...on the coolest movie of 2009

by Tim Faircloth on Jan 5, 2010, 9:45 am

…which is, of course, Avatar. Star Trek comes in as a very close second, despite the distance inaccuracies in the skydiving (base jumping?) scene.

The only thing bad I’ve read about this movie is that it’s a “white man’s sorrow” movie, much like Dances with Wolves… but wait, what’s wrong with that? Didn’t Dances with Wolves win all kinds of awards? Wasn’t it an awesome movie?

Well it’s the same with Avatar. Yes, it is a white man’s sorrow movie, but I don’t see anything wrong with that, and the movie itself kicks ass. The CG was awesome, and the Nah’vi species was well constructed (language, warfare, religion, etc. were well designed). The plot, though honestly a bit tired, was compelling and dramatic.

One thing that bugged me is the fact that they played all kinds of commercials for the armed forces before the movie — Army, Air Force, Marines, etc — but the movie itself cast armed forces (specifically, Marines) in a bad light. I believe one redditor put it best:

before Avatar: Fuck yeah, Marines!
during Avatar: Fuck, Marines!
after Avatar: Fuck Marines.