In the Hollywood tradition, of course, the American hero fighting an indigenous enemy is innocent and moral, a reluctant warrior bringing democracy, or at least justice, to feral savages. In Avatar , the core themes highlight everything that has gone wrong with Americans’ view of themselves in relation to their country’s foreign policy.
当然，在好莱坞电影的传统中，那些被迫与土著作战的美国英雄通常都是些纯洁无瑕，道德高尚的人，为未开化的野蛮人带来民主，或至少是正义。但在《阿凡达》片中处处闪烁的核心主题却与美国人基于本国外交政策的自我认知背道而驰。