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<p>I was wondering when somebody was going to say that! This is the first time I’ve seen it said, on this or other forums discussing Avatar, but I think that is a major reason why a lot of people actually disliked the film.</p>
<p>The military violence was pretty cartoony (or maybe graphic-novel-y), but it isn’t much of a stretch to see the parallels vis-a-vis Iraqi oil and ‘unobtainium’. My H, who is/was a Marine, says he knows people who are a lot like Colonel Miles.</p>
<p>(LMNOP – my condolences on your losses. May 2010 be better for you.)</p>