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1. A. Suárez Mascareño (asmasca@astrodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Dec-2022 16:02:09 JST A. Suárez Mascareño

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   I'm honestly surprised about how quickly many people dismiss both #Avatar movies as "just spectacle" while praising the writing of many other big studio movies (such as #MCU movies). Both #Avatar movies have much more to say about the world and humanity than most big studio movies in recent decades.

   • A. Suárez Mascareño (asmasca@astrodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Dec-2022 16:02:13 JST A. Suárez Mascareño

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     Of course, Jake is outright wrong about it. The only way to convince the oppressors to lower the pressure is to give them the absolute victory. Give them everything. This is a typical conflict that arises within oppressed groups in real-world situations of oppression. There is always a tension between trying to reach a middle-ground and completely rebelling. The lesson here is that there is no middle-ground with regards of oppression.

   • A. Suárez Mascareño (asmasca@astrodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Dec-2022 16:02:19 JST A. Suárez Mascareño

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     Today I've been thinking about a specific plot point of #Avatar #TheWayOfWater. In the movie, Jake (former oppressor) understands much better than the Na'vi the scale of the violence that the sky people are willing to exert. However, he significantly underestimates the lengths that they will go to exert it. He believes that removing the source of conflict (himself) would make the oppressors calm enough to lower the pressure.

   • A. Suárez Mascareño (asmasca@astrodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Dec-2022 16:02:23 JST A. Suárez Mascareño

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     At a certain point of #Avatar #TheWayOfWater, I started thinking about why even having jobs to buy stuff for our cubicles inside buildings inside cities, when we could be just having cottages within the woods and hanging out with cool animals, or we could be just living by the beach and swimming in clear waters.

   • A. Suárez Mascareño (asmasca@astrodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Dec-2022 16:02:26 JST A. Suárez Mascareño

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     In all seriousness, #avatar just reminded me how underwhelming most blockbuster movies are. We just think they are good because there are not that many great ones to compare with.

   • A. Suárez Mascareño (asmasca@astrodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Dec-2022 16:02:28 JST A. Suárez Mascareño

     There's a moment in #avatar #TheWayOfWater in which a giant whale choses violence to save their friend. 10/10 best cinematic experience of 2022.