Hmm

Just got back from watching Avatar. I... hmm. Okay, visually it's stunning, yes. And I'm sure in 3D it's even better. But the plot? Meh. It's this generic Man V Nature and Nature is always Good and Right and Better schtick. I found the plot fairly derivative and forgettable. It's all hand-waving and "rah-rah let's jolly well get those nasty men in their flying machines." And the portrayal of the Na'avi was an even more generic mix of every aboriginal race in human history, which annoyed me for reasons I can't quite explain. Possibly because it felt lazy? Like mixing up this Native American/African/Aboriginal style society/mythology bull is just a short cut for "these characters are morally superior and At One With Nature Which Is Good and Right." Lazy. I'm not saying being at one with Nature is bad; it's not. It's just that... man, isn't Avatar just Fern Gully in space at the end of the day?

I did like the dragons. I'd like a dragon. 

Anyway. Look. Let's not dwell on what was wrong with Avatar. I'm sure the whole American West In Space (but this time the Natives win!) thing was all in my head anyway.