This morning when I could finally reconcile family obligations and money to go see "Avatar", the new movie phenomenon that has taken the public for in recent weeks. The film is a work more of the majors and powerful industry, but other than that I think those who can read beyond the powerful digital images can get some interesting reflections on the capitalist mode of action against different peoples of the world, although in this case moved to another planet and the fantasy of James Cameron. Avatar
tells how a powerful company "multi-planetary" finds a planet called Pandora full of life and a subsoil rich in a mineral for which are paid huge sums of money. The company has installed an open pit mine based on the planet with hundreds of former U.S. Marines contract as mercenaries for defense (curiously some of them were veterans in Venezuela ... a bit daft is not it?). The company's only problem is that the planet is inhabited by tribes of humanoids called `vi na they are seen as an annoying inconvenience for mining. A group of scientists and a former Marine living paraplegic facilities also dedicated to the study of the planet and its people by avatars created by genetic manipulation perfectly imitating the na'vi. The relationship between scientists and humanoids will be so close that they end up adding to its defense against the aggression of the company and its mercenaries.
Film predecessors includes some things to which follows and in part homage. You can not help but remember great movies like "Lawrence of Arabia" with his English lover of the Bedouins, the great Richard Harris in "A Man Called Horse", the missionaries warriors of "The Mission", the soldier out of place on "Dancing with Wolves "yankee engineer of" The Emerald Forest "or the adventurous scientist played by Sean Connery in" The Last Days of Eden. "
course I notice that in this case you will not see a film by Costa-Gavras or a current version of "Novecento" at least in the discursive, however there are small touches of characters without developing them too (not indie) you can identify with them and their struggle in defense of mother earth. The truth perhaps unintentionally James Cameron and his team give us a movie with a backdrop of criticism of multinationals, defense of indigenous peoples, environmentalism or anti-war with which also the president of Bolivia, Evo Morales identified himself.
Actually I was surprised by the statements of Evo, the end of the blockbuster is a Yankee and could not find it on the list of admirers of the empire. But today, after the movie, I understood and felt reflected in their statements. Avatar in his background tells the true story of millions of people now and in this world struggle against big corporations and governments that support them to save their homes. Yes, unfortunately that Bolivia knows a lot, not for nothing is one of the least polluting countries with greenhouse gases has been rated by international agencies as one of the most affected by climate change generated by the northern countries. The people of Bolivia, most indigenous peoples have been suffering from the disappearance of glaciers, the fifth of those who had the world's tropical zones, have suffered brutal drought, looting timber in the forested areas and until recently the violence of its mineral wealth underground. There, the Indian, the son of the Pachamama, was a nuisance, an obstacle that could be removed or deleted directly. Fortunately, like in Avatar, the Indians have reacted and recovered the power of their land by placing first in recent history an Indian at the presidential palace (although Evo habitually resident in a modest apartment).
We thank Cameron for having made an allegation ecologist at the highest grossing film in history, has probably done more educational work that thousands of articles in the press. I truly enjoyed this morning at the cinema and even the actors I managed to pull virtual tears and share emotions with na'vi, the end of the blue-skinned, red, black or tan all know well as they are spent powerful.
This week we have our modest "Avatar" particularly in the form of short film called "The Monster Sebadales" premiering on Wednesday, dedicated to fine irony criticizing the destruction of grasslands Granadilla sebas at the hands of an industrial port that questioned and questionable. Although not required to wear special glasses to see and be of very limited budget has to be seen. In the end the strength of the image can be our strongest ally that whoever does it.
Trailer de Avatar, for those who still do not know.
Documentary "Building Dignity" an impressive witness to the recent struggle of indigenous Bolivians in defense of their rights and the constitutional process of gestation for the first time in 500 years they has given these peoples rights over their land and destiny.
Monster Trailer Sebadales which premieres Wednesday at 20:00 pm in the Hall of Law, University of La Laguna (Campus de Guajara).