In 1854, an Indian chief wrote this sentence to the "big leader in Washington, DC". He and his people have exhausted their last bit of strength, the young hunters have sacrificed their lives, the old and the weak are suffering from disease...No one hears their wailing and roaring, no one cares that this is already annihilating the clan Ancient tribe on the edge. The chief has seen the end of the story: it can’t be held, it can’t be held anymore...this land, the land of ancestors...the white colonists holding their rifles, wave after wave appeared on the horizon... …
"They will come, like rain that never stops."-The movie "Avatar".
On the coldest day of 2010, I was looking forward to the long-awaited visual feast. Although the magnificence created by technological advancement was amazing, it did not touch me. The technical pinnacle of "Avatar" is unquestionable, but from the perspective of the "movie itself", it is lacklustre-it can even be said to lack originality. Putting aside the similarity between the whole idea and "Pocahontas", the shadow of "Castle in the Sky" can be found in many scenes; the healing ritual under the tree of soul is exactly the same as the scene by the lake in "Princess Mononoke"; humanoid machine The Battle Armor cannot be traced back to Gundam, or at least it is similar to Wachowski’s "The Matrix", and Hallelujah is even more like Tsui Hark’s new mountain; not to mention the great villain with a terrific face, he It can be squeezed into all anti-war movies to play an unmanned chief with ease. Such a character with no hierarchy and personality combined with the visual characteristics of the film makes me feel "watching a cartoon" in a trance.
It’s enough for entertainment, but James Cameron wants to say more.
A month before "Avatar" was released in the United States, a piece of news that no one paid attention to occupied a small corner of the newspaper. On November 5, 2009, President Obama stated that he would improve the living conditions of Indians and promised them "a fair chance to realize the American dream." This is the first time that the National Congress of Indian Tribe Leaders has been held in 15 years. Indians are the “Native Americans” of the United States. A quarter of them live below the poverty line. The rate of violent crime is more than 20 times the national average, and the rate of college education in the population is 1/of the average. 2.
The chiefs complained that there were less than 15 minutes between their meetings with some U.S. senators, and it was not enough to cover all the difficulties...
Twenty days after President Obama's speech, it was Thanksgiving. Devout families must gather together to pray and thank you in front of the oily turkey and the big bowl of mashed potatoes.
But most Americans don't know the origin of Thanksgiving Day, the true New World holiday.
In 1620, a ship carried 102 Puritans from England to the New World. In the days of cold and hunger, the Indians gave them food, taught them hunting and planting, and let them survive that winter.
The winter in North America in 1620 may be particularly cold, so that the 102 colonists of the Mayflower will always remember gratitude; the winter in North America in 1620 may not be cold enough to let them remember their true benefactors Not the Father, but the brown-skinned "infidels."
In 1621, the colonists survived. In 1622, the war broke out. It was later called the "Indian War"-a war between the benefactor and the beneficiary, the host and the guest. This ridiculous war quickly turned into a one-sided killing, with muskets as the main weapon, and cholera and smallpox as accomplices, which lasted until 1890.
In just 100 years after the opening of the new shipping route at the end of the 15th century, the American Indian population dropped by 95% from 40 million. Today, 500 years later, there are only 3 million Indians in the United States.
The planet Pandora is an obvious metaphor. It is rich but dangerous, beautiful and deadly. It attracts countless consciously brave explorers. For them, this is just a game. 500 years ago, explorers were tempted by the temptation of the "Golden Empire" and driven by hormones. For the predators of Pandora, the appearance of the "Avatar Avatar" made life-the lowest bargaining chip for this kind of adventure. You can also not be paid. For humans, this is a role-playing game: you can tour the new world, ride a six-legged horse, and get a little sister by the way. But for the Na'vi people, for the Indians, for the indigenous Africans, for the people who have faced muskets and cannons, who have lived on their "own land" for generations, this has lasted for 500 years. "Game" is as cruel as a nightmare.
"Avatar" is actually an apology letter 500 years late: "I'm sorry, we pulled down so many trees and built railways; sorry, we killed your family for the gold mine; Just as you warmed up, insert a sharp blade into your chest.” We all know in our hearts that in order to entertain you and me, the movie abruptly gave us a perfect ending: this game of hunting should have fallen in a helicopter. The moment when the female pilot sacrifices is over-all the rebels will die, and the surviving Na'vi people will never be able to regain their spiritual traditions. No matter how powerful the bow and crossbow can be shot through bulletproof glass, no matter how great hunters are to summon giant jungle beasts, no matter how lucky the aboriginal people are, it is impossible to have grenades.
Yes, if everything ends at the moment the helicopter crashes. Did you hear the arrogant laugh of the doomed side? Your yellow eyes stare at the sky blankly, the wound on your chest gurgles out of the blood donation, your breathing is getting faster and faster, you recall the stories you heard since you were young, you try to find the god who will lead you...but you can listen When a pair of leather boots stepped in the mud and came towards you, the sound made you feel cold; you saw the black hole of the muzzle. At this moment, you are not a soldier, this is not a death in battle, this is an execution. But you are not guilty. It is them who are guilty. You are what they don't treat as human beings, and you love the land they don't love.
Gunshots.
How many times has this ending repeated in history? This ending does not come from the script, it comes from history.
Tecumseh, the last chief to unite the Indian tribes against the white colonists, said before generously dying: "The highest leader elected every 20 years since Harrison (President) will die. He died. At that time you will think of the death of my people." Since 1840, every U.S. president elected in a year ending in zero has died in office. The first exception did not appear until Reagan was assassinated.
There are many talks about this curse, but the hatred is true.
"Avatar", an apology letter 500 years late, 3D, but not sincere enough. Until the end, James Cameron was unwilling to let people who should confess to confess well. At the time when they should be cruel, he could not be cruel to the end. Yes, consumers always have the right to demand a happy ending, and always have the right to walk out of the cinema with a smile and go to a Christmas party.
"--Well, those blue guys make me feel a little uncomfortable, but...just leave it alone, everything is fake!"
Today, it is extremely clear, extremely shocking, extremely bright, and extremely beautiful The spectacle appeared in front of me. I felt that this is not the planet Pandora. On the earth, there has been such a beautiful place, there have been this original and unmixed ecology, and there have also been people who can listen to the sounds of nature. Of humans. We destroyed it. Not only did we destroy it, we are also destroying it. We have no repentance or hesitation. 20 years later, the last "Pandora" on the earth-the Amazon rainforest, a natural treasure house of species, is used manpower again. The super ecosystem that cannot be rebuilt will no longer exist.
"If we abandon this land and transfer it to you, you must remember: This land is sacred... The breeze gave our ancestors the first breath and the last sigh of our ancestors... You must Take care of the animals on this land... The fate that befalls animals will eventually befall humans... Tell your children, the land under their feet is the ashes of our ancestors, and the land retains the lives of our loved ones. As we teach our own children, tell your children that the earth is our mother. Anything that falls on the earth will eventually fall on the children of the earth.”
This Indian chief is called Seattle, in the northwestern United States. The largest city is named after him. After writing this letter, he eventually led the tribe and moved into the protected area designated by the government, losing this sacred land forever.
I am waiting for what happened on this earth to all of us-not only the white colonies, but all the people who planted sins because of greed-us.
I waited, helpless, but everything is already doomed.
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