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Are 'Avatar' And 'Dances With Wolves' Brothers From Another Father?

4 January 2010 1:30 PM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

From MTV.Com: In the weeks since "Avatar" swept into theaters, moviegoers and critics alike have almost all agreed on two things: We've never seen something like this before, and we've all seen something like before. That is, the motion-capture action flick brings 3-D special effects unlike anything previously seen on the big screen, while the story line bears more than a passing resemblance to previous films, like David Lynch's "Dune" and Disney's "Pocahontas."

Perhaps no movie, though, has drawn as many "Avatar" comparisons as "Dances With Wolves," Kevin Costner's 1990 Civil War film about a soldier who bonds with a tribe of Native Americans. Even "Avatar" director James Cameron has acknowledged the similarities. So just how analogous are these two epics? Let's take a look.

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- Eric Ditzian

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'Avatar' And 'Dances With Wolves': How Similar Are They?

4 January 2010 12:39 AM, PST | MTV Movie News | See recent MTV Movie News news »

We break down the similarities between the epic movies.

By Eric Ditzian

Sam Worthington in "Avatar" and Kevin Costner in "Dances with Wolves"

Photo: 20th Century Fox/ Orion Pictures

In the weeks since "Avatar" swept into theaters, moviegoers and critics alike have almost all agreed on two things: We've never seen something like this before, and we've all seen something like before. That is, the motion-capture action flick brings 3-D special effects unlike anything previously seen on the big screen, while the story line bears more than a passing resemblance to previous films, like David Lynch's "Dune" and Disney's "Pocahontas."

Perhaps no movie, though, has drawn as many "Avatar" comparisons as "Dances With Wolves," Kevin Costner's 1990 Civil War film about a soldier who bonds with a tribe of Native Americans. Even "Avatar" director James Cameron has acknowledged the similarities. So just how analogous are these two epics? Let's take a look. »

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The Notable Films of 2010: Part Eight

2 January 2010 7:01 AM, PST | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »

A Prophet

Opens: February 12th 2010

Cast: Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup, Adel Bencherif, Hichem Yacoubi, Reda Kateb

Director: Jacques Audiard

Summary: Sent to prison, Malik El Djebena falls under the sway of a group of Corsicans who enforce their rule in the prison. As the 'missions' go by, he toughens himself and wins their confidence but uses his intelligence to discreetly develop his own network.

Analysis: Finally scoring a limited release in the Us in February, Jacques Audiard's violent and hard-edged prison drama won the Grand Prix at Cannes, scored Best Film at the London Film Festival, and is already the hotly tipped favourite to take the Oscar for Best Foreign Film late next month.

Reviews have been stellar around the world for the film which quickly became the most universally admired entry in the often hotly contentious first week of Cannes back in May. From a breakout performance by Tahar Rahim, »

- Garth Franklin

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