“If we abandon this land and transfer it to you, then you must remember that it is a holy land.”
In 1854, an Indian chief wrote down these words to the “leaders of the Washington D.C”. He and his tribe had made their last contribution to defend their land. The young generation all died in the wars while the olds were stuck into all kinds of illness. Nobody would hear their roar and wail just like nobody would care about those ancient tribes which were at the edge of extinction. The chief had known the end before the war ended: They cannot defend the land of their ancestors. Those white colonists appeared at the horizon again and again with their rifles.
While in the movie, they said, “they will come like the endless rain”.
The Pandora is such an analogy that could not be more obvious. It is rich but dangerous, beautiful but deadly so that it attracts numerous brave explorers. Five hundred years ago, those explorers took the risk to come here driven by the seducement of the gold while five hundred years later, predators came for the same reason since their planet was almost over and they needed to open the so-called Pandora Box.
For the human beings, it is just a role-played game in which you can explore a new world, take a ride on a horse with six legs. But as to the Navi , to the Indians, to all the people who lived on their land by generations, when they are forced to face to guns and cannons, the “game” which is up to five hundred years is exactly their nightmares.
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Yes, if everything ended at the moment when the helicopter crashed down, you will hear the arrogant laughter from the side who will win. You looked into the sky despaired. Your breath becomes faster and faster while your scar is bleeding. The memories from your childhood start to occupy your mind and you try to find your faith there. But the only thing you hear is the sound of steps towards you and then you see the black muzzle. Ironically, you are not guilty but a person who has guilt is going to put you to death. You are the normal people who are abnormal in their eyes while you love the land they have no love at all.
Such an ending will always come along with the sound of the gun. It is not out of the script but the history.
Your take on Avatar was very interesting to me, and I can see the relevance in the comparison you are making. The entire time I was reading your post I felt the need to defend the 'explorers', even though when I watch the movie I am on the side of the Na'vi. This could be because in your analogy, my ancestors were those people who took the land from the Native Americans. I thought of excuses for them. For example when you said they came for gold, and I would argue that they came to find freedom. It is very interesting how my views were shaped this subject, and how when it is slightly removed from our actual history, my views are able to change.
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