am i the only one who was going for the humans in AVATAR
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Well at the end of the day the only people I didn't like was the business dude and the general guy who were in charge of things on the human side. Those guys were insensitive jerks.
The cowboys (I mean humans) were greedy, bigoted assholes, but the Native Americans (I mean Na'vi) were boneheaded, condescending twats.
I reluctantly sided with the Na'vi in the end, but a part of me was hoping for a third race to show up and take out both factions.
I reluctantly sided with the Na'vi in the end, but a part of me was hoping for a third race to show up and take out both factions.
You haven't been here long, I take it. I'm starting to feel like the only one rooting for the Na'vi.
I think attitudes alone were enough to root for the Na'vi. Then there's also the fact that the human leadership were willing to eradicate a unique natural data storage system that contained the collected minds and experiences of millions of individuals.NeutralDrow said:
They could claim they didn't know, of course, but willful ignorance is no excuse.
I'm willing to give some credit to the company for at least trying to follow the lessons of history and not eradicate a non-hostile native population, initially preferring negotiation (leading me to facepalm at people wondering why they didn't just resort to violence right off the bat; these people have clearly never heard the term "imperialism"). And some blame to the scientists for explaining in about the worst possible way for a hyper-rationalist to interpret.JediMB said:
Actually, I don't even consider the corporates villains so much as anti-villains. That role was pretty exclusively the mercs'.
Heh, wrong Avatar. Better Avatar, but wrong Avatar. I commend your for your taste in television.Taerdin said:
OT: I seriously do not understand why someone could possibly root for the humans. Outside of some sort of idiotic, "The good guys always win; the bad guys should win instead!" crap, there is seriously no reason. Perhaps the humans' goal was justified, but their methods involved fully ignoring any sort of peaceful negotiations and attempted genocide. In what universe is that okay?
A universe where American History is a neglected subject, and there was never any such thing as a "British Empire."Thaius said:
You'd think people who deride the story for copying Dances With Wolves wouldn't make that mistake, wouldn't you.
