Politics, politics, politics...Give me a break!

Rating: 8/10 (22 December 2009)

No denying that the 3D (and, probably the 2D) version(s) of Avatar represent a remarkable achievement in movie-making. I was completely blown away by this film...except...sorry folks, but it needs to be said...for the very thinly veiled assault on our armed forces and, by extension, our country. I, for one, am sick to death of these beneficiaries of our country's capitalist system using the very same vehicle to deliver their anti-American propaganda. This is a wonderful country. Is it perfect? No! Is it the best country God ever put on this planet? You betcha! I'd love to see Mr. Cameron and his ilk take their millions and millions of dollars that they have obtained via the capitalist system, and put it where their sizable mouths are. I certainly know where their heads are! Hey, I have a great idea; how about a movie that tells the story of the exploitation of the South American indigenous peoples by the Spanish, or one about the Turkish massacre of the Armenians? Oh, I forgot; probably not big money-makers...What was I thinking?