Marianne Williamson interviews James Cameron, suggests ways in which Avatar will usher in global peace
Marianne Williamson, former presidential hopeful and public embodiment of the aunt who won’t tell anyone if she catches you smoking weed before Thanksgiving dinner, is no stranger to making bold assertions about the world that are often understood best through pop culture. And yet, despite being well acquainted with Williamson’s flair for out of the box thinking, we’re still a little taken aback by her latest suggestion: That the lessons taught by 2009 film Avatar could be the key to saving the world—or at least creating lasting peace in the Middle East.
During a long (sometimes interesting, but more frequently frustrating) interview with James Cameron for her podcast, Williamson tells the filmmaker a story of the Na’vi’s diplomatic power. “I want to tell you this,” she says. “I was in Israel and I was talking to some Israeli and Palestinian peacemakers. And I said—I’m telling you the truth—I said, ‘Well, you know, the Great Mother doesn’t choose sides…. She’s there to protect balance. She doesn’t pick a winner, she protects balance…. And you know what the Palestinian and the Israelis in the room…. You know their reaction?”
“What’d they say?” Cameron asks.
Williamson silently nods on her end of the call.
“They thought about it,” he says.