The Unintended Consequences of This ...Film

Rating: 1/10 (19 December 2010)

Well here we are, more than a year after the general release of "Avatar". Most of the hype has finally dissipated, exposing it to be a wasteland of ultra-liberal elitist fantasy fueled by some of the most pernicious corporate greed. Cameron would call it "film promotion". Let's call it what it really is: propaganda. An example of Madison Avenue manipulation at its worst. Marketing research - not to discover what audiences (a.k.a target market) need or want - but to ascertain their weaknesses and exploit them. No need to assess this film's shortcomings - most have been adroitly expressed on this site and elsewhere. At this point, I'd like to consider the possible re-purposing of this cinematic Edsel. Is it possible to use this film to make Avatar anti-toxin?
Millions of minions worldwide have drunk this hemlock and passed it to others, saying "Drink this - you'll be superior". The promise is as sophomorically volatile as the drink itself. There's never been a shortage of vapid impostors of spiritual truth gift-wrapped in gold foil. Maybe, this time, Avatar's industrial-scale superficiality has finally helped pop culture's implosion to reach critical mass. I cite the many reactions (no pun intended) on this very site as support for this hypothesis. There's witnesses a-plenty to this film's naked arrogance and, perhaps more importantly, realization that an attempt was being made to bilk and corrupt them with a mixture of sweet, salty, and sour distractions. Read these analyses. They're not simply whining about being cool or not enough skin or more blood. They recognize that the film is, at its core, a total VACUUM. After being told of its wonders, it's not simply inadequate - it is nothing at all. Many are realizing that not only was this a banal waste of effort, but it is built and based upon a ziggerat of nothingness. These victims of Avatar are awakening from being tranquilized - and it's not pleasant to realize you've been swindled while you were incapacitated. Powerful antidote is illumination...powerful antidote.
Thank you, Avatar. You probably never realized how effective a dispersant you are against the current trend of plot less, character- devoid, dialogue-deprived, humor-starved, anti-creativity films and theatre. Keep up the bad work.