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DESCRIPTION:Film evenings begin with optional potluck refreshments and social hour at  
 6:30 pm,\nfollowed by the film at  7:30 pm, followed by a discussion after 
 the film.\n\nAVATAR\nby James Cameron\n\nJames Cameron describes his 
 science fiction tour de force as “a futuristic tale set on a planet 200 
 years hence and an old-fashioned jungle adventure with an environmental 
 conscience that aspires to a mythic level of storytelling.”  The enormous 
 popularity of this magnificent film comes from the fact that it is 
 primarily an action adventure journey of self-discovery in the context of 
 imperialism and deep ecology (that is to say, in the context of our times). 
  The film is also a sensation because it debuts a number of revolutionary 
 visual effects techniques.\n\nThe film is an emotional journey of 
 redemption and revolution — the story of a wounded former Marine, thrust 
 unwillingly into an effort to settle and exploit an exotic planet rich in 
 biodiversity and wonderfully inhabited by a tall, blue native people.  He 
 eventually crosses over to lead the indigenous blue people in a battle for 
 survival.  The story includes an entire world complete with an ecosystem of 
 phantasmagorical plants and creatures and a native people with a rich 
 culture and language.\n\nThis film has a great deal to say about native 
 cultures that are close to nature, about exploitation of resources by 
 technology, and about the mystery of life itself.  It will make its viewers 
 think about the mystery of incarnation.  This is a deeply thoughtful 
 production, a fact that will not be missed as viewers follow the carefully 
 written action and adventure story line.  The theme, and the artwork, bear 
 a signature that is unique in the history of filmmaking.\n\nWheelchair 
 accessible around the corner at  411  28th  Street\n\n$5 donations are 
 accepted  \n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/08/08/18655652.php
SUMMARY:Avatar
LOCATION:Humanist Hall\n390  27th  Street\nmidtown Oakland, between Telegraph and 
 Broadway\nhttp://www.HumanistHall.org \n
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/08/08/18655652.php
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