Comments on: So, how much does Avatar borrow from Maori history?

By: Nicotine

Nicotine — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 22:17:48 +0000

of course 3d movies are cool too watch that is why we are developing 3d tvs today ~"*

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Avatar « The Ratel Motel — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 02:16:36 +0000

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By: DeanNgamoki

DeanNgamoki — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:07:01 +0000

just going along with some of the other comments ,the reason there has to be a tauiwi as the hero is because they have to support the myth that the tauiwi is superior

By: Amiria

Amiria — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:22:49 +0000

In case it didnt show ha ha, loved the cinematography, the references to Ihoa, the hongi, the regard to wairua and tupuna, the fabulous colour. Just spoilt by the Gungho macho carry-on. Not required I think. 3D was great, although I expected more of an impact as saw it 2D as well and wasnt a hugely notable difference I thought.

By: Amiria

Amiria — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:59:37 +0000

Love the opportunity to read the differing korero. My hoha is about the portrayal of the indigenous woman who is so naively seduced by a bloke. Supposedly she is so mesmerised by his maleness that she doesnt have the internal nous, skill, sense, intuition that some strange dude who happens along may be a threat to the entire fabric of her tribal being but being the dumbo equips him with all ancient knowledge with which to destroy it all. Puhlease! What’s up with that? It’s the same Disney Pocahontas story again. Heck, Adam and Eve, he born out of the image of God and she merely his rib! Whateva! The great hope and of course white. Male clap trap.

By: DeanNgamoki

DeanNgamoki — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:24:35 +0000

i have seen the movie,& there is a hint of maori with in the film, the story line leans towards tino rangatiratanga,& i think the director & co have got the message through by using human vs alien as a camoflage as opposed to using human vs human but still with the freedom fighter element to stir the right from wrong feelings.10 out of 10

By: V.J

V.J — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:07:00 +0000

Love the article. I haven't watched the movie yet but I will.
Its time that we stand up and show the world our culture. I would love to see the story of Papa and Rangi on the big screen. Can you imagine how amazing that would be?

By: Chris Huriwai

Chris Huriwai — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 02:53:40 +0000

Kia Ora – Interesting korero…I think we miss an important point though when we worry about whether or not Avatar was influenced by Maori and that is why does pakeha NZ and indeed the world have aroha for the native people in Avatar and yet here we are, as real as day and they have nothing but contempt for us and our treaty grievences as well as our rights as native people? Maybe if we were 10-15 foot tall and blue they would respect us like they do The Navi? It also strikes me as odd that a lot of pakeha I have heard talk about this find it so easy to separate themselves from the colonisers in the movie. Need they be reminded that it was their tipuna who dud the exact same thing to us? And to a certain extent they still do. One thing that really struck ne in the movie was the destruction of (for want of a better term) their God Tree. For a lot of people this was a very sad part of the movie. But guess what up until 2-5 years ago this is exactly what the government was doing to my iwi in Tauranga. They were blowing up chunks of Mauao, the ancestral maunga of Ngai Te rangi. Maori themselves in our maunga, awa and whenua so when they were blowing up Mauao they were blowing up me. I don’t know if we are reading too much into a simple movie or if we aren’t but what u can say is I wish we were blue with tails, then, at least maybe pakeha NZ will feel some aroha towards us.

PS: sorry for the grammar / spelling I wrote this on my mobile phone.

By: Nga

Nga — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:10:04 +0000

I saw a hard case piece on Dave Chapelle with a black comedian remarking how offensive The Last Samurai was. I think it went…'Tom Cruise?! The last Samurai. Please… I'm gonna make a movie called The Last Nigger on Earth…starring Tom Hanks! Why can't the white people who make movies let brown/black people save themselves for once?

By: Hohonu

Hohonu — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 06:53:22 +0000

Is Avatar racist? 2 views: Yes it is: http://io9.com/5422666/when-will-white-people-sto... No it isn't: http://fto.co.za/opinion/avatar-racist-2010011116... See More