I'm Always Late to the Party, and That Is, Of Course, If I'm Invited at All. Most Times, I Just Miss Out, but This Time, I Win: Avatar, Fire & Ash

Two weeks ago, I read something that made me think I should check out Avatar, the blue creatures story that I missed back in the day because I was defending a dissertation and didn't have time for movies (even though the colonial part of the films was/is on par to the research I was doing). Future world...there's lots of energy and the natives live in synchronicity with the energies of the planet, even if they do have conflicts with one another. Bring in a future human race, and their marines, and then it becomes a story of trying to harvest all the energy of the world for human good...including the Tulkun, the Great Beasts. These are whale-like creatures that are hunted for their brains which harvest Amrita, a magical substance that can stop human aging.

Yes, much of it is fantastical and outrageous, but the metaphors resonate tremendously, including the military industrial complex and need to colonize other worlds after humans have depleted their own. Bring on the the indigenous Na'vi and the Nalutsa, and the faith they have in their "Mother God," and you have a story. Of course, there's some interspecies mingling we half breeds result between the series which actually work to fit the plot in the 3rd of the series. 

I'm laughing, because after watching the first, a good 13 years behind everyone else, I watched the 2nd, which I loved, and so when Lys, Bri, and Chitunga invited me to go to the 3rd...3 hours and 15 minutes and movies are now $25 a head...I went. Lucky for me Texas A&M fought hard against Kentucky and the games ended with 3 wins for the Aggies to take the match rather quickly. I took that as an omen that I should join their entourage at Destiny...yes, malls still exist.

All of this happened rather abruptly, after cooking ribs for my parents and doing a little food shopping with Cynde. Of course, when he movie let loose, Syracuse was getting lake effect snow so that was a fun drive home. It' all good.

And driving back from Cynde's I heard a ping of a rock hit my windshield, but didn't notice a crack until driving to the movies. When I got to Destiny, though, I went outside to scratch at it. Turned out not to be a crack, but some kind of hard, gelatinous gooey substance that came off (thankfully). I was singing the Safe Drive Safe Life song. Thankfully I won't need it.

But I do need to watch the Avatar series over again, because I like the storytelling and am surprised I missed dit the first go around. Definitely a fan, now. Love having the metaphor. 

Ah, now it's Monday. Glad I don't have to work too hard.