| I had the pleasure of seeing the movie "Avatar" today | | | | was used to name it "The Spirit". Through prayer to |
| in glorious 3D. The beautiful cinematography is enough | | | | Eywa, The Spirit is able to garner the cooperation of |
| for me to recommend the movie to anyone. | | | | the native animals to provide a miraculous victory for |
| Reviewers have mistakenly depicted Avatar as a love | | | | the Na'vi. |
| story. It is clear that Avatar is a religious story. | | | | Jesus, The Son, is present in the character of Jake |
| James Cameron's follow up to the epic love story of | | | | Sully. Jake is immaculately reborn in the opening |
| "Titanic" is not another love story. The love between | | | | sequence from cryopreservation. He is taught the |
| Jake Sully, and Neytiri is shallow. Neytiri never seems | | | | religion of the Na'vi, and converts from godless |
| comfortable with Jake; who tends to suddenly collapse | | | | capitalism. His prayers to the Mother Eywa are |
| into unconsciousness as his remote brain is | | | | answered by the The Spirit as he leads his disciples in |
| disconnected from his avatar's body. Jake's true love | | | | the final battle for the planet. He is even resurrected |
| appears to be the spiritualism of the Na'vi, the native | | | | after willingly offering his life for the chance to become |
| people of the planet Pandora. | | | | his avatar. |
| Avatar is a Trinitarian religious story modeled after | | | | For me, Avatar's trinity rings hollow compared to |
| Christianity. The religion of the Nevi is a step up from | | | | Christianity. Whether or not it sinks to the level of |
| "The Force" that the Jedi relied on in "Star Wars". The | | | | sacrilegious, I will defer to theologians. Mother Nature is |
| Father, Son, and Holy Spirit each have their elementary | | | | less than a week's work for Yahweh (see Genesis), |
| counterparts in this film. The Na'vi's answer to | | | | and Jake Sully is a far cry from Jesus. Still, if the |
| Christianity's Holy Father Yahweh is Eywa, or Mother | | | | spirituality of Avatar is enticing, you may find |
| Nature. The Holy Spirit is depicted as a network of | | | | Christianity enthralling. It's coming soon to a church near |
| roots between the pious trees. Modest imagination | | | | you. |