James Cameron's Avatar: Militaristic Ferngully Of Space

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James Cameron’s masterpiece, Avatar in a nutshell for those who haven’t watched it is an eco-touchy-feely sci-fi militaristic Ferngully of space. Ferngully has similar plot lines and environmental aspects compared to Avatar such as the lush tropical forest being under threat. Avatar is a love letter to humanity. It’s set on an alien habitable planet, Pandora, pact with quirky-scary CGI animals, under a giant Edenic tree which is the spiritual home of the planet's aboriginal inhabitants. Cameron is also asking fairly complex questions such as “what does it feels like to be human?” or “how does it feel to betray your own race?”
It is set in the year 2154 where humans of the scientific unit led by Dr Grace Augustine played by Sigourney Weaver are fusing their brains with the blend of human DNA …show more content…

The Earth is dying. Its energy resource is almost spent. The US mining corporation plans to mine a rare new mineral cutely called ”Unobtainium” which is only found on Pandora scattered in the centre of a lush tropical forest. The mining corporation has established an army base there, Parker Selfridges played by Giovanni Ribisi intention of getting ready to drive the natives off their land, spearheaded by psychotically gung-ho Colonel Miles Quaritch played by Stephan Lang.
The locals of Pandora as Cameron calls them “Na’vi” are known for their own subtitled language and culture along with their pointy ears, flat noses, ethnic dreadlocks and beads. The Na’vi have a saying, “I see you which goes beyond the visual. It means I see you and know your heart. They are almost representing the defensive primitive native Indians and the mercenary humans with Colonel Miles Quaritch in charge as the attacking civilised cowboys. There is talk of fighting “terror with terror” and unleashing a “shock and awe”

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