Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Avatar revisited

So talking with the esteemed Professor Longshanks McGee, he thought I should post a bit more about Avatar but from a moralistic point of view. He feels that I'm making too many assumptions about smurf-cat-people biology. Whatever.

So you know the plot of Avatar, but it doesn't have the moral you might think. It is true that it ends with generic protoganist joining the natives and living in harmony with nature without any pesky things like medicine to hinder him. However, it's also important to remember that in the climactic battle of corporate greed versus living in tune with nature, the natives lose. They actually get annihilated wholesale, though this isn't particularly addressed by the ending. They only triumph due to the divine intervention of their God, which carries a valuable message for people who are looking at exploitation the world over. If you don't literally have divine intervention on your side, you are screwed.

So roll over and accept Chicago School free market economics already. I'm looking at you, Venezuela!

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