Re:Thoughts on James Cameron’s Avatar and “Turn On, Tune In,...
by guessy on Monday December 28, 2009 @09:09PM
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(spoiler alert)
A lot of the themes and messages in Avatar are very common in science fiction, in particular the parallels with the story of Dune are striking:
- greedy corporation seeks to exploit a resource with little regard for the native population (spice/unobtainium)
- saviour from same race as greedy corporation is accepted into native population and through a mythical prophecy, becomes leader and unites tribes against greedy corporation
- native population and their natural habitat are massively underestimated and through help of saviour defeat greedy corporation
A lot of the themes and messages in Avatar are very common in science fiction, in particular the parallels with the story of Dune are striking:
- greedy corporation seeks to exploit a resource with little regard for the native population (spice/unobtainium)
- saviour from same race as greedy corporation is accepted into native population and through a mythical prophecy, becomes leader and unites tribes against greedy corporation
- native population and their natural habitat are massively underestimated and through help of saviour defeat greedy corporation