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Originally Posted by Ringo
Got around finally and saw Avatar.
Why is it so big?
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You were supposed to see it on the big screen with 3D glasses 10 years ago!
The film's concept of inhabiting those native bodies was new, though the overall allegory is very old... kind of Dances With Wolves, or whatever, corporations using state military to exploit 'native lands' and find a reason to exterminate the 'native peoples' is an old concept, but still a powerful and ongoing event in this world.
So that, and the special effects were it's big kick. But it's popularity immediately dropped after a year. It sold tickets, but it isn't a classic.