Comments on: ‘Avatar’ Designed to Hack Gamers’ Minds

By: Greg

Greg — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:33:22 +0000

I hope the negative commenters are joking, since I had exactly the same reaction as Russ: what exactly is the point of seeing the movie after that trailer (other than spending even more money on cool looking CGI)? I know James Cameron isn’t exactly the poster child for subtlety in film, but unless the trailer is a massive head-fake and the movie is actually more District 9 than Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee meets Return of the Jedi, I can’t conceive of a more tired, heavy-handed moralistic special effect fest.

By the way, I’m not sure that making a “Sci-Fi Pocahontas” is cause for celebration. No, actually, I’m very sure it isn’t.

By: Moji

Moji — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:45:41 +0000

I think your points are all weak, but I’d like to point out specifically that this story borrows much more from reality than it does Star Wars. The Na’vi aren’t Ewoks, they’re basically native Americans during the gold rush and Manifest Destiny periods. The Ewoks also fought alongside the rebels, which are very absent in this movie apparently. Not to mention the Na’vi can talk.
This seems a lot like a Sci-Fi Pocahontas to me. And who cares? Nothing is “original” these days. It’s going to be good, so just relax. This is James frickin’ Cameron we’re talking about here. Why are you being a meanie?

By: Moji

Moji — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:34:19 +0000

This is a satire site? The design for the Na’vi predate WoW by a few years, much less its expansions…

By: The Fine Art of Eccentricity · She did WHAT when she sneezed? Whoa!

The Fine Art of Eccentricity · She did WHAT when she sneezed? Whoa! — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:27:15 +0000

[...] Apparently ‘Avatar’ is really just ‘World of MechWarrior Craft of the Jedi‘ [...]

By: inteliboy

inteliboy — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:44:12 +0000

You’re kidding right? If so I apologise for not getting your sarcasm…

First of all, Star Wars is little more then a pathetic kids franchise these days, you could have a picked a FAR better comparison in terms of plot structure / story then Return of the Jedi. It’s also strange to backup a tired sci-fi geek cliche, when here is a NEW mega-blockbuster sci-fi franchise about to be released, that has all the gears in motion to be lapped up by the geek comunity, is created by none other then James Cameron… and your hating on it? Odd.

Secondly, by your “Nav” logic, you could look at the word “Nav” throughout society… say “Navigating” on a map, or the “Nav” menus on websites etc… Somehow linking Mechwarrior 2’s nav points, to the Na’vi is ridiculous.

Thirdly, there is literary hundreds, if not thousands of blue skinned humanoids in sci-fi and fantasy literature / films / games / tv etc. It’s nothing new, and a pretty common “twist” to having pink/brown skin.

Then again — still not sure if your entire post was just for a laugh.