: While the film was an adaptation of a century-old story, reviewers from sites like The John Carter Files note that it paved the way for modern blockbusters like Star Wars and Avatar , which heavily borrowed from Burroughs’ "Space Romance" formula.
: Carter’s exile from Earth acts as his redemption. He moves from a world where he had lost everything to a world where he is essentially the most powerful man alive, using that power for a cause greater than himself.
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