The gender role stuff was ridiculous and you're right--the movie would have been pretty much perfect entertainment if not for that. On the one hand, the female Na'vi are warriors and hunters, but on the other, they aren't supposed to have a choice when it comes to sex partners?
I got curious and checked and found that James Cameron wrote this one all on his own, whereas he had help writing Sarah Connor, who could certainly be considered a "strong" female character, at least in T2--though, actually, I think Sarah Connor in T2 is basically just a guy played by Linda Hamilton. I think the guy is a master manipulator and has a gift for big visions, but he's not a good writer and he doesn't strike me as someone who has any useful ideas about women's roles.
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Re: more spoilers
Date: 2010-01-02 09:47 pm (UTC)I got curious and checked and found that James Cameron wrote this one all on his own, whereas he had help writing Sarah Connor, who could certainly be considered a "strong" female character, at least in T2--though, actually, I think Sarah Connor in T2 is basically just a guy played by Linda Hamilton. I think the guy is a master manipulator and has a gift for big visions, but he's not a good writer and he doesn't strike me as someone who has any useful ideas about women's roles.