Genre Variation in the Film Avatar

摘要

As a revolutionary sci-fi epic, Avatar, is not only a milestone of screen history, but also the number one grossing movie of all time. The film Avatar is just a typical representation of Hollywood's hegemonic purpose--making American cultural hegemonic ideologies conquer "the others" in an unconscious way and making big sum of commercial takes. The main way of realizing this penetration is through variation of genres.