Dec
20
2009
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In a favorable review of Avatar Gabe Malor says that the super-liberal hype has been overblown and the movie isn’t too bad.
So, the final verdict: Avatar is entertaining, but not a masterpiece of plot or characterization. In fact, the plot and characters are pretty dull. It has perhaps three leftist lines which may make individuals carrying some weird guilt over the colonization of the Americas upset. Otherwise, it’s gorgeous, loud, and shit blows up. Did I mention the Smurf sex?
But as you might expect, conservative commenters aren’t convinced they should throw their money away. Gabe responds to one:
The filmmaker himself has admitted to the leftist slant so your criticism of others who noticed that seems a little silly.
I didn’t say there wasn’t “leftist slant.” I said it wasn’t the OUTRAGEOUSLY OUTRAGEOUS leftism that some oversensitive folks are claiming.
Posted by: Gabriel Malor at December 20, 2009 02:16 AM (Mi2wf)
As I’ve said countless times before, the best part of Ace is the comments – especially the socks – and one commenter stands above the others by putting the debate in the proper perspective.
Look, you people focus way too much on some of this political stuff.
Sometimes a movie is just a movie.
Posted by: Leni Riefenstahl at December 20, 2009 03:06 AM (Vo2Ef)
Thanks. I think I’ll just watch this Avatar a few times and wait for Cameron’s version to show up on Netflix.