Got together with some of the girls last night and finally got to see the movie "Avatar". We even splurged and saw it in 3-D. It's been getting a lot of buzz, and has already grossed a billion dollars globally. So I really wanted to enjoy it. Perhaps it was that it was a late night after a long day in the snow, but I was pretty underwhelmed. The special effects were really awesome, as was the 3-D experience. But the story was ho-hum, and felt like it was 8 hours long. Plus, we had to wear the world's most uncomfortable 3-D glasses, and it was like a sauna in the theater. I couldn't wait for the movie to be over.
I was also a little bothered by the message. It seemed to be saying that all white people are bad, unless they're scientists. We hate rain forests, people different than us, and we're not interested in protecting the planet because we're just too darn greedy and bent on using up all our natural resources. In reality, life is a lot more complicated than that. Most people try to do the right thing. It just depends on your perspective.
I was also a little bothered by the message. It seemed to be saying that all white people are bad, unless they're scientists. We hate rain forests, people different than us, and we're not interested in protecting the planet because we're just too darn greedy and bent on using up all our natural resources. In reality, life is a lot more complicated than that. Most people try to do the right thing. It just depends on your perspective.
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