Blah blah Avatar, 3D sucks blue cat people DAE no cultural impact?? Can you remember any character names??
but seriously it was bold as fuck for someone like James Cameron to make something so blatantly anti-US-military at a time when literally the entirety of Hollywood was united in jerking off American imperialism. It was not the least bit subtle and that makes it all the more impressive that Cameron was able to make a pointed takedown of Iraq-era militarism on such a scale.
Ya, that's also Bong Joon-ho's eternal struggle with American audiences. Like his movies aren't subtle at all, but all Americans see is cold train go zoom.
remember all those lib celebrity tweets after Parasite won Best Picture about how Parasite showed the importance of coming together in the time of Trump
"Boy howdy, that was fucked up how that rich family had their lives ruined because of their own actions and inability to show compassion for others. I'm glad the poor family got what was coming to them"