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For the purposes of this discussion, here are two quotes & links of positive press for Avatar:

Quote 1:

A longtime sci-fi fan who likens himself to the average Comic Con conventioneer, Cameron said "Avatar" is more than just a fantastic tale 14 years in the making.

"The technology could be made (for it) to happen, but also (it) was just wanting to do something, I don't want to say important," he told fans. "But something that has this spoonful of sugar of all the action and the adventure and all that, which thrills me anyway as a fan, but also wanting to do something that has a conscience, that maybe in the enjoying of it makes you think a little bit about the way you interact with nature and your fellow man."

It may seem like a simple story about "nasty" humans fighting with "those beautifully, spiritually evolved Navi," he said. "But it's really not, because we make science fiction as human beings for human consumption."

"It means the Navi represent something that is our higher selves, or our aspirational selves, what we would like to think we are or maybe what we realize we're losing," he said. "And the humans in the film, even though there are some good ones salted in, represent what we know to be the parts of ourselves that are trashing our world and maybe condemning ourselves to a grim future."



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Quote 2:

What Does Your Avatar Look Like?

"Many people were effected by the images of Avatar in a way that that hit home like existing spiritual or religious mythology has failed to. Some people are even feeling suicidal as a result of the deep longing that's been awakened by this movie -- and the corresponding fear/belief that they do not live in a world that could facilitate such beauty, such connection. I'm lucky. I'm a left-coast fringe-dwelling neo-new age permie Evolver. I've got Kundalini Yoga, Permaculture Design Courses, and techno-shamanic vibrating floor parties. I live next door to a redwood forest. It's easy for me to shoot my psychic tail braid into the mulchy forest floor and up through the foggy atmosphere, and feel myself connected with all living things. I also started my existential crisis early and have had the privileges of training and community -- for some, it sounds like this movie is the catalyst that may inspire them to seek those out.

Whether you believe we're at the dawn of a new age or simply responsible for cleaning up a big mess, the questions are equally relevant: what are you afraid of, and how is that fear limiting you? What does your Avatar look like?"