tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post2607767648146758811..comments2024-02-10T18:19:36.406-08:00Comments on Newspaper Rock: Minorities = children in AvatarRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-6302767347738597552010-01-07T16:20:58.540-08:002010-01-07T16:20:58.540-08:00Heh. I think you are forgetting that scifi movies ...Heh. I think you are forgetting that scifi movies have to present convincing alternate realities that will somehow be rapidly comprehensible to an audience with a mental age of about 10.<br /><br />Yes, clearly the Na'vi are a fantasised primitive tribal community. And clearly the actors were chosen to create a recognisable difference between the two sides in the conflict - the nature-exploiting "civilised" aliens and the nature-joining natives.<br /><br />For example, the neural bonding of the Na'vi with their mounts is simply an immediate graphic scifi representation of the bond that would otherwise require lengthy training, rather boring to watch and certainly not new the watcer.<br /><br />But overall I think you're misreading the film, maybe even willfully trying to make it look like a a simplifed and racist view on American Indians.<br /><br />I think Occam would view it simply as an enjoyable escapist eco fantasy, building on some strands from Aliens, and using elements of an "alien" civilisation that will be instantly recognisable to movie-goers. It's translation of the protagonist into a Na'vi is simply part of the creation of another comic book superhero, ripe for merchandise aimed primarily at children and young males.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com