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[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 17 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Holy shit! Avatar is about capitalism? How did I miss that?! I better rewatch it and see if it's a recurring theme.

[–] ours@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Wait until you learn about its subtle ecological message!

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Oh! The bit where they fire dozens of rockets at a giant tree was also an allegory?!

[–] ours@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Or when they blast a few square kilometers of forest from orbit to make space for an alien whale refinery. It may say something about us and I hope to understand it one day.