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[samvara]

Avatar was unbelievably pretty; the 3D effects were gorgeous and well integrated although I now have a pounding headache.

The movie itself was composed of the most humiliating, colonial, imperialist, sexist, capitalist, racist, militarist montage I have ever seen. I haven't felt the urge to walk out of a movie in years but I hung in there hoping miserably for a magical fix that didn't come. I am embarrassed on behalf of the human race.

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[justadecoy]

re: the bigger pterodactyl.
I was shocked at this part (along with many other parts) as they made a huge deal out of the bond for life thing when he got the first one. I actually had to check with Jay that I didn't miss something when it never showed up again. It really felt like the poor thing was thrown in the dirt for a bigger gun.

[samvara]

I felt the whole thing was a bit 'off' - you develop this life-bond by jumping it and beating it up and then you abandon it for a shinier trophy-pterodactyl.

The whole 'white boy walks in and shows the innocent tribal people how it's done' vibe wasn't working for me either :(