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  • Yes, Avatar is critized for just retreading the Pocahontas storyline. But it’s a story after all, a bit of narratization is needed. As for the fact that they need the ‘big strong human to protect them’, yes, that is woven into the story too. Jake has both insider knowledge and intel. He not only knows what the human military contractor is going to do, he also knows the motivations behind their action, how far they are willing to go and what it will take to stop them. As such, his input is crucial to rally the tribes and get nature on his side. Only with the help of Grace’s memories is he able to rally Eywa to their side.


  • Quacksalber@sh.itjust.workstoMemes@lemmy.mlAvatar III is out.
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    But the military doesn’t care. Jake is still in a wheelchair at the start of the movie. Only by accepting a highly dangerous mission, infiltration, is he given the promise of having his old legs restored. And he is only given this job, because his brother passed away and left the Na’vi clone behind. So they are not offering this to any crippled army veteran. And yes, there are some good apples in the military. They turn on the military.









  • Tough international law does not provide a clear definition of the term ‘terrorism’, there is a general consensus on this issue. According to this consensus, terrorism involves intimidating the civilian population while causing minimal damage to the enemy’s military capabilities, with the aim of maximising civilian casualties, particularly among vulnerable groups such as children, women, the elderly and the wounded.

    Such actions were seen on 11 September 2001, when Islamic terrorists hijacked four passenger planes and flew them into New York and Washington, in what is currently recognised as the largest terrorist attack in human history.

    Yes, clearly those heinous attacks on civilians are worthy of being compared to 9/11. Not Russia’s deliberate attacks on Ukrainian cities though, they are totally fine. This propaganda trash has nothing in common with actual reporting. Get it out of the news community.