Digital Evangelism Issues

Superlatives reign. Movie director Cameron does it again: probably the most expensive film ever made. And in 3D. Took 14 years to make. With its own language to out-Klingon Klingon. Getting rave reviews since release the week before Christmas. Avatar. Will its appeal extend beyond testosterone-charged teenage boys and ‘grown-up’ men? Will the romance between hero Jake and planet Pandora’s computer-generated (cgi) heroine Neytiri make it a two-box Kleenex chick flick too? Do cgi faces look expressionless and botoxed? Are the Na’vi tribe’s pointy ears better than Dr Spock’s? Or Galadriel’s?

Cameron says his inspiration is “every single science fiction book I read as a kid”. Visit official movie site with trailer.

More importantly though, does the plot contain embedded redemptive themes that we can use to point to eternal truths? Yes! Most stories do.

“In his first movie since Titanic, James Cameron has made it worth the wait with a stunning milestone in film-making – and a storyline surprisingly rich in political and spiritual undertones,” says Christianity Today in their review.

Take the opportunity. Find the parallels, write about them, blog about them.

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