Okay, kinda old, but bear with me. I'm posting because the conversation came up, once again and I wanted somewhere to vent. I hope that's all right.
Now then, I was defending one of my favorite movies of 2010, Avatar from a friend who was bashing it; using all the same arguments "over the top/pretentious/etc."
I like Avatar because it gives avenue for discussion when there wouldn't have been previously. A lot of people have derogatorily called it "Dancing with Smurfs," and I actually want to expand on that idea. You see, for no matter how good Dances with Wolves was, you won't get the regual Joe Blow to see it. However, you throw in cool visual effects and explosions, and people flock en masse to see it. I think it actually opens up a dialogue for discussion about Native American rights [of which I support] and the rights of indigenous peoples concerning their land.
Now then, I was defending one of my favorite movies of 2010, Avatar from a friend who was bashing it; using all the same arguments "over the top/pretentious/etc."
I like Avatar because it gives avenue for discussion when there wouldn't have been previously. A lot of people have derogatorily called it "Dancing with Smurfs," and I actually want to expand on that idea. You see, for no matter how good Dances with Wolves was, you won't get the regual Joe Blow to see it. However, you throw in cool visual effects and explosions, and people flock en masse to see it. I think it actually opens up a dialogue for discussion about Native American rights [of which I support] and the rights of indigenous peoples concerning their land.
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