According to whatwouldtotowatch.com:
James Cameron, king of the box office once more, is speaking out against critics of his film “Avatar.”
It’s clear the director really should stay quiet.
The man behind “Aliens,” “Titanic” and now the blue-skinned creatures inhabiting his latest hit, tells Entertainment Weekly that he digs ecoterrorism.
And no, that’s not taken out of context.
EW asked Cameron to respond to some of the criticisms aimed at “Avatar.” Check out how he responded to this one:
EW: “Avatar” is the perfect eco-terrorism recruiting tool.”
JC: Good, good. I like that one. I consider that a positive review. I believe in ecoterrorism.”
Is he joking (there’s no - laughs - insert included in the text)?
Would he like it if someone bombed a McDonald’s selling some of his “Avatar” goodies? Surely they’re clogging the planet’s ecosystem, right?Heck, some have accused the burger chain of treating its food source inhumanely, too.
Is a blue-skinned Na’vi toy biodegradable?
What if someone dies during an ecoterrorist attack? Or if people lose their jobs because of it?
Not all acts of eco-terrorism are created equal. Some are enhanced forms of civil disobedience. But surely someone as smart as Cameron knows not to endorse such tactics without a significant disclaimer.
So where is the follow up question? And has success turned Cameron’s mind to mush?
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What an irresponsible thing to say James Cameron. . . .Eco-Terrorist are some of the most heinous of terrorist.
The most notable eco-terrorists are the Elves. . . .
The "Elves" of Earth Liberation Front (ELF) use "economic sabotage and guerrilla warfare to stop the exploitation and destruction of the environment". The ELF was classified as the top domestic terror threat in the United States by the FBI in March 2001, and are categorised as "eco-terrorists".
ELF "monkeywrenching" is carried out against facilities and companies involved in logging, genetic engineering, GMO crops, deforestation, SUV sales, urban sprawl, rural cluster and developments with larger homes, energy production and distribution, and a wide variety of other activities, all charged by the ELF with exploiting the Earth, its environment and inhabitants.
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Would James Cameron want one of his many mansions firebombed or his fleet of SUVs? He's just another of the holywood elite lecturing us commoners on how we should preserve the planet even though they are the worst destroyers of it. . . .i.e. John Travolta still lectures on "global warming" and he owns 5 jets and his own private runway. . . .
Do as I say do. . . .Not as I do (such hypocrites)
One of John Travolta's Mansions
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WTF? Watching Avatar makes you depressed and suicidal? I sure hope none of James Camerons fans that get depressed and suicidal decide to become an eco-terrorist. . . . .
According to a cnn article at mashable.com:
Post-Avatar Depression:
“Ever since I went to see ‘Avatar’ I have been depressed. Watching the wonderful world of Pandora() and all the Na’vi made me want to be one of them. I can’t stop thinking about all the things that happened in the film and all of the tears and shivers I got from it.. I even contemplate suicide thinking that if I do it I will be rebirthed in a world similar to Pandora and the everything is the same as in ‘Avatar.’ ”. . . .Mike
When I woke up this morning after watching Avatar for the first time yesterday, the world seemed … gray. It was like my whole life, everything I’ve done and worked for, lost its meaning…It just seems so … meaningless. I still don’t really see any reason to keep … doing things at all. I live in a dying world.”. . . .Ivar Hill, 17, Sweden
In short, people are depressed because their own lives don’t measure up to the fantasy, a phenomenon Kaiser likens to the ennui one feels after seeing a romance movie if one happens to be unattached and dissatisfied.
http://mashable.com/2010/01/12/post-avatar-depression-hits-thousands-of-fans-video/
http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/
