Comments on: For Those Of You Who Don't Think Avatar Plagarized Dances With Wolves At Least A Little Bit

By: cloud720

cloud720 — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:26:37 +0000

I see a skit coming in the likes of the Star wars, Star trak comparision.

South park recently made fun of this, they were building up to it but I didnt see it coming it completly caught me off gaurd when it happened.

By: Whamburger

Whamburger — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:11:28 +0000

Its and archetypal theme/story. classic and age old. I love it! it was around way be for Dances With Wolves.

By: Sound Designer Dan

Sound Designer Dan — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:08:23 +0000

The Last Samurai ripped off Dances with Wolves as well.

By: Darek-T

Darek-T — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 04:50:12 +0000

Yeah, I’ve never even seen Dances with Wolves and I knew Avatar was ripping it off.

By: Gio

Gio — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 01:01:24 +0000

Love your post. Agree whole-heartedly. But it also reminded me of Pocahontas. Your description can also be applied to that movie in my humble opinion. John Smith was a soldier and Pocahontas was the daughter of a leader.

By: Jason

Jason — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:41:58 +0000

Not necessarily ‘plagiarized’ but certainly taken from the same mould.

I can see the comparisons but isn’t a great story always there to be retold? Plagiarize seems like such a harsh term.

For example I wouldn’t say Star Wars plagiarizes other stories but I’m sure you could pick out a dozen references from other popular stories, films or television shows within all of the original trilogy.

By: Soggie G.

Soggie G. — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:31:47 +0000

lol Nowadays a rip off is a rip off of a rip off!

I say, take one single idea and expand upon that one idea. Don’t just take the exact idea and change a few things around, I believe they call that cheating! Or is it stealing… whatever.