Maybe. In China, some people think so. At the Vatican, some people have other opinions.
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Topic - Avatar - a thinly disguised fable about the Chinese government? - tunenut 12:54:16 01/20/10 (14)
- seems pretty obvious native Americans displaced from uranium deposites story to me - Analog Scott 19:19:31 01/26/10 (0)
- So long as the good guys always win, and the main guy always gets the girl, I'm happy. [nt] - chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com 11:10:16 01/21/10 (1)
- RE: So long as the good guys always win, and the main guy always gets the girls, I'm happy. [nt] - patrickU 03:37:43 01/22/10 (0)
- Avatar - a barely disguised allegory of the U.S. military / corporate exploitation, genocide, and racism (nt) - Bambi B 21:18:54 01/20/10 (7)
- Or it could be handy way to tell a story ;-) - 4season 18:03:15 01/24/10 (0)
- Or is it about Israel? nt - tinear 11:16:32 01/21/10 (5)
- I believe it's about the U.S. specifically. What was your impression when you saw it? - Bambi B 12:56:05 01/21/10 (4)
- "...and of course, the military personnel all speak as 20th Century Americans- accents and idioms" - Steve O 14:46:06 01/21/10 (3)
- "It has obviously hit something deep"--on the contrary - Jazz Inmate 21:52:19 01/21/10 (2)
- RE: "It has obviously hit something deep"--on the contrary--Not!! - Steve O 05:14:48 01/22/10 (0)
- RE: While taking care of criticizing institutions, in this case the Military, which is no wrong. - patrickU 03:36:44 01/22/10 (0)
- Omigosh, bad movie as intellectual art! * - mr grits 17:38:48 01/20/10 (1)
- Ummm, Avatar is a very good movie, not a great film, and artistic without pretentious Grey Poupon art-house flourishes. - Audiophilander 22:09:04 01/20/10 (0)
- Sometimes ....... - afilado 14:56:37 01/20/10 (0)