Dharmavidya writes:
Yesterday four of us went to see a 3D science fiction film called Avatar. A visit to the cinema is quite a rare event in my life but I don't think I have seen a 3D film since I was a child so this invitation seemed something not to miss. Although set on a distant planet called Pandora "after the destruction of planet Earth" the film effectively conveyed the beauty and fragility of our world and the horrific destructiveness of humankind bent on exploitation. I'll not reveal the plot in case you plan to see it yourself, but the film raises many questions, not just about socio-economic issues such as the displacement of aboriginal peoples by invasive sophisticated societies equipped with ferocious weapons, but also about what it is to be a human being - or to become a person.::continue reading
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