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Started by Unila kelkuyu si, June 23, 2010, 08:10:56 PM

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Unila kelkuyu si

Like many other people, i have seen a lot of good movies, some really great movies, and too many bad movies (lol) but i feel that there are some movies like Avatar that are their own catigorie all together.  Peter Jackson sums it up pretty good in the art of avatar book when he says:
QuoteBut occasionally a movie comes along that takes us by the scruff of the neck and propels us headlong into an experience so strong and profound that such agreements are rendered instantly redundant.  These are the movies that live with us our entire lives and, some would argue, shape our lives -- films that touch both heart and mind and compel us to surrender completely to the power of the experience.
I know that avatar is without a doubt at the top of my list because it literally changed my perspective on life but it is not the only one.  There have been a few other movies like this that had a similar effect, one for me is The Matrix, but i was wondering if anyone else had any to add to the list??

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well, hell, if one movie that captures the spirit of Avatar, it is Dances with Wolves


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the first transformers wasnt really about the storyline. it was more about taking the visual affects up a notch, which cameron then perfected.

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Quote from: Duma Vadamee {Aungia Tsawkeyä} on June 24, 2010, 10:25:14 AM
the first transformers wasnt really about the storyline. it was more about taking the visual affects up a notch, which cameron then perfected.
I can agree with that. The effects in Transformers 1 were really well done...they were, IMO, some of the better ones I've seen.

Don't think I'll find anything to top Avatar for a while though...only thing that will likely come close is Avatar 2...
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Quote from: Swoka Ikran on June 24, 2010, 10:58:07 AM
Quote from: Duma Vadamee {Aungia Tsawkeyä} on June 24, 2010, 10:25:14 AM
the first transformers wasnt really about the storyline. it was more about taking the visual affects up a notch, which cameron then perfected.
I can agree with that. The effects in Transformers 1 were really well done...they were, IMO, some of the better ones I've seen.

Don't think I'll find anything to top Avatar for a while though...only thing that will likely come close is Avatar 2...

agreed

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Quote from: Tompa'Ivong on June 24, 2010, 12:04:28 AM
well, hell, if one movie that captures the spirit of Avatar, it is Dances with Wolves

I agree, I actually once considered seeing if one could learn the Sioux language, but that never went anywhere.
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blood and chocolate? another wolf movie

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as far as I know, learning any traditional native language is a hard endeavor

you must find fluent speakers, and with the Lakota, male and female speaking is different in the Lakota language


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I'm cheating because the movie is based on a book, and the book is what really changed my life: The Clan of the Cave Bear.

Another cheat: The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Quote from: Tompa'Ivong on June 24, 2010, 04:01:34 PM
you must find fluent speakers, and with the Lakota, male and female speaking is different in the Lakota language

Really?? That is so interesting. Why is it different? Is it because of social structure? Are the Lakota patrilineal or matrilineal?
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Quote from: Tompa'Ivong on June 24, 2010, 04:01:34 PM
as far as I know, learning any traditional native language is a hard endeavor

you must find fluent speakers, and with the Lakota, male and female speaking is different in the Lakota language

Yea, the only native language I know of that is written as well as spoken is Cherokee. Correct me if I'm wrong though.
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Oh boy, now I need to add Cherokee to my list of languages that I must learn before I die...
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hmmmmmmmmm...well Avatar is definately #1 on my list of inspiring movies.  hmmm I would say Van Helsing did as well...(i'm just trying to remember why it was so inspiring to me lol except for my creative imagination hrh)
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Quote from: Tukruyä Tsamsiyu on June 25, 2010, 11:39:59 AM
Quote from: Tompa'Ivong on June 24, 2010, 04:01:34 PM
as far as I know, learning any traditional native language is a hard endeavor

you must find fluent speakers, and with the Lakota, male and female speaking is different in the Lakota language

Yea, the only native language I know of that is written as well as spoken is Cherokee. Correct me if I'm wrong though.

What about some of those Canadian aboriginal languages?  There has been a syllabery written for them, too.
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Quote from: Tukruyä Tsamsiyu on June 25, 2010, 11:39:59 AMYea, the only native language I know of that is written as well as spoken is Cherokee. Correct me if I'm wrong though.

Well, Cherokee is the only one with a writing system invented just for it by a native speaker.  Otherwise many native languages do have Roman orthographies these days.  Navajo (diné bizaad) has had a standard since the 40s, I believe.  The Languagegeek website has a substantial list of these orthographies.

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Quote from: wm.annis on June 28, 2010, 07:52:12 PM
Well, Cherokee is the only one with a writing system invented just for it by a native speaker.  Otherwise many native languages do have Roman orthographies these days.

In that case, would you say that the only legitimate orthography is one created by a native speaker? On the one hand, I would say so, but I'm no Linguist, therefore my opinion is inconsequential.

Now, somebody did come up with a script for Na'vi, and I'll admit to using it and being able to read it, but it's not canon by any means. However, having it makes for easy message encryption between forum members lol.
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Quote from: Rain on June 28, 2010, 08:11:03 PMIn that case, would you say that the only legitimate orthography is one created by a native speaker? On the one hand, I would say so, but I'm no Linguist, therefore my opinion is inconsequential.

I would say not.  The current Navajo system was a joint effort of both Indian Bureau linguists and Navajo scholars, and it seems like most tribes that still have a living enough language to worry about writing in it will make some official adoption of this or that system.  But really, it just needs to get the job done well and accurately.

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Quote from: ll.sxkxawng on June 28, 2010, 07:43:41 PM
Quote from: Tukruyä Tsamsiyu on June 25, 2010, 11:39:59 AM
Quote from: Tompa'Ivong on June 24, 2010, 04:01:34 PM
as far as I know, learning any traditional native language is a hard endeavor

you must find fluent speakers, and with the Lakota, male and female speaking is different in the Lakota language

Yea, the only native language I know of that is written as well as spoken is Cherokee. Correct me if I'm wrong though.

What about some of those Canadian aboriginal languages?  There has been a syllabery written for them, too.

Well, I live south of their borders, so I didn't know they existed.

Quote from: wm.annis on June 28, 2010, 07:52:12 PM
Quote from: Tukruyä Tsamsiyu on June 25, 2010, 11:39:59 AMYea, the only native language I know of that is written as well as spoken is Cherokee. Correct me if I'm wrong though.

Well, Cherokee is the only one with a writing system invented just for it by a native speaker.  Otherwise many native languages do have Roman orthographies these days.  Navajo (diné bizaad) has had a standard since the 40s, I believe.  The Languagegeek website has a substantial list of these orthographies.

Yea, if I remember correctly it was written down as a language so the Cherokee could prove to the US that they were a civilized tribe. They actually wrote their own Constitution in Cherokee.
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