It is not so much that Ross Douthat of the New York Times disses the preachy, finger-wagging James Cameron hit piece in Avatar; few would say that Cameron isn’t perhaps the best director of his day. His ability to tell a wonderful story and wow the audiences with amazing special effects is unparalleled.
Rather, Douthat’s criticism lies in the heavy-handed, quasi-New Age rubbish Hollywood shoves down unsuspecting filmgoers’ throats in an attempt by a small cadre of atheists and pantheists to dethrone Christianity as the cultural centerpiece of this nation. This is not the first time in history anti-Christian forces heaped scorn on Christianity, and the religion will survive well enough. At least he didn’t release it during Easter.