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James Cameron's 2009 mega blockbuster was once the most successful film of all time. How has it faded from view so quickly? A film with this many blue CGI cat people should never be so forgettable...

 

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Once again, our oft-used "Community" clip about whether Nicolas Cage is good or not. It's weird how often this crops up...

https://youtu.be/F1XCUo_Uu8M

 

Hana Shams Riazuddin's article "Why Avatar is a truly dangerous film" - https://ceasefiremagazine.co.uk/why-avatar-is-a-truly-dangerous-film/ 

 

Excellent Rich Hall documentary, "Inventing The Indian," which deals with (among other things) the cliché of a white man being so smart that he becomes a better native than any of the other natives with only a few weeks practice:

https://youtu.be/dmP3gGj9yjM