This is exactly the point I was gonna make: The Avatar/video game comparisons do video games a disservice. The most linear, rigid RPG tends to have a story with more depth than Avatar.

I have to agree with you on The Departed, No Country, and Children-- but Lost in Translation? Morally Bankrupt? Boring? Maybe it's just due to my time as a Japanese major, but I thought it was hilarious. And as far as morals-- what about two lonely people with an attraction to each other deciding to -keep- their marital commitments? Surely there's no better a sentiment than the strength to do what is right in the face of something that would be so much easier and far more appealing.

Re Last Days Paranoia: That's a particular peeve of mine. I hate it when people indulge in that sort of mentality.
Whether or not it's the end, I'm personally not gonna stop fighting for what's right until I die. That fight can always make a difference, right until the very last second.

Rape is rape.
Joshua M Young, short fiction author.