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By Richard Louv on January 7th, 2010
LAST CHILD IN THE WOODS OF PANDORA
Dear Mr. Cameron,
A few weeks ago, I read a terrific quote from you that ran in at least two newspapers, the Philippine Daily Inquirer and The Hindu.
” What is ‘Avatar’ saying,” the interviewer asked you.
You answered: ” It asks questions about our relationship with each other, from culture to culture, and our relationship with the natural world at a time of nature-deficit disorder.”
A billion or so dollars later, ” Avatar” is the king of the film world. Not everyone likes its political message. But from Connecticut to Kansas to California, and probably around the world, people are starved for the movie’s larger message: humans pay an awful price and take a terrible toll when they lose touch with the natural world.
