Have you seen the movie Avatar yet? If so, then you obviously were touched deeply by the very profound spirituality that permeates the film. Is film imitating life or is life imitating film? I was blown away by the movie and I haven’t even seen it in 3-D yet. (I plan to see it more than once)
Many people are feeling quite blue after leaving this movie and I think I know why. Forums have popped up all around the country where people are discussing their post Avatar depression. It’s quite interesting to read the comments. It would only be fair to talk about my own experience and not try to figure out why so many people are feeling the way that they feel.
After I saw the movie I came home and I didn’t want to talk to anyone. I too felt depressed. I never shared this with anyone until now. I wanted to be in a place like Pandora. I didn’t really question the way that I was feeling because I often feel very strong emotion towards films that have a strong spiritual theme. This one was different and I didn’t immediately shake these feelings off. I wanted to just be with the film in my own quiet space. It would not be until the next day that I would discuss the insights that I received from the movie.
Was Avatar Just Another Movie?
I think taking on the belief that it was just another movie is to miss many of the profound spiritual lessons that we can apply to our lives today. In a future post I will detail the lessons I learned from watching Avatar. For now, I’d just like to say that the reason that I was so profoundly affected by the movie was that at the deepest level I know I am a spiritual being first and a human being second. I know that love permeates my soul and more than anything this is what I wish to give and receive. I realized that there is a Pandora’s world inside of me and inside of you. If the mind can conceive it then then it can be achieved. I realized in our own little way we each are seeking to get to a Pandora and experience bliss. I realized that what I real what out of life is for it have more meaning of which only I have the ability to program.
Should I feel depressed?
There are no “shoulds” or “should nots” in life. Depression is an inward feeling of some aspect of my life that has yet to be expressed. There is a longing to be more to do more and to connect more with humankind. The depression is a pointer and it merely highlights parts of my life that lie dormant that need some serious attention. If I feel depressed It does me no good to tell myself that I shouldn’t feel depressed. It does me no good to push it further down and remain in denial. I’m processing the depression that I feel to see what gifts it has brought me. So many of us are chronically depressed and don’t even know it. Are you spiritually dead?
Is “Blue” just a metaphor?
Just like all great teachings they speak to us on many sensory levels. Sometimes its auditory, sometimes its visual and other times its kinesthetic because we all process information in different ways. The color of blue which is a dominant color of the Na’vi people is metaphorical. It invites us all to be with our blues, to look at them and to see what’s trying to emerge. It does this on a very subconscious level similar to popcorn being flashed on the movie screen during a movie. Blue is also a very calming color of nature. Imagine if you will blue oceans and blue skies. Thus the color blue is paradoxical in nature in which you have both the calm and chaos.
Can you stop a film who’s time has come?
Ten years ago I doubt that this film would have had such mass appeal. Today there is a major shift in consciousness that is emerging on our planet that makes this film ripe for our consumption. It’s the most pirated movie of all time yet it has already surpassed one billion dollars and continues to set box office records. It is on pace to be the all-time grossing movie. This doesn’t just happen by chance. There has to be a collective movement of consciousness to bring about such mind-boggling results. It just lets you know that there is always a next level in which we can go.
That’s my spin on it.
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