http://mindofbryan.com/2010/01/the-problem-with-avatar/ You never know what's going to come out of it Wed, 09 Feb 2011 03:58:30 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://mindofbryan.com/2010/01/the-problem-with-avatar/comment-page-1/#comment-52 David Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:50:35 +0000 http://www.mindofbryan.com/?p=451#comment-52 Brilliant! I felt the same way about those points during the movie! Brilliant! I felt the same way about those points during the movie!

]]> http://mindofbryan.com/2010/01/the-problem-with-avatar/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Willo Hausman Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:41:38 +0000 http://www.mindofbryan.com/?p=451#comment-51 Good writing and on target, Bryan. I too was dazzled by the visuals of Avatar, but left irritated by the shallow plot. Most certainly, when a filmmaker has had to worry about food on the table, there is more attention spent on the particulars of story. This movie did not need to be so trite. The thread I found most aggravating, was how the 'natives' were depicted as so thoroughly 'primitive' in their behavior (via both strengths and weaknesses). Why couldn't they have been advanced or more evolved? This came across as insulting. Also, the obvious military goons are made to look 'bad' in the end, but yet we all know that most under 16 (and adults with narrow minds) will think them 'cool' and effective. Could continue, but that's my two cents for now. Thanks for braving the 'masses' and communicating on the glaring core. Good writing and on target, Bryan. I too was dazzled by the visuals of Avatar, but left irritated by the shallow plot. Most certainly, when a filmmaker has had to worry about food on the table, there is more attention spent on the particulars of story. This movie did not need to be so trite. The thread I found most aggravating, was how the ‘natives’ were depicted as so thoroughly ‘primitive’ in their behavior (via both strengths and weaknesses). Why couldn’t they have been advanced or more evolved? This came across as insulting. Also, the obvious military goons are made to look ‘bad’ in the end, but yet we all know that most under 16 (and adults with narrow minds) will think them ‘cool’ and effective. Could continue, but that’s my two cents for now. Thanks for braving the ‘masses’ and communicating on the glaring core.

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