tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265511791146423221.post5036156632365807864..comments2023-10-28T02:59:37.028-07:00Comments on E m e r g i n g ...Q u a k e r i s m ..L i t e r a t u r e ..R e l i g i o n ... L i f e: Avatar and Star TrekDianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12396312339372162866noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265511791146423221.post-66291153855684190102010-01-12T10:16:38.227-08:002010-01-12T10:16:38.227-08:00Hi Hystery,
I was thinking of you. You gave me th...Hi Hystery,<br /><br />I was thinking of you. You gave me the courage to write about Star Trek. And it is too bad that negotiations are so much less thrilling than spectacular explosions.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12396312339372162866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265511791146423221.post-38574116234377394262010-01-12T08:22:30.704-08:002010-01-12T08:22:30.704-08:00Bless you a hundred thousand times for discussing ...Bless you a hundred thousand times for discussing both Star Trek and Avatar in the same post! LOL <br /><br />I liked Avatar for its beauty and because the environmentalist in me loved the cathartic energy of seeing militaristic polluters getting their asses handed to them. <br /><br />But as a pacifist, I deplored the violence and the lack of agony displayed when the lives of the "enemy" were lost. How did they get to that point in the first place? Were there no humans on Earth who could exercise authority or influence over the mercenaries and capitalists? Was there really no way for the indigenous people to express themselves apart from physical attack? But I suppose committees,diplomacy, interfaith work, protests, boycotts, and educational programs make for a pretty boring movie. And sadly, in real life, a lack of care,communication, and caution often leaves people in downward spirals of violence. Hardly something to celebrate.Hysteryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02044678910937934731noreply@blogger.com