Avatar Movie Comparison

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Think for a moment that you were in a war. How would you change? If you’ve ever watched a war movie or read a book based off of a war, do you think the changes the characters go through are similar to how you think you’d change? The movie “Avatar” by James Cameron and the book “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien, are both very similar when looking through the psychological lens at the characters, themes ,and the main character's perception of war. When looking through psychological lens, characters in the movie and book have similar characteristics and outcomes. The main character in the movie “Avatar”, is very curious to explore the alien planet Pandora when he first arrives. Before he enters, the colonel tells him that the land is “The most dangerous place to man”, considering its enemy territory. Throughout the movie, Jake begins to change the more he …show more content…

“I was too good for this war” (O’Brien, 39). The Vietnam war is wasn’t a war that was supported by America and even the main character Tim was against the wars purpose of stopping the spread of communism. He felt like the war wasn’t necessary for the cause. In the movie “Avatar”, Jake feels the same way about the wars. He felt there was another way of dealing with the disparity of beliefs on how to handle the situation. He begs both sides to give him more time to avoid a war and for everyone to stay alive. The movie “Avatar” by James Cameron and the book “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien are both very similar. The main characters are the same when they make their decisions and how they solve their problems. If they were both switched I feel like the outcomes would be almost the same. The theme Fear of shame as motivation is also what these stories both have in common. Mary’s relationship and Jake’s connection with the army are both similar in the way of how they both changed; becoming attached to the

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