White Messiah in Movies
Avatar is one of the famous 3d movies in the world. Over 40 million people watched the movie. Some people like this movie because of the beautiful graphic design and showing wonderful alien planet. However, others see the movie as racist movie. Why? In Race Relations Light Years from Earth, Mitu Sengupta, the author of the article, assumes that Avatar is a racist film because Jake Sully, a former U.S. Marine in the movie, stands for native aliens and fight against U.S. army like “White Messiah.” This means white characters always save nonwhite characters from dangers. Also, Captain Nathan Algren, a U.S. general in The Last Samurai, understands native Japanese and fight against Japanese government to protect their culture from westernization. Some people might say that these movies might not be racially motivated because the enemies who against to “White Savior” are white …show more content…
Taka is a Japanese woman who hates Algren because her husband is killed by Algren. When they meet for the first time, Taka looks at Algren with intense hatred. When Taka sees Algren’s humbleness and kindness, she decides to forgive him and falls in love with him. Even though he is a government general, he ignores his mission and decides to love Taka. Before the civil war, she helps Algren wear the armor worn by her husband and they share a kiss. When Algren comes back to the village, she smiles at him. This is important because Taka is one of the reasons why Algren comes back to the village. Loving with native woman can be seen in Avatar. Sengupta says that “Jake (played by Sam Worthington) plunges into the Na’vi’s midst as an ‘avatar,’ but soon comes to neglect his mission, falling ‘in love with the forest, the people,’” Since a lot of “White Messiah” films make stereotype that a white main character always fall in love with a woman who lives in native’s world, this movie could be motivated in gender
Avatar is one of the famous 3d movies in the world. Over 40 million people watched the movie. Some people like this movie because of the beautiful graphic design and showing wonderful alien planet. However, others see the movie as racist movie. Why? In Race Relations Light Years from Earth, Mitu Sengupta, the author of the article, assumes that Avatar is a racist film because Jake Sully, a former U.S. Marine in the movie, stands for native aliens and fight against U.S. army like “White Messiah.” This means white characters always save nonwhite characters from dangers. Also, Captain Nathan Algren, a U.S. general in The Last Samurai, understands native Japanese and fight against Japanese government to protect their culture from westernization. Some people might say that these movies might not be racially motivated because the enemies who against to “White Savior” are white …show more content…
Taka is a Japanese woman who hates Algren because her husband is killed by Algren. When they meet for the first time, Taka looks at Algren with intense hatred. When Taka sees Algren’s humbleness and kindness, she decides to forgive him and falls in love with him. Even though he is a government general, he ignores his mission and decides to love Taka. Before the civil war, she helps Algren wear the armor worn by her husband and they share a kiss. When Algren comes back to the village, she smiles at him. This is important because Taka is one of the reasons why Algren comes back to the village. Loving with native woman can be seen in Avatar. Sengupta says that “Jake (played by Sam Worthington) plunges into the Na’vi’s midst as an ‘avatar,’ but soon comes to neglect his mission, falling ‘in love with the forest, the people,’” Since a lot of “White Messiah” films make stereotype that a white main character always fall in love with a woman who lives in native’s world, this movie could be motivated in gender