The fourth dimension
<p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="layers">layers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="meanings">meanings</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="films">films</span>, <span word="novels">novels</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="plays">plays</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="significance">significance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> "<span word="re">re</span>-<span word="imagining">imagining</span>".</p><p><span word="Director">Director</span> <span word="James">James</span> <span word="Cameron">Cameron</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Avatar">Avatar</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sweeping">sweeping</span> <span word="cinemas">cinemas</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="globe">globe</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tsunami">tsunami</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> - <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="odd">odd</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>.</p><p><span word="Groundbreaking">Groundbreaking</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="aside">aside</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 3<span word="D">D</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="themes">themes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="colonialism">colonialism</span>, <span word="indiscriminate">indiscriminate</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="interracial">interracial</span> <span word="relationships">relationships</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="bulldozer">bulldozer</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="screen">screen</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="an">an</span> "<span word="aha">aha</span>" <span word="epiphany">epiphany</span>: <span word="This">This</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="today">today</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="or">or</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="accurately">accurately</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="interpretation">interpretation</span>.</p><p><span word="Avatar">Avatar</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="as">as</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="parable">parable</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="all">all</span>-<span word="engulfing">engulfing</span> <span word="greed">greed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="estate">estate</span> <span word="developers">developers</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="parlance">parlance</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Na">Na</span>'<span word="vi">vi</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="called">called</span> "<span word="nail">nail</span> <span word="houses">houses</span>", <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="refuse">refuse</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="legally">legally</span> <span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="properties">properties</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> - <span word="or">or</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="case">case</span> - <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stick">stick</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="nails">nails</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="debris">debris</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="Cameron">Cameron</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="inspiration">inspiration</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plight">plight</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> "<span word="nails">nails</span>". <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="obviously">obviously</span> <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wars">wars</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="W">W</span> <span word="Bush">Bush</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span> "<span word="twisted">twisted</span>" <span word="this">this</span> <span word="tale">tale</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="paradigm">paradigm</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Na">Na</span>'<span word="vi">vi</span> <span word="shoot">shoot</span> <span word="arrows">arrows</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="machinery">machinery</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="crushes">crushes</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="path">path</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scene">scene</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="instantly">instantly</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>, <span word="surnamed">surnamed</span> <span word="Pan">Pan</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="homemade">homemade</span> <span word="Molotov">Molotov</span> <span word="cocktail">cocktail</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="thwart">thwart</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rumbling">rumbling</span> <span word="bulldozers">bulldozers</span> - <span word="albeit">albeit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="vain">vain</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Na">Na</span>'<span word="vi">vi</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vigil">vigil</span> <span word="reminiscent">reminiscent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="Yimou">Yimou</span>-<span word="directed">directed</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Opening">Opening</span> <span word="Ceremony">Ceremony</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="foreboding">foreboding</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="pervasive">pervasive</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tang">Tang</span> <span word="Fuzhen">Fuzhen</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chengdu">Chengdu</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="resorted">resorted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="immolation">immolation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protest">protest</span> <span word="against">against</span> "<span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="eviction">eviction</span>".</p>
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