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A quick google search[1] about the movie Avatar showed in 2010 people couldn't go see Avatar without being unhappy with the world they had to live in here. Sur
by carlmcqueen 10y ago
A quick google search[1] about the movie Avatar showed in 2010 people couldn't go see Avatar without being unhappy with the world they had to live in here.
Surprised this article gets a new flavor every year about what people feel they wish they had.
[1] Mine was 'people experiencing loss after watching avatar'
- newswriter99 10y agoI remember reading about that. James Cameron's reply was something along the lines of "go walk in a forest" as though city people and urbanites have access to the beauty of real nature anymore. I mean, don't get me wrong there's all kinds of beauty to appreciate in a downtown metropolis. It just won't be raw.
- linkregister 10y agoWhat metros in the U.S. don't offer the opportunity to go to a forest? SF: Muir Woods (available by bus), a dozen other forests by car. NYC: Liberty State park, Jersey City. Miami: Everglades, a 30 minute drive from Miami Beach in no traffic DC: Rock Creek Park Dallas: Roosevelt Park
- shostack 10y agoWe're not far away from living in a storage room like Hiro Protagonist. For many people, the ability to "escape reality" like that might seem like an upgrade on life.