London
(ANI):
Animal
rights
group
PETA
has
honored
'Avatar" director
James
Cameron
with
a
Proggy
Award
for
Outstanding
Feature
Film.
PETA
aims
to
acknowledge
the
portrayal
of
the
aliens
and
“the
inspiring
message
in
his
blockbuster."
“Viewers
will
recognise
how
the
plight
of
Avatar"s
catlike
Na"vi
people,
who
are
faced
with
being
driven
off
their
land
by
a
greedy
corporation,
closely
echoes
the
real-life
plight
of
animals
on
earth,
many
of
whom
continue
to
be
torn
away
from
their
homes
and
families
and
locked
up
in
cages
in
zoos,
circuses,
and
laboratories," the
Daily
Express
quoted
a
PETA
spokeswoman
as
saying.
The
rep
added:
“PETA
also
applauds
the
movie"s
stunning
special
effects,
which
beautifully
illustrate
how
unnecessary
it
is
to
subject
animals
to
the
stress
of
a
film
production."
Also,
the
group"s
Senior
Vice
President
Lisa
Lange
said:
“We
hope
viewers
will
come
away
from
Avatar
with
a
new
way
of
looking
at
the
world
around
them
and
the
way
we
treat
our
fellow
earthlings.
“For
helping
animals
with
the
positive
message
of
this
film,
James
Cameron
is
PETA"s
'King
of
the
World.""