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Comments (0)Avatar is touted by some as an environmental movie, and thus several people encouraged me to see it. And in some ways it is, but not in the most instructive, sophisticated or inspiring of ways. I see three over-arching themes in this movie, none of which leaves me particularly upbeat: 1) yes, there is an environmental, nature-is-not-commodity message 2) there is an anti-colonial, anti-rapacious bully invader message 3) and there is pro multi-cultural message including cross-racial romance It is the subtext of these messages, however, that disturbs. Let’s start with the last point: 3) One of the grand messages of the movie is that tribalism is both a blessing and a danger. Allegiance to one’s own group is an expected, even necessary, aspect of survival, but it should not be pursued at the expense of demonizing or oppressing or… read more
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