James Cameron says steal weapons from the US military and use them to fight for indigenous rights
I will not be responding to any haters and losers who don't like the film because theyve confused leftism with being a miserable contrarian
Death to America
i still don't know if all this avatar love is just a leftist meme or not. i swear the chapo boys were giggling the whole time. never seen any of the movies and i generally like scifi. am i just falling for a psyop??? :stalin-stressed:
not a meme. idk to what extent the chapos are being ironic in their love for avatar/James Cameron but idgaf, he's an excellent filmmaker
Death to America
They’re hyping it up to a small extent, but it’s also a great anti imperialist movie. Only movie I’ve ever seen where people in theatres cheer/clap for the death of American soldiers
The movies are mostly inconsequential candy. The unspoken principles of the film are leftist and that is rare. So it is enjoying a treat and not having to stress over it being subtitle fashism like every single disney movie. It is just really good low art. People are unused to seriously praising low art so it feels weird. Our instinct is to want it to be more than it is. However it is part of one of the biggest film franchises on earth so this is a good sign.
What is the definition of "low" art? What are the other kinds? Just curious.
I mean depends on what school of art history you ask. High art would be art ment to educate, or inspire. Low art would be art ment to be fun or entertaining. But I am sure you can find many other definitions.
So, like, movies about french emotions and how cool it is to be rich are high are. Films about explosions and having a nice time with your friends are low art.
I appreciate that distinction, but those both sound like examples of low art from your definition.
Also from this definition you could call exploring the emotions of cultural/ecological destruction and resistance to it high art.
Yeah, it's all arbitrary
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I'm just happy to see a blockbuster movie that feels like it was made by a human with a real vision.
Watch Avatar 1 and then listen to the chapo episode where they analyze it (trust me the chapo analysis is worth it). Then go watch the second one (and maybe listen to the chapo analysis on the second one as well).
They did the second one too?
Episode 694: Tulkun King
never watched 1 but did listen to the new chapo episode all the way though. i'm now convinced they are serious and enjoyed the analysis. also i've listened to some cameron interviews and totally get this "modern napoleon" thing. napoleon with no military skills who's a radical environmentalist instead of a anti-monarchist radical liberal
I've watched the first movie many times, it's excellent for having something on that requires almost zero attention to watch while I play a game. If you're expecting a riveting story you're gonna have a bad time, but the forests and animals with built in bisexual lightning are fun to watch.
It's like a three hour nature documentary with snu snu cat people and whales and also they shoot space americans. I think a lot of people just turned their brains off and enjoyed it.