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    Bill-Lee: Besides ending these "white guilt movies" I think Hollywood really needs to give up the noble savage. Why can't they depict natives as regular people ... more »
    Bill-Lee: "...where a member of the white royalty flees his posh palace on the planet Dune..." I would flee too if my father's enemies sent a huge army to f'ing... more »
    joetato: I feel I must again quote the brilliant film HARDWARE WARS, from the scene where Fluke Starbunker says to Ham Salad, "We're all going to die!" To whi... more »
    Cory Gross: This is a trope as old as Science Fiction, perhaps even as old as literature: the enfranchised member of the imperial society who interprets their mal... more »
    Piero Capurro: Very interesting and true indeed. Thanks for this. I'd like to add something though. Here in Latin America most people is colored and like to feel li... more »
    Torley: I know that Daft Punk is doing the music is in the new Tron, but I hope for a Kavinsky remix. The zombie dude has a particular affinity for combin... more »
    TrueCrime: Excellent analysis, Annalee, and the discussion in the comments has been mostly fascinating -- save for the utterly predictable accusations that you'r... more »
    firstanointed: "Think of it this way. Avatar is a fantasy about ceasing to be white, giving up the old human meatsack to join the blue people, but never losing white... more »
    schrodingers-katana: Seriously? They went with unobtainium? Wow. more »
    smirkette: Awesome analysis. I love serious writing about pop culture artifacts. If I was going to go back to being a high school teacher, I might steal this i... more »
    The Curse of Millhaven: Does any nation or ethnicity make successful movies using the ideas that you call for? I mean, do the Chinese make movies about Africans from an Afric... more »
    cletar: Avatar isn't about race, it's about imperialism, like Lawrence of Arabia. As a film, it's also as technically impressive as Lawrence of Arabia. more »
    Rocketknight: Lightcycles were just about the only thing I liked about Tron. They're pretty much the only reason I'm excited about the new Tron, too. more »
    Cam/ron: Very sharp critique, Annalee. James Cameron's political messages usually get lost in the fireworks. You have T2 where he spent two hours blowing shit ... more »
    t3knomanser: Turning at 90º angles is cooler, despite the lack of real-world practicality. more »
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