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tamago23

Wherein Robin discusses Avatar

Dec 21, 2009 10:13

[Forewarning: no spoilers in this post, although the article linked to within the post is extremely spoiler-heavy.]

I saw Avatar in IMAX 3D last night. It was... well, there really aren't any words. Frolic and I sat there silently for about five minutes afterward, and then I said, "Holy fuck." Yeah, I'm coherent when I'm awed ( Read more... )

argh, yay, racism, movies

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the_gersemi December 21 2009, 17:44:15 UTC

I'm not going to see it mostly for a different reason - that awful Playboy interview Cameron did. I'm fully aware that a lot of filmmakers do the same things he did (give a species that's not mammalian obvious tits in this instance), but just doing them to appeal to moviegoers and actually saying out loud that you did... Well.

tamago23 December 21 2009, 20:27:12 UTC

Odd, they seemed mammalian. They're humanoid and I saw no evidence of not birthing live babies, so I just assumed they're mammalian. And the breasts are actually quite small with no visible nipples (they wear large necklaces and such that cover where the nipples would be), so they're pretty unobtrusive.

Honestly, I think it's a shame if you let that keep you from seeing this movie - it's that much of an experience. But I know everyone has things they feel strongly about - goodness knows I certainly do! ;)

the_gersemi December 22 2009, 08:17:01 UTC

Here's what he said in the interview:

CAMERON: Right from the beginning I said, “She’s got to have tits,” even though that makes no sense because her race, the Na’vi, aren’t placental mammals.

So it's tits for tits' sake, not because it makes any sense in the creation of the species. :/

I'm sure it's brilliant, visually, I'm not doubting that. :)

tamago23 December 22 2009, 15:54:37 UTC

I... I have to admit that makes me love him a little. I too believe that EVERYTHING SHOULD HAVE TITS, simply because tits are awesome.

Huh. I wonder what they are then. I saw no evidence of egg-bearing or anything like that.

pink_siamese December 21 2009, 23:52:47 UTC

Cameron is a douche, but that doesn't mean his movie is a bad movie.

the_gersemi December 22 2009, 08:18:37 UTC

Never said it was. But I'm still not going to give him my money. Same reason why I'm not paying for watching Tom Cruise movies any more.

pink_siamese December 22 2009, 20:27:41 UTC

This is a good point.

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