Avatar And Tipping Point: Film Analysis

Often times movies created from someone’s imagination can become reality. Within every society there are corporations that try to take advantage or control of certain aspects. The corporations often times abuse the power that is given to them. Tom Radford and Niobe Thompson; directors of Tipping Point: Age of the Oil Sands and James Cameron, the genius behind the movie Avatar, show the struggles many aboriginal people face in their daily lives due to the government’s inability to lead one’s society properly. In these films, Avatar and Tipping Point, one views the selfishness of the government and how their greed interferes with the lack of action.

The Canadian Government and the Corporation on Avatar, want to find a fast solution to a problem that they should think thoroughly about. The Government and Corporations are not considering the people and natural resources on the land.This is evident in Avatar when it shows how the Sky people do not take in consideration the families living on Pandora and how this change will affect them. The sky people solely acknowledge their own benefit and gain in regards to the Hometree. The whole culture is based around the Hometree, which
In the Tipping point, the Cree and Dene people are trying to create awareness to the public. The Cree and Dene want to raise attention to the lakes being harmful and that it is filled with toxins that cause different types of cancer. The government in, the Tipping Point, refuses to address the problem that is presented in front of them. Similarly in Avatar, the Sky people do not attempt to find a solution that benefits both parties, they merely do what they feel is right for themselves. They are stripping down the Na’vi’s cultural beliefs and aspects of who they are. This has the Na’vi people unable to withhold the same privileges and freedom as the sky people