male capitalists you so vehemently defend are in the act of committing MASS GENOCIDE. How can you defend that? Oh…I see, you don’t even try to defend it, instead you ignore it even happening by making no mention in your ‘critique’. I am Republican/Conservative in most respects, but I still can identify with the themes and morality presented in this movie. I truly feel sorry for those lacking the spirituality and compassion to NOT identify with this movies message.

By: Stingo

Stingo — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:58:43 +0000

While I would recognize hypocrisy if an RDA-type society had financed Avatar and its patrons, Aaron has it here: this isn’t a damnation of free-market economics. Rather, it’s an attack on soulless greed (you may equate the two if you wish). CrystalsKarma is spot on, IMO… Forcing this through the lens of Left v. Right (even- no, especially on a political blog) cheapens your political views and discredits your critical taste in art. I enjoyed Avatar immensely, and it ranks among my favorite films. Be aware of prejudice in reviews. As Oscar Wilde once said, “Art mirrors the spectator.”

By: pilot

pilot — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 19:04:10 +0000

I totally agree. We are all guilty of messing everything up, especially James Cameron, so let’s not give notice to anything preachy here, especially coming from James Cameron. Nobody likes a hypocrite. Not to mention, we are the only ones in the Universe so the entire basis of this movie is just insane anyway. God hates Avatar!

By: Kat

Kat — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:35:10 +0000

I really enjoyed the movie..and I am by no means liberal. Anyone with a heart would say that the scumbags in this movie were wrong. I find it a pity, however, that they had to use such a HUGE budget and SO MANY CORPORATE COMPANIES to produce a film with such a meaning.