Avatar and the True Defenders of the Land
After seeing the film Avatar, the recent release by James Cameron dealing with allegorical Indigenous Peoples on an alien planet that humans seek to colonize, displace and finally eliminate in order to access the rich resources in their territories, a few reflections emerge. The first is a more than passing resemblance to the actual reality of Indigenous Peoples in Canada and beyond, the bounty of whose land and resources have cost them great suffering at the hands of colonizers and would-be-saviours. The second interesting element is to reflect on the state of actual Indigenous-colonizer relations, and the state of Indigenous resistance to the colonizing project.
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Powless, B. (2010). Avatar and the True Defenders of the Land.
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kym howay wrote:
Posted Fri, 07/30/2010 - 8:21am
But it was well noticed that once again we needed europeans to save us.
little pocohontos for me.Left with mixed feelings
But the scenery and effects were spectaculer even if the plot was a little thin
ABMichif wrote:
Posted Tue, 02/23/2010 - 6:21pm
I saw it, was surprised at the plot. It was taken right from native history of the America's/Turtle Island.
The language of the Pandora Blue people was close captioned , their greeting was translated as I see you, the same as our Tansi Keya.
The story came down pretty heavy on the earth military/industrial complex.
Nice technical workings in CGI and the filming process.
If you can see it in 3d, worth the extra $$
I am writing a review for another film group, anyone interested?
Dawn Morrison wrote:
Posted Tue, 01/26/2010 - 12:34am
I haven't seen the film yet, but was at the Defender's of the Land Gathering.