Avatar comes out on DVD and Blu-Ray on Thursday, April 22, which in keeping with the theme of the movie, happens to be Earth Day. If you haven't seen it yet, you've probably at least heard of its thinly veiled message about environmental responsibility. James Cameron was able to simultaneously able to break box office records and draw an astonishing amount of aggressive criticism. The movie has been accused of taking shots at President Bush, the Iraq War, and capitalism in general, among a long list of other alleged targets.
A lot of the criticism was actually before the movie came out. Cameron was urged to change the tone and direction of the movie even before production, many people fearing that its message wouldn't be well received. Lucky for him, he was rich enough to produce it on its own. If production studios would have had any say, the movie would have turned out quite differently.
It seems to me as if the movie's theme has been blown out of proportion. Rather than taking shots at various political figures, I believe Cameron was using the move to make a point about how the human race in general has acted throughout history, and how we have a responsibility to the world around us. What happens to nature affects us. We have a history of taking what we have needed, no matter the price. Cameron is calling us to stop being so short-sighted and think about the long-term affects of our actions. Or maybe I'm missing something or just being overly simplistic.
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