Where Cameron Got the Idea

In case you missed it, this parody promo reveals the many parallels between Avatar and a semi-forgotten animation feature, Fern Gully, released from Fox in 1992. Same company, same theme, as you will see. I still like Avatar better, because it is much more impressive to look at -- not because of its updated politics, which I'd describe as anti-globalization ca. 1995 (with a soupçon of crowd-pleasing anti-Bush venom thrown in).

January 5, 2010 4:11 PM | Permalink

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