In defence of The Phantom Menace
There is no racism in this film. Anyone who says that Jar Jar is a stereotype of Jamaicans and that the Nemoidians are a stereotype of Asian businessmen is the kind of idiot who deliberately reads into things just so they can get offended and have a good rant about it.
Leftist inspired films are always weak on theme.
Part of the desire to live in the Dr. Who world is that you can hang with the Doctor and Captain Jack Harkness and help them battle the evil Daleks.
Han Solo is a great character to watch, but he’s also the kind of guy you want to booze with at the Cantina. Great franchises, with their well crafted worlds and memorable characters inspire us to wonder “what happens next?”.
Not so much with “Avatar.” Outside of some cool plant life, there’s nothing about that world that captures the imagination. On top of that, the characters are completely lame. As one message board poster over at joblo.com noted, “In Avatar you can either be a one-dimensional human asshole, or a one-dimensional blue asshole.” True that. Double true.
