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[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by JWBear

Somehow I don't think he would have been swayed by the religious argument either.

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No, but from the standpoint of what ethical message the movie sends, having the "religion" turn out to be a reality kinda dilutes it. With such an emphasis on, "But it's not just some tree huggers, there actually IS a consciousness in the forest and the planet," it begs the question, "Well then, does that mean if it were just a bunch of trees, without this neuro-network of roots, it would be okay to bulldoze the place?" I certainly don't think so, but that's kinda what the movie says, otherwise, why does it matter that Aywa was actually real? It shouldn't be okay to forcibly uproot (so to speak) a civilization, regardless of whether their religion is scientifically provable or not.

[flippyshark]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

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No, but from the standpoint of what ethical message the movie sends, having the "religion" turn out to be a reality kinda dilutes it. With such an emphasis on, "But it's not just some tree huggers, there actually IS a consciousness in the forest and the planet," it begs the question, "Well then, does that mean if it were just a bunch of trees, without this neuro-network of roots, it would be okay to bulldoze the place?" I certainly don't think so, but that's kinda what the movie says, otherwise, why does it matter that Aywa was actually real? It shouldn't be okay to forcibly uproot (so to speak) a civilization, regardless of whether their religion is scientifically provable or not.

Amen, brother! And that goes for any number of other movies that include

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a supernatural element that turns out to be real and vindicates our heroes. Is a moral message any use if it is predicated on the reality of things that stubbornly refuse to be provably real?

[Moonliner]

I'd say it's time to drop the spoiler tags in this thread. If you have not seen the movie you won't get much out of reading the posts unless you peak anyway.

So beware: Past this point there be spoilers.

















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[Gemini Cricket]

Avatar is now the #5 All Time Domestic Box Office Grosser.
Wow! I don't think it will dethrone Titanic, tho.
But who knows.

[Jazzman]

Considering that many people are paying up to $15 a person to see it, I'm not surprised it's up there.

Here are the top films adjusted for inflation. Revealing. Gone With The Wind still tops out, with over a billion in today's dollars and two hundred million tickets sold in 1939! Impressive!