Theme Of Colonialism In Avatar

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Ethnocentrism in Avatar by James Cameron

One of the major themes of the film Avatar is colonialism. Colonialism is the establishment of economic and political control over an area (Lundberg, 2015). In the film, Avatar, colonialism could be seen by the humans trying to take over Pandora for its resources, also known as “unobtainium”. Jake Sully, the main lead acts as a handicap ex-marine, task to infiltrate the place in his given avatar suit, to assist the military in blending into Pandora. This helps the military to gain an upper hand in colonising Pandora. However, Jake Sully unknowingly fall in love with one of the Na’vis, the natives of Pandora. In this essay, the Avatar film shows ethnocentrism and romanticism being displayed.

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