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Avatar: A Whole New Perspective on International Warfare
One of the primary themes of Bush warfare was the idea of preemptive attacks. The same idea was employed by James Cameron and his crew in the movie Avatar. The troops from Earth in this movie used preemptive warfare against the Na'vi in order to gain access to a valuable mineral known as "Unobtainium". To some, this could be an analogy of George W. Bush's preemptive attack on Iraq, in order seize increased oil access, the "unobtainium" mineral of the Middle East. The Earth troops also saw the need to "fight terror with terror". This has been a common theme with the Iraq war, where we preemptively attacked out of fear of the use of weapons of mass destruction.
Not only was this mindset of exploitation employed by the United States on the Middle East but preceeded modern times with the British conquest of the colonies in America. The troops for Earth described the Na'vi as savages who could just move in hope to justify their overtaking of the land. The Na'vi saw the land as sacred, an intertwined spiritual being, while the Earth troops saw the trees as just trees and the people as just savages. Believing the Native Americans were a threat to their conquest, the British subdued the natives through the use of alcohol, modern weaponry, and disease that constantly plagued their population. Their whole goal was conquest rather than understanding. This is similar toAvatar's plotline where the troops from Earth cared nothing about the meaning of the land to the Na'vi people and simply saw it as Earth's playground.
Overall, it was both an enjoyable and educational experience once again at the VIP movie theater.
<3 Natalie and Gwen
Not only was this mindset of exploitation employed by the United States on the Middle East but preceeded modern times with the British conquest of the colonies in America. The troops for Earth described the Na'vi as savages who could just move in hope to justify their overtaking of the land. The Na'vi saw the land as sacred, an intertwined spiritual being, while the Earth troops saw the trees as just trees and the people as just savages. Believing the Native Americans were a threat to their conquest, the British subdued the natives through the use of alcohol, modern weaponry, and disease that constantly plagued their population. Their whole goal was conquest rather than understanding. This is similar toAvatar's plotline where the troops from Earth cared nothing about the meaning of the land to the Na'vi people and simply saw it as Earth's playground.
Overall, it was both an enjoyable and educational experience once again at the VIP movie theater.
<3 Natalie and Gwen
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