Well I think you've got a legitimate criticism of the movie, that Avatar does the "white savior" trope. Jake Sully being like, the best Na'vi dragonrider and leading the resistance is absolutely absurd. I can get over it tho. The Last Samurai doesn't even have like the semblance of a good political message though right? That was more about the personal journeys of the characters I thought?
My hot take is that this is a disibility scam. "Oh no I got hit by the magic Cuban mind ray, I need 2K a month for PTSD" They let one motherfucking CIA agent get away with that and the flood gates just opened. They have to let everyone get away with it because the alternate is admitting it's clearly bullshit. Also it's government money who gives a shit anyway?