Since I'm bored and didn't search and see if there was a thread like this already lol. So the question is, What's your favorite band?
Mine is:
Muse FTW!
If I had to pick a current band it would be The Mars Volta
but I listen to a lot of underground Hip-Hop and in that case it would be MF DOOM
Kraize92 said:
Since I'm bored and didn't search and see if there was a thread like this already lol. So the question is, What's your favorite band?
Mine is:
Muse FTW!
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Massive LULZ!! I liked them better when it was Radiohead! My all time favorite is EELS but I'm all over the place with music honestly...Kathleen Edwards gets lots of play along with Geraldine Fibbers.
I dont have a favorite so Im gonna list a few of my top listened:
Social Distortion
Motorhead
Iced Earth
GWAR
Cross Canadian Ragweed
Dragon Force
Texas Jack
Jason Boland and The Stragglers.
burgertime said:
Massive LULZ!! I liked them better when it was Radiohead! My all time favorite is EELS but I'm all over the place with music honestly...Kathleen Edwards gets lots of play along with Geraldine Fibbers.
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I hope you're joking because Muse has no members of Radiohead they just copied off of them...
and came no where near the genius that is Thom Yorke
got to be kings of leon
the new album is pretty giid, but not a touch on aha shake heartbreak
love the killers too (saw them at reading which was amazing)
bit of the klaxons
and just a bit less than KOL: the libertines
I dont have a favourite band, so my selection is colourful :
The Clash
The Ramones
Dead Kennedys
The Pixies
Iron Maiden
Anthrax
Metallica
New Order
Blur
Franz Ferdinand
Manic Street Preachers
... and many more.
simple as this
me because I only make music that I love
shanetheclassic said:
I hope you're joking because Muse has no members of Radiohead they just copied off of them...
and came no where near the genius that is Thom Yorke
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That is what I was implying Shane, that they copied everything Radiohead did so thus I like Radiohead better. Also I don't think that most people a little younger then me realize that Muse was a huge joke when they came out but because they are still around they somehow have this credibility...lol.
I like alot of bands, but the band im really into at the moment is ELBOW.
They have just won the Mercury Music Award here in the UK and the album The Seldom Seen Kid is just amazing. Would recommend it
No Finnish metal? Strange.
Korpiklaani ****ing rocks!!!
I like too many bands to list all, but this band has been breaking the sound barrier's for some time: MINISTRY
Minor Threat for their influence on me
Flyleaf
Aroarah
Pipedown
Audio Karate
All That Remains
Heaven Shall Burn
and the progressive increase in length up there was by complete accident lol.
MUSE!!! Duhhh, I am a pwoper pwoud MUSER!
Necro thread. Use the "what are you listening to" thread.
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In a small country such as ours it is quite amazing how creative people are.
I like this for being soft and happy ending.
This is an advert for a nationwide bookstore.
Post your favorite advert, prefer in English or with English subs.
That is pretty sweet. Not really sure why I like this commercial but the editing with the music is fabulous.
Nike Softball Commercial
Here is one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrSPFDAllc8
Not in english, but translation is simple:
Woman: Happy birthday honey!! please make a wish.....
(Guy thinking)
Woman: What you asked for?
Man: Just a wish honney, just a wish...
burgertime said:
That is pretty sweet. Not really sure why I like this commercial but the editing with the music is fabulous.
Nike Softball Commercial
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wow didn't know the 'meaning' of that song until i saw your other post. pretty deep, and your advert is cool too.
orb3000 said:
Here is one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrSPFDAllc8
Not in english, but translation is simple:
Woman: Happy birthday honey!! please make a wish.....
(Guy thinking)
Woman: What you asked for?
Man: Just a wish honney, just a wish...
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hey that's pretty nice.
orb3000 said:
Here is one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrSPFDAllc8
Not in english, but translation is simple:
Woman: Happy birthday honey!! please make a wish.....
(Guy thinking)
Woman: What you asked for?
Man: Just a wish honney, just a wish...
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naughty...
orb3000 said:
Here is one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrSPFDAllc8
Not in english, but translation is simple:
Woman: Happy birthday honey!! please make a wish.....
(Guy thinking)
Woman: What you asked for?
Man: Just a wish honney, just a wish...
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Hey I've Drank my fair share of Tecate! Wheres my Large Chested Short Shorts Wearing Lady?
these are the cutest i have ever seen
http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=0kCOwMPhtK4
http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=jdG7v5bFPak&feature=related
JimmyMcGee said:
Hey I've Drank my fair share of Tecate! Wheres my Large Chested Short Shorts Wearing Lady?
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Lol probably you haven't really behave to deserve such
sheennick123456 said:
these are the cutest i have ever seen
http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=0kCOwMPhtK4
http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=jdG7v5...eature=related
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Now that looked sweet only if I had understood what they were discussing
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Hey I've Drank my fair share of Tecate! Wheres my Large Chested Short Shorts Wearing Lady?
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LOL
She´s travelling to you, but as dollar is expensive she preferred to go in bike!
In all the interviews of James Cameron regarding his movie Avatar, never does he mention, nor has any interviewer asked him the question - What is his real inspiration of using the name "Avatar", Blue Skin Aliens, who also fly on Large birds???
The answer is very obvious to anybody who knows world history, but I wonder why James Cameron is shying away from it????
Yeah, there was some news about it for giving the credit and all and then it faded away just in a few days.
Well I have no idea what the origin is, that you are implying he stole the plot from. Or is it just the name? Either way please do tell.
In his interview [linked below] he kinda' touches on what inspired him to do Avatar... the under-water world. Watch & listen for more information:
http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/dpp/buzz/avatar-james-cameron
It's not a full interview, only a few minutes long, but he does kinda' hint to the question being asked in the first post.
Agent Zach said:
In his interview [linked below] he kinda' touches on what inspired him to do Avatar... the under-water world. Watch & listen for more information:
http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/dpp/buzz/avatar-james-cameron
It's not a full interview, only a few minutes long, but he does kinda' hint to the question being asked in the first post.
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That is just a smoke screen.
bbobeckyj - Well I have no idea what the origin is, that you are implying he stole the plot from. Or is it just the name? Either way please do tell.
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Since you asked, I will tell you.
Avatar is a sanskrit word "Avatar or Avatāra (Devanagari अवतार, Sanskrit for "descent" [viz., from heaven to earth]) refers to a deliberate descent of a deity from heaven to earth, and is mostly translated into English as "incarnation", but more accurately as "appearance" or "manifestation" (ref: wikipedia).
He also fails to mention that the concept of Avatar, which according to Hindus, is a Human being form that the God uses to descend to Earth, mingles with the Humans and helps the Humans by freeing them of the evil that is rampant. Isn't that what the main character essentially ends up doing in his film?
What about the Blue skin color? That is also a rip-off from the Hindu Avatar of Lord Krishna, who is a blue skinned Avatar of Lord Vishnu, came to earth to help fight for the truth and liberate us from the evil. (see my avatar - That is Lord Krishna).
Now I do not want this topic to turn in to a religious topic, but I sincerely believe that where credit is due, one should not shy away from it. I love James Cameron and I love all his movies, but just not able to understand why he does not give the credit where it is due.
It is also right that people I hang out with and who are unaware of this injustice should be educated to understand what is reality.
Thanks!
Could it not just be simple?
"Avatar: a graphical image that represents a person, as on the Internet. " - Dictionary.com
So basically, his avatar (which is whats its refered to in the film) is just a representation of him in a different form other than a person.
Heck, avatars are used all over the internet, so why not in a film in a real world sense?
Well, i maybe completely wrong, but then we don't know the facts yet!
Just my 2 cents, as its never been offically explained
chikoo said:
That is just a smoke screen.
Since you asked, I will tell you.
Avatar is a sanskrit word "Avatar or Avatāra (Devanagari अवतार, Sanskrit for "descent" [viz., from heaven to earth]) refers to a deliberate descent of a deity from heaven to earth, and is mostly translated into English as "incarnation", but more accurately as "appearance" or "manifestation" (ref: wikipedia).
He also fails to mention that the concept of Avatar, which according to Hindus, is a Human being form that the God uses to descend to Earth, mingles with the Humans and helps the Humans by freeing them of the evil that is rampant. Isn't that what the main character essentially ends up doing in his film?
What about the Blue skin color? That is also a rip-off from the Hindu Avatar of Lord Krishna, who is a blue skinned Avatar of Lord Vishnu, came to earth to help fight for the truth and liberate us from the evil. (see my avatar - That is Lord Krishna).
Now I do not want this topic to turn in to a religious topic, but I sincerely believe that where credit is due, one should not shy away from it. I love James Cameron and I love all his movies, but just not able to understand why he does not give the credit where it is due.
It is also right that people I hang out with and who are unaware of this injustice should be educated to understand what is reality.
Thanks!
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Well I agree with him.
I hate people who steal others ideas (not specifically aimed at James Cameron). Just watched Flash of Genius.
And please don't start a 'war of words' on this.
Peace V
Am i the only person not to have seen this film? Is it worth it?
(Sorry for taking off topic, off topic....)
But I also do not like it when people don't proportion credit to where it should go, I bet he would have been more then happy to proportion blame?
chikoo said:
That is just a smoke screen.
Since you asked, I will tell you.
Avatar is a sanskrit word "Avatar or Avatāra (Devanagari अवतार, Sanskrit for "descent" [viz., from heaven to earth]) refers to a deliberate descent of a deity from heaven to earth, and is mostly translated into English as "incarnation", but more accurately as "appearance" or "manifestation" (ref: wikipedia).
He also fails to mention that the concept of Avatar, which according to Hindus, is a Human being form that the God uses to descend to Earth, mingles with the Humans and helps the Humans by freeing them of the evil that is rampant. Isn't that what the main character essentially ends up doing in his film?
What about the Blue skin color? That is also a rip-off from the Hindu Avatar of Lord Krishna, who is a blue skinned Avatar of Lord Vishnu, came to earth to help fight for the truth and liberate us from the evil. (see my avatar - That is Lord Krishna).
Now I do not want this topic to turn in to a religious topic, but I sincerely believe that where credit is due, one should not shy away from it. I love James Cameron and I love all his movies, but just not able to understand why he does not give the credit where it is due.
It is also right that people I hang out with and who are unaware of this injustice should be educated to understand what is reality.
Thanks!
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OK, thanks.
I understand what you are saying, but I think that you're thinking about it too much.
There are no doubt plenty of science fiction books which are many years old which have a similar theme of a person control a remote entity (be it mechanical or biological) so I don't think that he needs to give credit to any other stories.
When I initially heard of Avatar, I immediately thought of Joe Haldeman's Forever War and Forever Peace books.
Off the top of my head, maybe he should give Charlie Kauffman a credit also, for the idea of possessing another body in Being John Malcovich.
Then another credit to the first scientists / sci-fi writers who first conceptualised genetic engineering and cloning.
JRR Tolkien for people riding giant eagles.
The smirfs for blue people.
Any number of pre industrial peoples for the use of bows and arrows...
Where do you stop?!
Also you mentioned world history?
Avatar is nothing more than a rip off of "Fern Gully - The Last Rain Forrest"....
@ the guy whos never seen it........ Dont bother, its 2.5 hours of your life you'll never get back........
bbobeckyj said:
OK, thanks.
I understand what you are saying, but I think that you're thinking about it too much.
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Probably so. I was excited to listen to James Cameron's interview and after 1 hour I was like dude....how come he mentions every freaking movie and the Vietnam war and the American-Indian(Red Indian) injustice and what-not as part of the plot. But he does not mention the meaning of the word Avatar. Why????
bbobeckyj said:
Off the top of my head, maybe he should give Charlie Kauffman a credit also, for the idea of possessing another body in Being John Malcovich.
Then another credit to the first scientists / sci-fi writers who first conceptualised genetic engineering and cloning.
JRR Tolkien for people riding giant eagles.
The smirfs for blue people.
Any number of pre industrial peoples for the use of bows and arrows...
Where do you stop?!
Also you mentioned world history?
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Agreed. But see this formula
Avatar + Blue Skin + Savior = Hindu Mythology of Lord krishna
Avatar is a Sanskrit word (Sanskrit is the original @3500 years old language of the Hindus), Some insights about Sanskrit here
You speak of cloning. That was also part of the Hindu Mahabharata Epic. Actually that book contains Artificial insemination, Cloning (the queen has 100 sons by breaking up the 1 egg she has), Flying machines (Vimana), Missiles, and last but not the least the Atomic Bomb (called Brahmastra..more here). This book is the mother-lode of all Sci-fi authors.
captainstu72 said:
Am i the only person not to have seen this film? Is it worth it?
(Sorry for taking off topic, off topic....)
But I also do not like it when people don't proportion credit to where it should go, I bet he would have been more then happy to proportion blame?
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It is a brilliant film. I love it.
captainstu72 said:
Am i the only person not to have seen this film? Is it worth it?
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I didn't see it until it came out on DVD, and it is indeed a great film, but not all its hyped up to me imo.
may continue to give it a miss then, unless I wind up with a free copy, and a blue ray player...
Thanks for the opinions
chikoo said:
Probably so. I was excited to listen to James Cameron's interview and after 1 hour I was like dude....how come he mentions every freaking movie and the Vietnam war and the American-Indian(Red Indian) injustice and what-not as part of the plot. But he does not mention the meaning of the word Avatar. Why????
Agreed. But see this formula
Avatar + Blue Skin + Savior = Hindu Mythology of Lord krishna
Avatar is a Sanskrit word (Sanskrit is the original @3500 years old language of the Hindus), Some insights about Sanskrit here
You speak of cloning. That was also part of the Hindu Mahabharata Epic. Actually that book contains Artificial insemination, Cloning (the queen has 100 sons by breaking up the 1 egg she has), Flying machines (Vimana), Missiles, and last but not the least the Atomic Bomb (called Brahmastra..more here). This book is the mother-lode of all Sci-fi authors.
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Maybe he doesn't give the credit you expect for a very simple reason: That he was unaware if the etymology of the word avatar.
We don't say 'gay' when we mean 'happy', there are many more words which have changed use over time. If all writers had to give credits for words 3500 years old...
He had also made more than one film where the simple title refers to a character(s), [the] terminator; aliens; abyss; titanic.
He has simply chosen a punchy title easily remembered by the public.
As someone one said, ' there are no original stories left, it's how you tell them '
Being blue is irrelevant to the story, there are several avatars in the film, he hardly saves all his friends, and most (all?) religions have a savoir who does god's will.
bbobeckyj said:
Maybe he doesn't give the credit you expect for a very simple reason: That he was unaware if the etymology of the word avatar.
We don't say 'gay' when we mean 'happy', there are many more words which have changed use over time. If all writers had to give credits for words 3500 years old...
He had also made more than one film where the simple title refers to a character(s), [the] terminator; aliens; abyss; titanic.
He has simply chosen a punchy title easily remembered by the public.
As someone one said, ' there are no original stories left, it's how you tell them '
Being blue is irrelevant to the story, there are several avatars in the film, he hardly saves all his friends, and most (all?) religions have a savoir who does god's will.
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Oh I wish he did not know the meaning.
Know James Cameron and his work, he very certainly knows the meaning.
He researches his work very well. There is no denying that.
Avatar is hardly an English word. The word is 3500 years old and still in use today. It is not as as if it is a forgotten word of a forgotten language.
James' Avatar hardly saves all his friends...well that is exactly how the Avatar in Hindu mythology works. He does not save everybody, at least not as a mission.....but certainly makes sure that the evil is taken care (viz crushed, finished, killed...), and in turn saves the rest of the humankind.
See, one more similarity. Thanks for bringing it up.
chikoo said:
That is just a smoke screen.
Since you asked, I will tell you.
Avatar is a sanskrit word "Avatar or Avatāra (Devanagari अवतार, Sanskrit for "descent" [viz., from heaven to earth]) refers to a deliberate descent of a deity from heaven to earth, and is mostly translated into English as "incarnation", but more accurately as "appearance" or "manifestation" (ref: wikipedia).
He also fails to mention that the concept of Avatar, which according to Hindus, is a Human being form that the God uses to descend to Earth, mingles with the Humans and helps the Humans by freeing them of the evil that is rampant. Isn't that what the main character essentially ends up doing in his film?
What about the Blue skin color? That is also a rip-off from the Hindu Avatar of Lord Krishna, who is a blue skinned Avatar of Lord Vishnu, came to earth to help fight for the truth and liberate us from the evil. (see my avatar - That is Lord Krishna).
Now I do not want this topic to turn in to a religious topic, but I sincerely believe that where credit is due, one should not shy away from it. I love James Cameron and I love all his movies, but just not able to understand why he does not give the credit where it is due.
It is also right that people I hang out with and who are unaware of this injustice should be educated to understand what is reality.
Thanks!
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And here I thought it was a modern "pochahantas". I probably didn't spell that right.
Sent from my ROOTED x10a!
Avatar made by me!
Keegan_P said:
And here I thought it was a modern "pochahantas". I probably didn't spell that right.
Sent from my ROOTED x10a!
Avatar made by me!
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Right!
That is where he wants the people to believe his storyline is coming from.....the old red indians, the vietnam war, la la.....
chikoo said:
Oh I wish he did not know the meaning.
Know James Cameron and his work, he very certainly knows the meaning.
He researches his work very well. There is no denying that.
Avatar is hardly an English word. The word is 3500 years old and still in use today. It is not as as if it is a forgotten word of a forgotten language.
James' Avatar hardly saves all his friends...well that is exactly how the Avatar in Hindu mythology works. He does not save everybody, at least not as a mission.....but certainly makes sure that the evil is taken care (viz crushed, finished, killed...), and in turn saves the rest of the humankind.
See, one more similarity. Thanks for bringing it up.
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I don't see it. how can he research science fiction?!!
this is coincidence, nothing more. and an example of religious believers retrofitting their theology to what they want or think fits it (groundhog day is another example, where on the dvd the director tells how many believers claimed it as an example of their faiths). no matter what I, or anyone says, you will use it as further proof.
Also, why would he intentionally lie about it? it surves no purpose.
bbobeckyj said:
I don't see it. how can he research science fiction?!!
this is coincidence, nothing more. and an example of religious believers retrofitting their theology to what they want or think fits it (groundhog day is another example, where on the dvd the director tells how many believers claimed it as an example of their faiths). no matter what I, or anyone says, you will use it as further proof.
Also, why would he intentionally lie about it? it surves no purpose.
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#1. If he really did not know the meaning of Avatar, then he has lost me as his audience. But that is not the case. He does know the meaning. In his story Jake embodies the Blue Avatar body and gains entry to the world of Na' vi. The same exact way the Hindu God Vishnu gains entry to the Human world in a Human Body of Krishna. I would not have had such an issue if James Cameron would have called it say "Spirit Within" or some such name. No. He had to use the word Avatar. That confirms that he knows the word and he understand it's etymology.
Everyone remember him?
For those of you who don't know his name, Michael Fish became one of the most famous weathermen of all time in 1987, when a great storm battered the British Isles and killed 18 people, following Fish's prediction that the weather would be fine and clement all night. This storm, that was so freak and unpredictable, has gone down in history as one of the worst in recorded history. Fish, 68, often speaks out to support action to prevent climate change, as he understands that our current behaviour will cause devastating effects on our climate, leading to more frequent and more powerful storms, like the one which made him famous.
In order to raise awareness for climate change, he recently teamed up with Rapanui Clothing, a British eco-wear brand (recently noted by Sir Richard Branson for their eco-efforts!) and did a BASE jump from a block of flats in London. Scary? Yes. Want to see the video?
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There's a YouTube thread you could have posted this in. It's in the stickies.
Sent from your mom.
Yes, as mentioned above there's a dedicated YouTube thread stickied in this very forum. That would be the correct place to post this.
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