Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2019 13:10:39 GMT
Jun 5, 2019 11:50:20 GMT @thegodfather said:
Actually, I thought the opposite.I thought they made the White, Straight, 'Merica, Hooo-Rah! Marine the idiot.
The tribal/ethnic people saved him. He was living life with his eyes closed, ignorant to the ways of the universe and spiritual life.
Most white heroes learn something from the natives they save but their knowledge of the natives enemies give them a distinct advantage.
In Avatar they changed it up a bit because he wasn’t really the one who saved the day. it was the planet although he may have been so awesome that he was the one to inspire the planet. Plus he was saved by the damsel in distress...twice.
Still it did take him to motivate the masses to fight.
But they helped each other.
He needed to learn from them. Then he knew the white man/Marine weaknesses and strengths. So he gave them the Intel and thus knowledge/courage to fight.
It was a team effort.