Avatar from my POV

Rating: 10/10 (8 December 2010)

Movie critics and Civil Rights activists have always viewed movies with a different perspective than most people. They always look for "racist" hints in movies that are just meant for sheer entertainment. Reading the critiques on movies like Avatar can make one believe that the critic writing the review is racist themselves. They always target white people and make the Caucasian race seem either like bad guys or like unworthy heroes because they're white. Such an example is shown in the reviews for Avatar, the astounding movie that could cause even the most unimaginative person to think of the possibility of life on other planets. The Na'vi people in the movie are tall, blue, catlike humanoids that are very in touch with their deity and the nature of their world. They are spiritual and have some traits of humans, such as their clans and their own language.
Some critics say that they might be imitating African Americans, with the accents and the darker skin tones. Some say they might be imitating native Americans, with references to Pocahontas. I say it's just an amazing and suspenseful movie that will make any person dream of intelligent life on other enchantingly beautiful planets such as Pandora. The accusations of the "racist" and "degrading" aspects of this movie are ludicrous, to say the least. It's meant to appeal to human's imaginative and creative nature and that's it. People just can't seem to enjoy such a work of art without judging it.
If the makers of Avatar were trying to convey any kind of message to us, it would be to love our Mother Earth and end the greed that consumes us. It's getting us nowhere, and just as Jake Sully says in the movie, "If people are sitting on s*** that you want, you make them your enemy." That would be the only message they would be trying to get across IF they were trying to get a message across. It's the only one that makes true sense if you watch the movie with an open mind. It's not being racist at all.
I would recommend Avatar to any action, sci-fi, or romance loving kind of person. It's packed with thrills around every turn. It's so plainly enjoyable and the graphics spell-bindingly realistic that a person will question reality after viewing it. To sum Avatar up in two words, it's an outstanding movie.