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[somedaybitch]

Cinematical says new Avatar trailer washes away the skepticism. sure, it gives a proper plot layout, so, by that definition, then yes. but there's nothing about this film that is remotely appealing to me.

the animation is not "game-changing". it's really well done motion capture cg, if the trailer is any indication of quality. pretty, but not game-changing.

mostly, though, i have issue with the plot. i am so tired of Hollywood making the-US-military-is-evil-and-only-low-tech-indigenous-populations-are-worthy-and-only-a-lone-wolf-can-redeem-humanity stories. for fuck's sake, write something new.

anyone? anyone?

bueller?

eta: best snark i've seen online so far. i actually spewed tea on my monitor. *nods*

"The biggest influences are clearly the miniseries Roots and the movie Cool World. Not to mention the 1987 season of Days of our Lives."

Comments

[arthurfrdent.livejournal.com]

nothing is new under the sun

it's like alien, only with sympathetic aliens.

[somedaybitch.livejournal.com]

i'd agree, except in "Alien" et al, the military were the heroes. it was the all-powerful corporation which was the bad guy, which, you know, i don't have a problem with.

all-powerful corporation exists because a government has gotten too powerful and abets the former to the advantage of the latter.

i don't even have a problem with re-examing a particular theme, but then, of course, that requires an *actual* re-examination, not just a re-tread of trope.