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Offline bladesaint

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« Reply #4 on: January 11, 2010, 02:47:11 PM »
Quote from: Waxahachie on January 10, 2010, 10:44:10 PM
Any of you who have not yet seen Avatar should get right out and see it while it's still in theaters.  I was pretty blown away by it when I saw it yesterday, and I can't stop thinking about it.

The effects are fabulous, as advertised, but I found it was really the story and the characters that touched me the most.  I thought of all of you because I think the movie is centrally about what it means to be a true warrior.  One of the fascinating things is that it's not really an anti-American story as many have said it is.  There are real warriors in the story on both sides -- the natives of the distant planet, and the Americans who come in to explore/exploit it.

What do you guys think?

So...Is the movie Anti American?
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« Reply #3 on: January 11, 2010, 11:55:20 AM »
I really enjoyed it.  Yes, the overall premise is similar to "Dances with Wolves" or even "The Last Samurai", but I was still moved by it.

The 3-D effect was really natural looking, not hokey like in a lot of the cartoons that have put out recently.  I felt like it added depth to the scenery without feeling like I had to duck things coming at me or adding any feelings of vertigo.

Overall a good movie that I will be adding to my DVD collection when it comes out.   (I also have "Dances with Wolves" and "The Last Samurai") 
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« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2010, 10:42:19 AM »
Dances with Aliens.... but still pretty good.
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« Reply #1 on: January 10, 2010, 10:44:10 PM »
Any of you who have not yet seen Avatar should get right out and see it while it's still in theaters.  I was pretty blown away by it when I saw it yesterday, and I can't stop thinking about it.

The effects are fabulous, as advertised, but I found it was really the story and the characters that touched me the most.  I thought of all of you because I think the movie is centrally about what it means to be a true warrior.  One of the fascinating things is that it's not really an anti-American story as many have said it is.  There are real warriors in the story on both sides -- the natives of the distant planet, and the Americans who come in to explore/exploit it.

What do you guys think?
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