So the question becomes: does this introduction have a point and what does Avatar have to do with it? Mr James Cameron is a self-proclaimed sci-fi nerd and - not to mention - a human being (although I agree questionable, let us make that assumption for convenience sake) and just like many of us I am sure he shares many of the same existential thoughts and questions that find their way into our human brains and skeptic hearts. Many fear death, the unknown, never to see, feel or experience anything again. Some of us don't believe in God, or profoundly question his/her/its existence. Acceptance by someone or something that truly sees us, not only the shortcomings, but also for what we hope to believe that we fundamentally are good, decent, with the heart in the right place, trying to make the best of what we have been given. Many of us focus too much on our weaknesses and turn to God/s and religion for love and acceptance despite our faults, with heaven as the ultimate point of approval. And it is also only us, as subjective individuals, that can know who we are beneath our human exteriors. It is only by comparison that we can truly see ourselves.
It holds the mirror up to our faces and forces us to question who we are when our aspirations, morals, ideals and weaknesses are put to the test, are we really who we think? And what is our place in the great darkness that surrounds us, frightens and amazes us? To know your own culture learn another man's customs. Science fiction is, at its core, more than just a hypothetical fantasy about our distant neighbours twinkling in the night.
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