Comments on: Avatar Blues http://www.bradhuddleston.com/2010/01/avatar-blues/ Traveling the World Igniting Revival Fires Sun, 04 Apr 2010 03:21:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Mrs Shipman http://www.bradhuddleston.com/2010/01/avatar-blues/comment-page-1/#comment-212 Mrs Shipman Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:51:35 +0000 http://www.bradhuddleston.com/?p=266#comment-212 <a href="http://www.pluggedin.com/movies/intheaters/avatar.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://www.pluggedin.com/movies/intheaters/avatar.aspx</a> ...is the review from Plugged in... Focus on the family. It addresses several issues re: this movie THANK YOU for addressing this movie's influence It is not OK to go along with the * popular* http://www.pluggedin.com/movies/intheaters/avatar.aspx
…is the review from Plugged in… Focus on the family. It addresses several issues re: this movie
THANK YOU for addressing this movie's influence
It is not OK to go along with the * popular*

]]> By: Bill Fawcett http://www.bradhuddleston.com/2010/01/avatar-blues/comment-page-1/#comment-164 Bill Fawcett Tue, 19 Jan 2010 04:47:11 +0000 http://www.bradhuddleston.com/?p=266#comment-164 <span> </span> <span style="background-color: #ffffff"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif">Dr. Michael Brown did an hour-long program on his <em>Line of Fire</em> broadcast on Jan 7th about Avatar.  The program was called </span></span> <span style="background-color: #ffffff"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif">"Christian Liberty and the Movie Avatar."  I highly recommend it. The program brings up some serious holiness issues, and I like the way these were tied in with something that people are talking about.</span></span> <span style="background-color: #ffffff"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif">You can download the podcast here:<span> </span></span></span> <span style="background-color: #ffffff"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif"><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LineOfFireRadio/~5/985RVoUc4M0/line_of_fire_01_07_10_hr1.mp3" rel="nofollow">http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LineOfFireRadio/~5/985RVoUc4M0/line_of_fire_01_07_10_hr1.mp3</a> </span></span> <span style="background-color: #ffffff"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif">-Bill</span></span> <span> </span>    
Dr. Michael Brown did an hour-long program on his Line of Fire broadcast on Jan 7th about Avatar.  The program was called
"Christian Liberty and the Movie Avatar."  I highly recommend it. The program brings up some serious holiness issues, and I like the way these were tied in with something that people are talking about.
You can download the podcast here: 
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LineOfFireRadio/~5/985RVoUc4M0/line_of_fire_01_07_10_hr1.mp3
-Bill
 
 

]]> By: LM - Australia http://www.bradhuddleston.com/2010/01/avatar-blues/comment-page-1/#comment-156 LM - Australia Thu, 14 Jan 2010 02:06:16 +0000 http://www.bradhuddleston.com/?p=266#comment-156 I just read your post on the movie and have only just seen the movie myself. Technically and visually it was one of the most stunning movies I have ever seen, James Cameron has a fantastic imagination. I am however failing to see what all the hype is about. The film seems to be progressively developed in terms of the technology used to develop the 3D models, however I wouldn't go so far as to say that it was a really outstanding film. People seemed to be completely gripped by the movie and are watching it over and over, the cinemas are still selling full sessions to the film almost a month after its release. I have to say it didn't have the same effect on me as it has on people I know. My 'Avatar experience' will only extend to discussions with my film & television students how technically and aesetically how good the movie was, and deconstruct it from an educational point of view. This man must have an amazing imagination, but having said that I agree with the comments you made. The storyline is quite depressing and distressing to begin with and I could see how people get caught up in it. It is a fantasy afterall and we often use fantasy and films to escape the rawness of our own reality. Moving image is a lot more powerful than people give it credit for, maybe they need to start handing out health warnings just like they do on medications and cigarettes! It is definitely reassuring to know a 'Pandora' does exist in our world and like you said...it is not under threat of destruction! I just read your post on the movie and have only just seen the movie myself. Technically and visually it was one of the most stunning movies I have ever seen, James Cameron has a fantastic imagination. I am however failing to see what all the hype is about. The film seems to be progressively developed in terms of the technology used to develop the 3D models, however I wouldn’t go so far as to say that it was a really outstanding film.

People seemed to be completely gripped by the movie and are watching it over and over, the cinemas are still selling full sessions to the film almost a month after its release. I have to say it didn’t have the same effect on me as it has on people I know. My ‘Avatar experience’ will only extend to discussions with my film & television students how technically and aesetically how good the movie was, and deconstruct it from an educational point of view.

This man must have an amazing imagination, but having said that I agree with the comments you made. The storyline is quite depressing and distressing to begin with and I could see how people get caught up in it. It is a fantasy afterall and we often use fantasy and films to escape the rawness of our own reality. Moving image is a lot more powerful than people give it credit for, maybe they need to start handing out health warnings just like they do on medications and cigarettes!

It is definitely reassuring to know a ‘Pandora’ does exist in our world and like you said…it is not under threat of destruction!

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