Ahmahdinejad’s seen it (here exiting Tehran’s new IMAX theater), which forces us to wonder if he too saw the film as a critique of the western world’s involvement in Iran, set to the score of Pocahontas. Even an American would be quick to draw parallels between the human occupation of Pandora and the European conquest of the Americas, India, Africa and now, in a media-veiled manner, the Middle East.  Our history haunts us. Well, in a special way. Sure, it makes us billions in box office hits, but millionaires and world-famous celebrities are only two by-products.  In the way that Avatar has abandoned many of its viewers to a state of post-viewing depression, leaving them in want of a world that is ascertainable on Earth only through hindsight or more movies (an image; a stability), our involvement in Iran has done much the same. The Iranian government blames the US and Britain for instigating the recent riots, thus trying to discredit the Iranian peoples’ rejection of tyranny. Why should people believe this? Well, they don’t. Buy why should they? Because in the 50′s we teamed up with Britain to try and overthrow their government, seeing the opportunity to score some oil. Who then is to trust? The media of a country that secretly helped overthrow Iran’s political system only 50 years ago, or the words of an illegitimate president? There is no rock to stand on—no Neytiri to scream in our ear, per se. Ahmahdinejad seems to be troubled as well. While the official Iranian flag remains red, white and green, Ahmahdinejad has recently appeared on television before the same flag in red, white and blue, eliminating the green that is now a symbol of the Iranian people’s struggle for freedom. Of course now he’s in fraternity with France and Britain and the USA, so is this a shunning of his political opposition through association with its western supporters? Instead of worrying about all this, he has decided to enrich more uranium. We do it–Why cant he? No wonder so many people leave this film with a sense of remorse, which leads to a popular question: Would you give up your earth life to live on Pandora? According to this forum many would. One poster says, “Being a native American has a heavy influence on this decision. I’ve always yearned for a connection to nature.” It’s ironic that to connect to nature you must leave Earth behind. Perhaps we are all too human. Does this all make sense? It is trying to make sense, but if it doesn’t you’ll just have to see the movie.