AVATAR & ROGER DEAN
Bodhranic
Cameron for stealing his art for Avatar. Too bad Yes music wasn't in
the soundtrack!
NC
Chet
AVATAR & ROGER DEAN
Group: alt.music.yes Date: Tue, Dec 29, 2009, 9:19am From:
nicb...@yahoo.com (Bodhranic)
Face it, YES has been shafted. That's part of what makes them genuine.
...By now I don't expect YES to be in any history books ever. This art
hijacking was a deliberate chop.
*Blue Meanies* knew Roger Dean was working on a film to en-lighten
(save) the planet with art and music; so they drop big green apples from
high places whenever they can. Lennon, left us his notebook in cartoon
form.
Steve Cox
> I believe Roger Dean has a good case for a lawsuit against James
> Cameron for stealing his art for Avatar. Too bad Yes music wasn't in
> the soundtrack!
Exactly! This should be a big deal, and talked about! It's so obvious!
Those *are* Roger Dean mountains!! Unbelievably beautiful they are in
3D..they just need better music!
If Yes had the kind of deal with "Avatar" that they did with the video
game and song for "Homeworld", then the world would be a better place.
(Isn't the Avatar tree called the "Hometree?")
NEWSFLASH FROM A BETTER WORLD:
James Cameron to direct Avatar prequel, based on Jon Anderson's 1970's
solo album "Olias of Sunhillow", about the Navi's journey to another
moon in their system...
How can we get this to happen? It would be more than just a potentially
great film, it would be a sign....
Steve
Vocalize
Yes, the images in Avatar were gorgeous, but far too many correlations can
be made between this film and Roger Dean's lifetime of work. Were there one
or two similarities, one could interpret this as subliminal coincidence.
A glaring, obvious rip-off of Dean's work without so much as an 'inspired
by' production design credit. I'm not versed in the law, but it would
appear that Dean would have the basis for a lawsuit. We're all familiar with
various musicians being sued for plagiarism. . "My Sweet Lord" being but one
example.
In any case, this situation should gain traction within the news media.
If nothing else, more people will be drawn to Roger's body of work.