Why is it that most of the characters in the movie, to include the main character, are former Marines? You have laced the fabric of your movie with everything Marine, and then you put a PMC bow on top of it and say ‘oh, we aren’t slamming the Marines’. Oh really?
Not to mention that he tries to make out the main character of the film, as the hero, because he turned on his fellow Marines or ‘mercenaries’ (whatever is convenient for Cameron) during the process. We have a term for that in the real world, and that is called traitor.
By the way, am I immoral because I am a former Marine, and I also protect people and things in war zones as a civilian security contractor? Do I get to be the hero in Cameron’s eyes, if I switch sides in this war and kill whomever I am guarding or working with? With this twisted movie plot logic, that would make Maj. Hasan of the Ft. Hood incident a hero. I love how Hollywood works. When are we going to see some good movies that celebrate the military and their service in this war, as opposed to this crap?
Finally, if Cameron was really interested in appeasing the Marines for his 3D traitor movie, he would donate a ton of money to some Marine wounded warriors. Thats if they would even take the money. –Matt
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Cameron: ‘Avatar’ not slam on Corps
By James K. Sanborn
Saturday Jan 23, 2010
James Cameron’s “Avatar” has been met with enthusiasm by audiences across the globe. But despite commercial success, the film has been the target of some who see it as an affront to the Marine Corps.
Cameron tells Marine Corps Times that “Avatar” was meant in part to pay homage to the Corps.
“The highly sympathetic main character of the film … is a former Marine,” Cameron said in an e-mail. “His courage in the face of overwhelming odds makes him a hero of mythic proportions by the end of the story.”