If you didn't know who made Avatar, would you still be so confident about this interpretation? A major part of art is its ability to be a "reflecting pool" and

If you didn't know who made Avatar, would you still be so confident about this interpretation? A major part of art is its ability to be a "reflecting pool" and generate discussion about current topics, even if the resulting analogies go far beyond author's intent. Avatar does very well at this because it's so focused. The focus makes the story simplistic, but also metaphorically powerful. It makes a valid interpretation of the story - any valid one - feel much stronger.