The Avatar

The Avatar

The Film Story

In 2154, the RDA Corporation plans to explore Pandora, an earth-like moon situated at a distant galaxy for its rich abundance of unobtanium - a valuable mineral. The planet is inhabitant by Na 'vi, a blue skinned species which are human like with feline characteristics.

As Pandora's atmosphere does not any human survival, scientists create human-Na'vi hybrids known as Avatars. These avatars are restricted by hereditarily matched human operator. Jake Sully was sent as a replacement for his identical twin brother who was recently murdered. Jake is a paraplegic war veteran. Dr. Grace Augustine who is the head of the Avatar Program appoints Jake as a bodyguard.

In Pandora, Jake escorts Augustine and biologist Norm Spellman. The group was attacked by a large predator and eventually Jake gets separated from his team. Later, he was rescued by Neytiri, a female Na'vi. Hse took Jake to their clan where he was given a warm welcome. Back in the camp, Jake was identified by the leader of RDA security forces colonel Miles Quaritch who promises Jake to get back his real legs in swap for cleverness about the natives. He was also appointed a task of making the Na'vis to abandon Hometree which was situated above a large deposit of unobtanium.

In the meanwhile, Jake grows close towards Neytiri and her clan Omaticaya. Jake started enjoying his life through his avatar and eventually tries to stop his people to destroy the Omaticaya's peaceful life on the Hometree. Selfridge then decides to destroy the Hometree as he was convinced that the Na'vis will not come accept any other their given negotiations. But Augustine argued that destroying the same might cause problems in the atmosphere of Pandora as all of the living beings are entwined with each other.

Selfridge gives Jake an hour's time to convince the Omaticaya to abandon the Hometree. When Jake tells the same to the Na'vi clan they accuse Jake to be an imposter and put him as well as Augustine in prison. As Jake's time ran out to convince the natives, Quaritch's men destroy the Hometree killing Neytiri's father and other group members. As Jake and Augustine were about to escape, Quartitch shoots Augustine. Jake to save Augustine goes back to the Omaticaya and convinces them about his innocence.

Then, Jake along with Neytiri and Tsu'Tey - their new leader, attack the human race. While they were about to lose the war, Pandora's wildlife attacks the humans and they drove out the human race apart from Jake and his close friends.

Analysis

Far from a scenario really deep and mystical like in the Matrix, which in its time had also revolutionized the film world with its effects and its aesthetics, Avatar offers the most dazzling technique, psychedelic colors and a nice happy ending against a background of current environmental and geostrategic reality. To believe that the United States of Obama's presidency, seeking to break with the deplorable picture bequeathed by the Bush family, to offer a meaculpa ...