Originally Posted by mikew

Complaining about the lack of a homosexual love arc in an story like Avatar, which is just CGI thrown on a story told many, many, many, many, many, many times before is like complaining about the lack of aliens in Brokeback Mountain, or that there's not a strong straight love arc in something like Shortbus. It's missing the point entirely.

And personally, this straight man will take "low budget, indie films in some back street cinema" over the giant blockbusters 9 times out of 10.