See? The white man is IN FRONT OF the Native American. 'Cuz he's going to, like, lead them to victory and stuff.
I hated Dances with Wolves, The Last Samurai, and Fern Gully. Then tell me why, why should I go see yet another “it-takes-a-white-man-to-save-the -natives” movie? Doesn’t anyone else think this storyline is just a wee bit racist at worst and horribly paternalistic at best? Just because it’s in 3-D and looks amazing doesn’t mean I need to watch a movie with a terrible and James Fennimore Cooper-esqueplot for three hours.
I admittedly haven’t seen the movie, but I still think Lincoln Michel’s review is dead-on. This says it all:
If this was a screen saver, you’d have to say James Cameron did one heck of a job. Unfortunately, it is a film and all the other aspects feel glossed over.
I felt the same way about Titanic. Sure it looked great, but I go to see a movie for the story, and where was it? I wish I could have that two plus hours of my life back, but at least I won’t be wasting another two plus hours on another crappy Cameron tech achievement.
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Paul // January 12, 2010 at 12:49 am
paternalistic and then some haha
wow, this post made my day
and so did that link to lincoln michel’s review
dead on, indeed
anoelle // January 12, 2010 at 6:02 pm
Thanks, Paul. I kind of love that picture…it just says it all.
BTW, thanks for posting because I discovered your blog, which I really like! I don’t know nearly enough (read: anything) about the indie poet scene, so I made some neat discoveries on your site.
Kira // January 14, 2010 at 4:10 pm
Seeing Avatar and the ensuing buzz has made it all too clear what it must have been like to be normal human being during the Titanic craze (i.e. not a strangely Titanic-obsessed 7th grade girl).
I am completely bewildered at the outpouring of support for this movie. Check this: http://news.yahoo.com/s/huffpost/20100112/en_huffpost/420605
The movie was. not. good. I’m a sucker for love stories, no matter how cheesy, and even I didn’t like this. That’s gotta be saying something.
anoelle // January 14, 2010 at 4:55 pm
Ha! I was a normal being and I was horrified. But it made sense–I mean, I hated that movie, but at least the story of the Titanic itself is compelling, even if the Leo/Kate storyline wasn’t for me. But Avatar just sounds so derivative. And I can’t believe how people are so nutty about for it.
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