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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

News: The Avatar Racist Debate


Source - thestar.com

It seems that everytime a movie becomes hugely popular, people start trying to find reason why it shouldn't.

Apparently, there is a huge debate developing throughout the blogosphere (I guess you can now include this site) arguing about the racist themes that are apparently present within Avatar.

All these arguments essentially boil down to fact that the film can be seen as another "white man saves the day" film.

Personally, I think I will stay neutral on the subject, even though I do agree that there are similarities in Avatar to other films with apparent racial allegations such as Dances with Wolves and The Last Samurai.

It's definitely something to think about.

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DVD Picks - January 12, 2010


This week's DVD Picks is a little more compressed than I usually do, since I currently a little short on time.

My top pick this week is the excellent science fiction film Moon (also on Blu-Ray), which was my #2 favourite film from last year.

Also out this week is The Hurt Locker (also on Blu-Ray), which I sort of regret not seeing in theatres (with all the awards buzz it is getting).

The week's new releases are rounded out by Rob Zombie's Halloween II (also on Blu-Ray), which I considered an improvement from the original.

And those are my DVD Picks for this week.

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