First off, my apologies for
not getting this one out sooner, I got caught up in daily life events and such,
as well as waiting for some feedback from a friend, specifically for this theme
critique of the movie (you’ll see why).
With many films that have
opposing factions between the obvious protagonist and antagonist characters,
the inevitable epic battle is sure to take place. No more is this true than in
the movie Avatar and its battle between the various ground and aerial Na’vi
tribes and the military might of the RDA Sec-Ops (with a nice soundtrack to go
with this battle sequence too, I might add).
Many have described the
battle as symbolic of progress vs. nature, colonialism vs indigenous cultural
identity, or even capitalistic imperialism vs. noble savages. Typically, it
becomes apparent that the human military are the antagonists, and such is the
case in this film, but I've got to ask the question: is this depiction of the
military a fair and accurate one? Or is it too one-sided?
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