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To Comfort The Afflicted And Afflict The Comfortable

Friday, June 13, 2025

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Criticism Of ‘Avatar’ More Interesting Than The Film

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BY FROMA HARROP Somewhere between “Avatar’s” first billion-dollar gross and its subsequent $841 million take lie my 10 bucks. “Avatar” is about blue-skinned beings who confront Earthlings actively strip mining their natural paradise on the moon Pandora. Many groups, from the Vatican to political conservatives to multiculturalists, have objected to various messages in the film [as they hear them]. I’m glad to have seen it, if only to understand the heartfelt critiques of a movie […]

Arnold Hamilton
Arnold Hamilton
Arnold Hamilton became editor of The Observer in September 2006. Previously, he served nearly two decades as the Dallas Morning News’ Oklahoma Bureau chief. He also covered government and politics for the San Jose Mercury News, the Dallas Times Herald, the Tulsa Tribune and the Oklahoma Journal.