However, when I stopped to think about it, that is a very human-centered and egotistical evaluation. I originally dismissed it out of hand saying District 9 is essentially alien invasion (even if the invasion part initially failed or whether their original intent was invasion or not, the “Prawns” still invaded parts of South Africa), while Avatar was more Space Opera. My friend and I had been discussing Avatar in comparison to District 9, and he had asked me if they were in similar genres. This realization told me that maybe the first two options were way too easy, and maybe I needed to dig a little deeper into the story. This isn’t people from Earth coming to a planet of beautiful savages and saving them from their oppressive overlords this is something else. All of which would lend itself to being a Space Opera, but there’s something a little more sinister here. There’s romance, danger, and not a little bit of daring-do thrown into the mix. We have humans interacting with the “people” on that planet, and those “people” are surprisingly humanoid. We have humans coming from Earth to another planet, and we see the ship they rode in on (an important aspect of Space Opera). The next stop on my exploration into the genre of Avatar was whether or not it qualified as a Space Opera. We dare not forget the cool military tech: mech suits and helicopters, along with an assortment of other spacey tech! It is easy to see how this could be confused for a straight up MSF, but after putting some more thought into it, I decided it couldn’t be 100% classified as a MSF even though it does use it as a backdrop. You have a “grunt” as Jake Sully describes himself in the beginning, setting up a character that all fans of MSF know is not only going to be the main character but through his actions will prove he’s more than just another military drone. You have a hard ass Colonel with the standard marine mentality. I reread my review and decided I couldn’t just throw that out there, not when I had something interesting to discuss.Īvatar at its most obvious is Military Science Fiction (here on: MSF). All of which was likely more than my friend wanted to hear but something I thought was an interesting discussion. I was essentially asked, “What genre is Avatar?” At first I said “Oh, Military Science Fiction,” but as soon as I said it matter-of-factly, I immediately began doubting that answer and continued on with rambling about alien invasion versus Space Opera.
#Blood money movie genre full#
I had been almost done writing my original draft of my Avatar review, full with the references to stunning visuals and nods to possible inspirations such as FernGully, Pocahantas, Dances With Wolves and The Last Samurai, when a friend asked me a question.
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