Jedi Legacy - Topic: Avatar (sort of spoilery but not really)

tofu on Avatar (sort of spoilery but not really)

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:13:40 +0000

Great movie, it's pretty paint-by-the-numbers but Cameron's polished it to a high sheen. I can't wait to see the full cut on DVD.

Fuzz on Avatar (sort of spoilery but not really)

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:44:38 +0000

I actually wrote half a screenplay in 2000ish (laffo remember when I was thinking of being a film major? Oh the hilarity) all about this elaborate love/survival story of these alien people on some planet being attacked and enslaved/exterminated by some faceless invading alien nation. The twist towards the end was going to be that it's revealed that the faceless alien menace is actually humanity, just to throw the whole "aliens are attacking us!" routine that was going on back then on its edge.

I think James Cameron telepathically stole my idea. Or something. I didn't watch Avatar yet so I don't really know what it's about, but that's what it sounds like.

DylanW on Avatar (sort of spoilery but not really)

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:03:28 +0000

OK, not exactly. But they both have the Industrial Forces Are Evil And Want To Destroy Nature trope.

Miyazaki just goes the direction of Nature Will Seriously Fark You Up If You Screw With It rather than White Man Saves Nature-Connected Natives direction.

rivin on Avatar (sort of spoilery but not really)

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:41:46 +0000

Fight!

Arb on Avatar (sort of spoilery but not really)

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:38:05 +0000

I would not describe Miyazaki films in that way, so no.

DylanW on Avatar (sort of spoilery but not really)

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:11:23 +0000

Arb said:

Kinda boring. Kinda pretty.

I'm wondering if this means we'll never have to see a White Man Saves Nature-Connected Natives From Industrial Forces movie again, since this pretty much pushes that to its absolute literal extreme.

So basically it's a Miyazaki film?

Drake Lake on Avatar (sort of spoilery but not really)

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:43:10 +0000

rivin said:I liked the South Park episode. They used Smurfs.

I do not like this show. :<

rivin on Avatar (sort of spoilery but not really)

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:37:43 +0000

I liked the South Park episode. They used Smurfs.

Arb on Avatar (sort of spoilery but not really)

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:22:52 +0000

Kinda boring. Kinda pretty.

I'm wondering if this means we'll never have to see a White Man Saves Nature-Connected Natives From Industrial Forces movie again, since this pretty much pushes that to its absolute literal extreme.