In the past 30 days, in CoHO's Conversation with a Thousand Faces forum, there have been 70 posts so far in the thread titled Avatar: A Mixture of Myth and Symbol. JCF Associate stncald opens the discussion by noting mythic themes found in this popular film. Later posts have explored reactions of the Native American community to the movie, and others have found the film superficial and biased against conservative values, or relying too much on "borrowed" themes.

 

Meanwhile, a thread in our Mythology and Religion forum - Avatar and the sense of loss of mythology in modern times - raises the question as to what this film conveys about the lack of a working mythology in our lives today. This discussion has been active only two weeks, so has fewer participants but is just as thought-provoking in its analysis.

 

JCF Associates have so far contributed over 56,000 posts in our Conversation of a Higher Order forums! Every Associate is automatically registered and able to participate in these discussions, so visit the above threads and weigh in with your thoughts - and while onsite, see what other topics draw your attention (including threads that may seem to have petered out months ago - it only takes one post with an expanded perspective to re-animate an intriguing topic!).

 

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