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Sinister System ([personal profile] overlord_mordax) wrote2010-04-22 09:43 pm
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Am I the only one who saw the potential for some serious psychological horror with Jake's mental transformation in James Cameron's Avatar?

I mean, seriously, what if the reason for his deep, mental change wasn't some 'enlightenment' but rather a result of the inbuilt instincts/chemistry of the body he was inhabiting? If that were the case, what the story really is, is a man slowly having his personal and cultural identity replaced with that of an alien; am I the only one freaked out by that?

-Mordax

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[identity profile] treegasms.livejournal.com 2010-04-23 01:53 am (UTC)(link)
Oddly enough, my grandmother brought that up to me while we were watching it. She totally started screeching about it in the car. So, I guess you arne't alone.

[identity profile] overlord-mordax.livejournal.com 2010-04-23 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
Your grandma, huh? Interesting. And thanks. :)

[identity profile] fuegofeather.livejournal.com 2010-04-23 04:21 am (UTC)(link)
I feel like the only one who hasn't seen this movie yet...mostly so I can remain unbiased. x) BUT, I mean, I guess movie logic doesn't even have to follow these rules?

[identity profile] sletia.livejournal.com 2010-04-23 04:10 pm (UTC)(link)
I haven't seen it either. :P

[identity profile] alkahestapeiron.livejournal.com 2010-04-23 09:07 pm (UTC)(link)
I think it's fascinating and kind of awesome.

But then again I've always had a thing for mindset-changes coming with bodily-changes.

[identity profile] mirrorvoid.livejournal.com 2010-04-23 11:57 pm (UTC)(link)
My brain is usually in the "off" position when watching movies like Avatar.

[identity profile] kuwaizair.livejournal.com 2010-04-29 03:19 am (UTC)(link)
it takes away all the magic then. maybe all otherkin theriantropes should look at it that way? or no? some of them want to reclaim what was lost (or something)