Tuesday, February 16, 2010

The Amazon in search of an Avatar

Most critics and the public praised "Avatar" for its beauty.
But what about its many fabular messages?
What of the narrative that makes it like an edifying Disney cartoons for
grown-ups?
There were perhaps too many too remember, mostly barbs at the
bankrupt status quo in DC and especially the lost years of W,
from a healthcare system that still fails veterans in 2154 to preemptive
war.

The trappings of Hollywood tropes were easily forgotten before the vivid
landscapes
that would make even the most prolific dreamer purple with envy.
But as Jake Sully became his own avatar and after 162 minutes the title
exploded
on the screen in bright green one lead message dawned on me:
Save the Forest!

I could not help wondering how much of this message will stay with the
dazzled crowds.
James Cameron should have supplemented it with a website, a fund raiser,
some kind
of walk after the Toruk!

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