Remember what I wrote about the tedious moralizing of Avatar, with its morally flawless Na'vi and its utterly evil villains who wed corporate greed and oppression with ruthless displays of military power? I was disappointed that James Cameron missed the opportunity to weave a story with more depth and moral complexity, but it occurred to me as I watched the film that many Arabs view their own situation through exactly this kind of morally simplistic lens. If you think I'm wrong, you should check out what's going down in the West Bank village of Bilin, where Palestinian protesters are dressing up as Na'vi to protest the Israeli separation barrier.
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