Ross Douthat nails it on the head this crassmas season: “Avatar” is Cameron’s long apologia for pantheism — a faith that equates God with Nature, and calls humanity into religious communion with the natural world.
Avatar reviews follow the same lines:
Mostly negative for interests such as: religious / corporate / conservative
Mostly positive when the POV is: progressive / scientific / secular
...and judging by the number of ‘reviews’ ‘opinions’ and ‘critics’ pitching them, one more proof we have more individuals that comment than the ones that actually create.
Cheers
:D
Carol Yoon adds to this, suggesting scientific awe is also an appropriate response to Avatar.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/19/science/19essay.html?th&emc=th
Even better: the bad guys aren’t the “mad scientists.”