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		<title>By: Scott</title>
		<link>http://nicholasleong.net/2010/02/17/finally-seen-avatar-whats-the-big-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-3575</link>
		<dc:creator>Scott</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:07:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I agree: It&#039;s a 3D film filled with 1D characters, rehashed ideas and stereotypes. 

But it&#039;s next to impossible to find a poor review of this film. Have we all gone mad?

In addition to the aforementioned &quot;Pocahantas&quot; and &quot;Dances with Wolves,&quot; &quot;Avatar&quot; heavily from &quot;Last of the Mohicans&quot; (the waterfall scene!), &quot;Black Robe,&quot; &quot;The Mission,&quot; &quot;District 9,&quot; and even &quot;Return of the Jedi.&quot;

Some of the core concepts are quite similar to those in Orson Scott Card&#039;s book &quot;Speaker for the Dead&quot; and Frank Herbert&#039;s &quot;Dune.&quot;

If you like the stuff in Avatar, you should explore these movies and books for much more thoughtful treatments of theses themes. One of the best is the book version of &quot;Black Robe.&quot;

And by the way, Nicholas, I thought &quot;Titanic&quot; was a much, much better film. The characters were rich and complex, particularly the neglected supporting cast (Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Victor Garber, etc.).</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I agree: It&#8217;s a 3D film filled with 1D characters, rehashed ideas and stereotypes. </p>
<p>But it&#8217;s next to impossible to find a poor review of this film. Have we all gone mad?</p>
<p>In addition to the aforementioned &#8220;Pocahantas&#8221; and &#8220;Dances with Wolves,&#8221; &#8220;Avatar&#8221; heavily from &#8220;Last of the Mohicans&#8221; (the waterfall scene!), &#8220;Black Robe,&#8221; &#8220;The Mission,&#8221; &#8220;District 9,&#8221; and even &#8220;Return of the Jedi.&#8221;</p>
<p>Some of the core concepts are quite similar to those in Orson Scott Card&#8217;s book &#8220;Speaker for the Dead&#8221; and Frank Herbert&#8217;s &#8220;Dune.&#8221;</p>
<p>If you like the stuff in Avatar, you should explore these movies and books for much more thoughtful treatments of theses themes. One of the best is the book version of &#8220;Black Robe.&#8221;</p>
<p>And by the way, Nicholas, I thought &#8220;Titanic&#8221; was a much, much better film. The characters were rich and complex, particularly the neglected supporting cast (Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Victor Garber, etc.).</p>
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		<title>By: Nicholas Leong</title>
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		<dc:creator>Nicholas Leong</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@Mark Leo :P thats exactly it! 10 years and 500 mil to make Pocahontas v2?! :P</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Mark Leo :P thats exactly it! 10 years and 500 mil to make Pocahontas v2?! :P</p>
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		<title>By: Mark Leo</title>
		<link>http://nicholasleong.net/2010/02/17/finally-seen-avatar-whats-the-big-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-3428</link>
		<dc:creator>Mark Leo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:20:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Eh its a good movie! Pocahontas v2 :P</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Eh its a good movie! Pocahontas v2 :P</p>
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		<title>By: Nicholas Leong</title>
		<link>http://nicholasleong.net/2010/02/17/finally-seen-avatar-whats-the-big-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-3426</link>
		<dc:creator>Nicholas Leong</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:07:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@Ben I hope the last panel doesn&#039;t happen :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Ben I hope the last panel doesn&#8217;t happen :)</p>
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		<title>By: Ben</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:02:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I haven&#039;t watched it yet but this sums it up for me:
http://comixed.com/2009/12/18/comics-comic-strip-yonkoma-avatar-summary/</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I haven&#8217;t watched it yet but this sums it up for me:<br />
<a href="http://comixed.com/2009/12/18/comics-comic-strip-yonkoma-avatar-summary/" rel="nofollow">http://comixed.com/2009/12/18/comics-comic-strip-yonkoma-avatar-summary/</a></p>
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		<title>By: Nicholas Leong</title>
		<link>http://nicholasleong.net/2010/02/17/finally-seen-avatar-whats-the-big-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-3419</link>
		<dc:creator>Nicholas Leong</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 01:56:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@Vic the hidden gems don&#039;t get covered, the people don&#039;t get paid, and they end up as struggling artists that soon fades out. Then people like Michael Bay gets bags of cash. Sigh

@Bace Masquerading as a fanboy is a big offence :P

@Photoblogger Hahaha and I still don&#039;t see why big rockets lose out to puny arrows :P

@The Photodiarist Haha you are not the only one. But lack of Avatar defenders here, means people that read this blog thinks almost like me :P

@Firdouss Surprisingly lots of people were awed by it</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Vic the hidden gems don&#8217;t get covered, the people don&#8217;t get paid, and they end up as struggling artists that soon fades out. Then people like Michael Bay gets bags of cash. Sigh</p>
<p>@Bace Masquerading as a fanboy is a big offence :P</p>
<p>@Photoblogger Hahaha and I still don&#8217;t see why big rockets lose out to puny arrows :P</p>
<p>@The Photodiarist Haha you are not the only one. But lack of Avatar defenders here, means people that read this blog thinks almost like me :P</p>
<p>@Firdouss Surprisingly lots of people were awed by it</p>
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		<title>By: Firdouss</title>
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		<dc:creator>Firdouss</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:08:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@Photoblogger: exactly what I feel when I watched it! It feels so pocahontas. I do agree the storyline was flat. It doesn&#039;t give me that feeling of awe when I leave the screen. It feels like just another rerun of some of your DVD at home.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Photoblogger: exactly what I feel when I watched it! It feels so pocahontas. I do agree the storyline was flat. It doesn&#8217;t give me that feeling of awe when I leave the screen. It feels like just another rerun of some of your DVD at home.</p>
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		<title>By: The Photodiarist</title>
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		<dc:creator>The Photodiarist</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:09:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Can&#039;t agree with you there, Nick. I loved it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Can&#8217;t agree with you there, Nick. I loved it.</p>
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		<title>By: Photoblogger</title>
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		<dc:creator>Photoblogger</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:47:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Personally i think it&#039;s a modern version of Pocahontas, with lots of flying. yeah, I wasn&#039;t impressed. Thankfully I watched it in th comfort of my own time *wink, wink* so I had the power to forward the parts with too much drama.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Personally i think it&#8217;s a modern version of Pocahontas, with lots of flying. yeah, I wasn&#8217;t impressed. Thankfully I watched it in th comfort of my own time *wink, wink* so I had the power to forward the parts with too much drama.</p>
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		<title>By: Bace</title>
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		<dc:creator>Bace</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 07:26:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>YOU LIE!!!

AVATAR IZ DA BEST MUVI OF ALL TIME!!!!
OF
ALL 
TIME!!!!



 hehehehe</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>YOU LIE!!!</p>
<p>AVATAR IZ DA BEST MUVI OF ALL TIME!!!!<br />
OF<br />
ALL<br />
TIME!!!!</p>
<p> hehehehe</p>
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