Piranha II vs. Avatar

January 18, 2010

Piranha II is James Cameron’s first feature movie, and Avatar is the most recent.  How has his moral message and story-telling evolved?

In Piranha II, you were likely to get killed by a carnivorous flying fish if:

  • You are female and naked.
  • You have sex unconnected to romance.
  • You’re a somewhat ridiculous older woman.
  • You are an ethnic side-character.

Also, if you’re ex-military, you’re instinctively evil, even when you try to be good.  if you’re a corporate person, you’re stupidly evil.

Things have gotten a lot better for naked or semi-naked women/aliens in Avatar, and only good people have sex, which is romantic as heck.  On the other hand:

  • Military is still evil.
  • Corporations are stupidly evil.
  • Michelle Rodriguez? Dead.
  • Sigourney Weaver? Dead. (well, she does get instantly recycled into a giant tree, so that’s something)

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