Film critic accuses Avatar: The Way of Water cultural appropriation even though Na’vi are blue
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Film critic mocked for accusing Avatar: The Way of Water of ‘cultural appropriation’ by claiming ‘white actors’ are ‘disguising people of colour’
- Independent film critic Kathia Woods tweeted her criticism of Avatar yesterday.
- She was brutally mocked for her claim that white actors ‘sew’ like ‘poc’
- Avatar: The Way of Water is about the fictional indigenous Na’vi alien community
- Also, many of the actors in central roles are black and some are Maori.
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An independent film critic has been mercilessly mocked for accusing Avatar: The Way of Water of ‘cultural appropriation’, claiming that director James Cameron only cast white actors to ‘cosplay’ as ‘colored’ aliens in the film. blockbuster.
Independent film critic Kathia Woods, who has contributed to Buzzfeed News and The Philadelphia Tribune, made the comments on Twitter.
‘At some point we have to talk about the cultural appropriation of Avatar and white actors are cos playing as few.
“It’s a mess and it’s not necessary and no amount of visual effects/CGI is going to erase that. Bad Lace Fronts/Dry Synthetic Braids Jesus, fix it,’ she said.
Actors Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana in Avatar: The Way of Water, which premiered last week.
Independent film critic Kathia Woods claimed that the film was guilty of ‘cultural appropriation’ and that the white actors ‘played’ as ‘people of colour’, despite the fact that their characters are indigenous blue aliens.
Woods has now made his Twitter account private, but many seized on his comment as an awareness call that went too far.
“James Cameron didn’t even try to find native blue people to play these parts, smh,” quipped Free Beacon reporter Andrew Kerr.
“Apparently only nine foot tall blue aliens get to play nine foot tall blue aliens in the movies!” joked radio host Dan O’Donnell.
Woods made no note of the fact that the Na’vi creatures depicted in the film are not only described as ‘indigenous blue humanoids’ living on the planet Pandora, but some are played by black actors in the film.
Woods, an independent critic for The Philadelphia Tribune, has now made her Twitter account private.
Woods was immediately mocked for his portrayal of the blockbuster.
Zoe Saldana is among the lead cast along with Maori actor Cliff Curtis, African-American star Laz Alonso, and Bailey Bass.
While his assessment may not have been taken seriously, Cameron’s box office success will depend on other reviews and audience scores.
Cameron has already gone on record that he needs to make at least $2 billion to turn a profit.
He hasn’t confirmed exactly how much it cost to make, though Variety estimates it was $350 million, which would make it one of the most expensive movies ever produced.
In an interview with GQ, Cameron called the film “very expensive.”
To break even, it would have to become the third or fourth highest-grossing film ever made.
Director James Cameron (pictured at the Dec. 6 release) said the film must become the “third or fourth highest-grossing of all time” to make a profit.