,AVAT>3 ,REVIS+ ! ,:ITE ,MAN'S ,/ORY 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ANONYM\S 

,TEXT 3 

,AN AN>*I/ CRITIQUE ( ,HOLLYWOOD'S SYMPA?Y = ! 9DIG5\S1 

D$ICAT$ TO ! #g ,C,I,A AG5TS BL[N TO BITS 9 ,AF<ANI/AN4 

,I JU/ GOT BACK FROM FULFILL+ A HOLIDAY OBLIGATION ( GO+ TO ! !AT] ) MY FAMILY1 MY HEAD BRIMM+ ) ?\<TS = AN ESSAY1 ONLY TO F9D ?AT ,JAMES ,CAM]ON'S NEW FLICK1 ,AVAT>1 HAS ALREADY PROVOK$ A GOOD DEAL ( WRIT+ ON ! AN>*I/ NEWS SITES4 ,! ONE APPRECIATIVE >TICLE1 ,AVAT>3 ,AN ,AN>*O-,PRIMITIVI/ ,PICTURE ( ! ,HI/ORY ( ! ,WORLD SADLY SPEAKS = ITSELF1 :5 PLAC$ ALONGSIDE ! ACTUAL MOVIE1 9 DEMON/RAT+ A COMMON & LONG/&+ CRITICISM AIM$ AT A L>GE P>T ( AN>*O-PRIMITIVI/ ?\<T4 

,MORE ON ! M>K IS ,:5 WILL :ITE PEOPLE /OP MAK+ MOVIES LIKE ,AVAT> .<#a.> 1 :I* ANALYZES ! PATT]N ( :ITE GUILT 9 ,AVAT> & O!R MOVIES SU* AS ,DANCES ) ,WOLVES & ,! ,LA/ ,SAMURAI4 

,BECAUSE ! ANGLE ( :ITE GUILT HAS ALREADY BE5 WELL COV]$1 ,I WANT TO EXPLORE H[ MOVIES LIKE ,AVAT> CON/ITUTE A REVISION ( ! GLOBAL COLONIAL N>RATIVE ?AT DOES NOT SEEK TO AM5D ! PA/ BUT TO HELP CREATE ! IDEOLOGICAL BASIS = *ANG+ =MS ( SOCIAL CONTROL ?AT >E BECOM+ NECESS>Y 9 ! PRES5T & WILL BE EV5 MORE NECESS>Y 9 ! FUTURE4 

,*ANG+ ,PRIORITIES = A ,*ANG+ ,EMPIRE 

,SOME ?+S HAVE NEV] *ANG$4 ,WE/]N COLONIZ]S HAVE ALWAYS 9T]PRET$ & PORTRAY$ G5D] RELATIONS 9 9DIG5\S SOCIETIES 9 A WAY ?AT IS CONV5I5T TO ,WE/]N POLITICAL MY?S1 OR !Y HAVE SIMPLY BE5 BL9D TO DIFF]5CE & HAVE SE5 ,WE/]N-/YLE PATRI>*Y :]EV] !Y HAVE LOOK$4 ,?IS IS REFLECT$ M9UTELY 9 ,HOLLYWOOD'S PRODUCTION4 ,9 ,DANCES ) ,WOLVES1 :I*1 REMEMB]1 WAS MADE BE=E ! GIRL P[] FAD MODIFI$ WOM5'S ROLE 9 ! CONSUM] IMAG9ATION1 WOM5 APPE>$ 9 TRADITIONALLY LIMIT$ ROLES1 :5 !Y APPE>$ AT ALL4 ,9 ,AVAT>1 WOM5 CAN KICK ASS1 SO LONG AS !Y >E SK9NY1 SEXUALLY AVAILABLE1 & ALWAYS ONE /EP BEH9D !IR M51 NEV] ASSUM+ ! ROLE ( PROTAGONI/4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 ! CREATORS ( ,AVAT> C\LD IMAG9E /UNN+LY ORIG9AL FLORA & FAUNA = !IR FICTITI\S ALI5 PLANET1 BUT !Y C\LD NOT IMAG9E G5D] RELATIONS ANY DIFF]5T FROM ! ONES ?AT PREVAIL 9 ! ,WE/4 

,:AT HAS *ANG$1 /RIK+LY1 S9CE ! ,JOHN ,WAYNE GOLD5 DAYS ( ,C[BOY & ,9DIAN FILMS1 IS ?AT N[ADAYS ! NATIVES >E PORTRAY$ AS ! GOOD GUYS4 ,PROGRESSIVES MI/AKE ?IS = AN 5D TO COLONIAL ATTITUDES1 BUT IT HAS BE5 AMPLY PO9T$ \T ?AT 9DIG5\S *>ACT]S1 OR !IR ALI5 /&-9S1 AS 9 ,AVAT> OR ,DUNE1 >E NEV] ALL[$ TO TELL !IR [N /ORIES2 RA!R !Y MU/ BE RESCU$ BY :ITE M5 7OR HUMANS7 & ?US ASSIMILAT$ AS P]IPH]AL *>ACT]S 9 SOMEONE ELSE'S N>RATIVE4 ,! SY/EM1 P]SONIFI$ 9 FILM BY :ITE M51 NEV] REL9QUI%ES ! P[] ( DET]M9+ \TCOMES4 

,N[ADAYS1 ! :OLE WORLD HAS LONG S9CE BE5 COLONIZ$4 ,W>S ( CONQUE/1 TO ! PROGRESSIVE ELEM5TS ( ! P[] /RUCTURE1 >E PASSE4 ,EV5 ! 9VASIONS ( ,IRAQ & ,AF<ANI/AN W]E NOT /RATEGICALLY NECESS>Y1 !Y W]E ONLY /RATEGICALLY DESIRABLE = CONS]VATIVE ELEM5TS 9 ! P[] /RUCTURE4 ,! SAME 5DS C\LD HAVE BE5 ACCOMPLI%$ MORE SL[LY BUT MORE :OLLY ) /RICTLY ECONOMIC MEANS4 

,! PR9CIPAL TASK ( COLONIZATION !SE DAYS IS CONSUMPTION4 ,MOVIE H]OES LE>N FROM 9DIG5\S SOCIETIES :ILE REAL-LIFE SCI5TI/S PAT5T 9DIG5\S G5OMES & TRADITIONAL PLANTS1 & GRE5 CAPITALISM SELLS REPRES5TATIONS ( 9DIG5\S SPIRITUALITY TO COV] UP ITS MIS]Y & PROVIDE A COM=TABLE SUB/ITUTE = FI<T+ BACK AGA9/ ALI5ATION & ECOCIDE4 ,H]E IT'S WOR? M5TION+ ,BLUEB]RY1 A HORRIBLE #bd MOVIE 9 :I* A :ITE %]IFF IS *OS5 TO LE>N NATIVE SECRETS 9 ORD] TO SAVE !IR SPIRITUAL SY/EM FROM O!R ,WE/]N]S SEEK+ TO EXPLOIT IT4 ,HALF ( ! MOVIE IS AN ABSURD1 COMPUT]-G5]AT$ PEYOTE TRIP ?AT CRUDELY SIGNIFIES SOME VAGUE K9D ( SPIRITUAL J\RNEY+4 ,NO D\BT ! DIRECTOR ?\<T IT TO BE SOME K9D ( HOMAGE TO A G5]IC ,NATIVE ,AM]ICAN WISDOM4 

,ONE ( ! NEW] DEVELOPM5TS WE SEE 9 ,AVAT> IS A CRITIQUE ( EXTRACTIVE 9DU/RIES4 ,! HUMANS DON'T WANT TO KILL ! BLUE PEOPLE = L&1 BUT = A FUEL S\RCE1 ! CLUMSILY NAM$ 0NONOBTANIUM0 ?AT SITS B5EA? ! NATIVES' HOMEL&4 ,?IRTY YE>S AGO1 ?IS MI<T HAVE BE5 MORE RADICAL4 ,BUT N[ADAYS1 PETROLEUM IS PEAK+1 & ! FUTURE ( CAPITALISM LIES 9 NUCLE> & SOL> 5]GY4 ,9 ! FUTURE ! ,U,S WILL NOT NE$ ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/ OR ,NIG]IA4 ,ALL ! URANIUM & SUNLI<T ! ECONOMY WILL NE$ CAN BE GOT FROM )9 ,NOR? ,AM]ICA4 ,AS = TRANSPORTATION FUELS1 MO/ ( ! GR[+ ( BI(UELS WILL C]TA9LY TAKE PLACE 9 ! ,GLOBAL ,S\?1 BUT !RE WILL BE NO NE$ TO 9VADE ANY C\NTRY TO KEEP ! SUPPLIES FL[+4 ,UNLIKE OIL1 NE>LY ANY PLACE CAN PRODUCE E?ANOL OR SOYBEANS1 & IMPOV]I%$ C\NTRIES CAN BE PLAY$ (F AGA9/ ONE ANO!R TO L[] ! PRICES4 ,9 SU* AN ECONOMIC CLIMATE1 HUMANIT>IAN SOLUTIONS WILL BE F> MORE NECESS>Y ?AN MILIT>Y SOLUTIONS4 

,! PROGRESSIVE HUMANIT>IANISM EVID5C$ BY ,HOLLYWOOD DOES NOT MEAN !Y >E LOOS5+ !IR RE9S ON IDEOLOGICAL PRODUCTION OR ?9K+ AB\T U%]+ 9 A MORE LIB]AT$ SOCIETY4 ,!Y >E SIMPLY *ANG+ !IR /RATEGIES = H[ TO SAVE CAPITALISM FROM ! NEXT SET ( CRISES IT HAS CREAT$4 

,! ,*OS5 ,ONE 

,A COMMON ,HOLLYWOOD >*ETYPE IS ,! ,*OS5 ,ONE4 ,?IS FIGURE APPE>S 9 ,AVAT>1 ,DUNE1 ,! ,LA/ ,SAMURAI1 ,! ,MATRIX1 ,/> ,W>S1 & O!R FILMS4 ,UPON EXAM9ATION WE SEE ?AT ?IS FIGURE DOES NOT CORRELATE ) FILMS ?AT PORTRAY 9DIG5\S PEOPLE1 BUT RA!R ) FILMS 9 :I* ! PROTAGONI/ BECOMES A H]O BY E?ICALLY BREAK+ ! RULES & FI<T+ AGA9/ AU?ORITY4 ,AM]ICANS LOVE AN UND]DOG /ORY1 A /ORY AB\T A REBEL1 PRECISELY BECAUSE \RS IS SU* A SYCOPHANTIC1 OB$I5T SOCIETY4 ,IT WAS NO CO9CID5CE ?AT ! PREVIEWS BE=E ! MOVIE 9CLUD$ AN AD = A ,T,V S]IES ON ! ,U,S ,M>%ALS & AN AD = ! ,NATIONAL ,GU>D1 BO? ( :I*1 ES!TICALLY1 W\LD HAVE MADE ,GOEBBELS PR\D4 ,! ,NATIONAL ,GU>D AD FLA%$ A NUMB] ( CORE VALUES ONTO ! SCRE51 ! FIR/ ( :I* WAS LOYALTY4 ,& !N1 ) NO DISSONANCE1 ! AUDI5CE W5T ON TO WAT* ! MOVIE & SYMPA?IZE ) A PROTAGONI/ :O KILLS A BUN* ( ,M>9ES4 

,! ,*OS5 ,ONE IS A DEVICE ?AT CREATES A MY/ICAL OR EV5 RELIGI\S SPACE >\ND IMAG9$ ACTS ( DISLOYALTY4 ,! AUDI5CE CAN CONSUME /ORIES ( REBELLION )\T ANY DANG] TO ! SY/EM BECAUSE 9 ! MOVIES REBELLION MU/ ALWAYS BE SANCTIFI$ BY A HI<] P[]4 ,IT W\LD NOT BE REBELLION IF ! POLITICAL AU?ORITY ITSELF W]E AU?ORIZ+ ! ACTS ( TREASON1 SO 9/EAD IT MU/ BE A MY/ICAL & 9VISIBLE =CE1 OR A PLOT DEVICE ?AT IS NEV] FULLY EXPLA9$2 9 ANY CASE SOME?+ ?AT WILL NEV] APPE> 9 ! LIVES ( ! AUDI5CE MEMB]S4 ,!RE C]TA9LY WAS NO HI<] AU?ORIZATION = ! P]SON 9 ,AF<ANI/AN :O REC5TLY SACRIFIC$ HIS LIFE TO BL[ UP #g TORTUR]S ) ! ,C,I,A1 AT ! SAME TIME AS ,U,S AUDI5CES W]E *E]+ ON ,MI*ELLE ,RODRIGUEZ'S *>ACT] = 5GAG+ 9 A SUICIDAL GAME ( *ICK5 9 ORD] TO SL[ D[N ! 9VAD+ ,M>9ES4 ,BUT !RE'S NO CONTRADICTION H]E BECAUSE !RE IS NO OIL OR NONOBTANIUM 9 ,AF<ANI/AN1 WE'RE NOT AW>E ( ANY PRI/9E =E/S !RE1 & ! NATIVE 9HABITANTS JU/ DON'T LIVE UP TO ! IDEALIZ$1 NOBLE SAVAGES WE'RE US$ TO SEE+ ON ! SILV] SCRE54 

,AS LONG AS PEOPLE 9 ?IS SOCIETY REMA9 TOO C[>DLY TO *OOSE !MSELVES1 TO GRANT !MSELVES ! LEGITIMACY TO REBEL1 MOVIES LIKE ,AVAT> WILL ONLY TRA9 ,WE/]N MOVIE-GO]S TO SYMPA?IZE ) ! OPPRESS$1 :O1 9 ! MOVIE-GO]S' IMAG9ATIONS1 >E UNABLE TO FREE !MSELVES1 & >E WAIT+ = A SAVIOR :O LOOKS LIKE !M4 ,AS CLIMATE *ANGE & 5]GY CRISES CAUSE />VATION ON AN EV] 9CREAS+ SCALE AMONG ! PEOPLES :O MU/ BE HYP]-EXPLOIT$ TO MA9TA9 ! /&>D ( LIV+ 9 ! WEAL?Y C\NTRIES1 ?IS PROGRESSIVE :ITE SAVIOR M5TALITY IS JU/ :AT CAPITALISM NE$S4 ,! FUTURE HAS BE5 REPRODUC$4 

  

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