What’s the BIG DEAL?!
What is the big deal? The reality about “AVATAR” is this, the movie visually is uncanny, no surprise there. What will surprise you is the obvious political agenda blatantly projected from the script. The pantheistic meets mother nature world view was weird but not shocking, I don’t go into movies expecting them to be about Jesus.
But when it’s all said and done this movie boast of unity, sacrifice, and ideas of how an incarnated life leads to historical change. A friend had some greats insights on how this movie causes you to long for the day when we will have the better glorified body, a land that will be breath taking, a new world, and a connection to the Lord with the people you love dearly like you’ve never experienced before. Definitely worth seeing in the theaters with the right lenses, makes me want to see it again.
I agree. It in some cases seemed to mix a few religious views, but it could have just been synthesizing them all into “pan-nature” lol. sad, but i did see senses of community that made me think…so, I’d see it again. I’m sure there’s more i missed, but i’d be intrigued to see what i’d catch the next go ’round.
Agreed. Avatar is another revenge story and it lead me to reflect on why people always love revenge stories. Could it be that they reflect the “groaning” within all of creation yearning for God to set things right in this world? Redeemed or not, everyone has a hunch that things in this world are not like they should be . . . that someone or something is robbing us of abundant life. That’s why we are so inextricably drawn to stories of revenge. Deep downn we long to see God to take vengeance on the enemy that destroyed His Creation. Unfortunately, the unbelieving don’t realize that the Gospel is God taking His vengeance on His own Son.