Avatar Imperialism
Native Africans were destroyed from the inside out; they were physically harmed and mentally scarred. The cause of their destruction was Imperialism, which is the state practice, policy, or advocacy of extending power and dominion, especially by direct territorial acquisition or by gaining political and economic control of other areas. In the late 1800s to the early 1900s, mother countries took over Africa, and it was looked at negatively because they used force, power, and international propaganda. The movie Avatar, directed by James Cameron and released December 18, 2009, is the futuristic portrayal of imperials impact, including: militaristic force, economic incentive, and destruction of culture. The reality of imperialism, in our history, has been shown by the takeover of Africa. The mother country's economic incentive was for Africa's rich resources, which include the following: gold, diamonds, rubber, ground nut, palm oil, and cotton. If the natives did not give up their resources willingly they would use brute force. Countries like Britain, France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Spain, and Portuguese were responsible for the militaristic force
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On Pandora unobtanium is the key resource, and it is the economic incentive of the humans. They have been trying to mine without disturbing the natives, but they are becoming impatient. Using their high-tech equipment, the humans attacked the natives until they could get the amount of unobtanium they wanted. The humans used ex-marines to fight against the natives of Pandora. Since they did not give up their home tree, the humans burnt it to the round, so they could mine the unobtanium. The home tree was the center of their culture and their home, so once the humans destroyed it they had nothing. Avatar is a parallel to the age of imperialism, by demonstrating the reason for being on Pandora, the humans brute force, and the demolition of the home
On Pandora unobtanium is the key resource, and it is the economic incentive of the humans. They have been trying to mine without disturbing the natives, but they are becoming impatient. Using their high-tech equipment, the humans attacked the natives until they could get the amount of unobtanium they wanted. The humans used ex-marines to fight against the natives of Pandora. Since they did not give up their home tree, the humans burnt it to the round, so they could mine the unobtanium. The home tree was the center of their culture and their home, so once the humans destroyed it they had nothing. Avatar is a parallel to the age of imperialism, by demonstrating the reason for being on Pandora, the humans brute force, and the demolition of the home