Avatar Evolution

There are many allusions to Pandora in modern day life. In this report I will be writing about all of the different ways Pandora is incorporated in todays society. Pandora was the first woman on earth and she was created by Zeus as a punishment to Prometheus. Zeus gave Pandora and a box to Epimetheus and told him not to open it. Pandora and Epimetheus lived a happy life together in a world where no one grew old or sick. Later in life Pandora grew curious and she opened the box releasing hate, jealousy, cruelty, anger, hunger, poverty, pain, sickness, old age, and death into the world. With all of the horrible things, one good thing came out of the box, that thing was Hope. Hope made it possible for humans to have a chance at happiness.

It goes without saying that The Hero's Journey is an intriguing path for a story to follow. The Hero's Journey is a narrative pattern created by Joseph Campbell. James Cameron’s Avatar is a story about Jake Sully. Jake's brother was killed and because the two share the same DNA, Jake must take his place as an Avatar. Throughout this movie, friendships are formed, enemies are made and many lives are lost. In this essay, the path of The Hero's Journey will be looked at. Specifically, the Ordinary World, Meeting the Mentor, Tests, Allies and Enemies and the Ordeal. Avatar perfectly captures The Hero's Journey throughout the movie. From the Ordinary World to the Returning with the

In the year 2009, James Cameron wrote and directed one of the most remarkable films I have ever seen ‘Avatar’. This science-fiction saga has a story line that is engaging and captivating for its audience. Avatar took place on a moon called Pandora. Humans discovered very valuable natural resources on Pandora and did whatever it took to obtain what they needed from Pandora. The people of Pandora are Na’vi’s, a 10 foot tall, blue-skinned humanoid alien group that lived in the rainforest or Pandora. The Humans found a way to interact with the Na’vi’s by artificial yet organic avatars that were controlled with a human mind and conscience. Jake Sully, a paraplegic marine who was given the task to manipulate the Na’vi’s into leaving their home. Sully entered

The movie Avatar is about how the human race invades a planet called Pandora to mine a certain kind of resource and fights with the Na’vi, the race of creatures that live on Pandora. The main character Jake Sulley decides to take his brothers

In just a matter of three months, half of the Virginia company was dead. One of the most notable deaths of the English men was their initial captain, whose exact identity remains a mystery. Following this death rose Captain John Smith. The most distinguishable trait about John Smith was his diplomatic charm in the face of grave danger from the Indians. John Smith would learn to act and talk like the Powhatans, in an attempt to gain their trust. Even more so, the chief of the native tribe was persuaded by his daughter, Pocahontas, to relinquish aggression towards the forthcoming ‘white men’. For the years to come, Pocahontas would act as a bridge between the foreigners and natives, allowing the English to breathe a sigh of relief in a storm of turbulence. Legend has it that a heteroromantic relationship blossomed between Pocahontas and Smith, but these are mere rumors. In James Cameron’s Avatar, characters can be found sharing the same roles as those in Jamestown. Rather than James Smith, Cameron presents Jake Sully, a marine whose consciousness embodies a Na’vi, and begins to walk amongst Pandora’s clans. According to Colonel Miles Quaritch, a military leader in the film, “If you’ll look like them and talk like them then they’ll start trusting us.” This philosophy was the exact mindset of John Smith when he set out for diplomacy amongst the natives. Likewise, there was an Avatar version of Pocahontas present, and she was to be found as Neytiri, daughter of the Na’vi chief. Correspondingly, Neytiri trains Sully to become one with her people, and slowly throughout the film the Na’vi’s learn to trust and respect Jake. Of course, what is a tale without a spark of romance? Unlike the rumors circulating amongst John Smith and Pocahontas, the bond between Neytiri and Jake Smith was indeed confirmed, and the two rendered as a pair beyond

Using highly advanced technology to replicate and to creating false bodies which humans use to walk amongst the natives known as the Na’vi living in the planet Pandora hence the name ‘Avatar’. The story focuses on an ex U.S. soldier name Jake Sully who is wheel-chair bound, was called upon as a last resort to replace his late brother whom had trained for 3 years in a project which was invested with so much money that the researchers could not bear to make it go to waste. Thus, sharing the same DNA, Jake was then given the privilege to be part of the project as he was tasked to retrieve back an extremely valuable mineral known as “Unobtainium” (Cameron & Landau, 2009) and at the same

Gilgamesh can easily be seen as a tyrant. He is too smart, too powerful, and too greedy for himself to control and easily looks down at people (especially those that live under his rule). He seeks pleasure in others woman, His lust leaves no virgin to her lover, neither the warrior's daughter nor the wife of the noble", and kills the men that fight for him, "No son is left with his father, for Gilgamesh takes them all". He sees everyone lesser than him whether they are nobles or regular men. Jacob (from Avatar) intended to go to Pandora to take over their resources and land to have the earthlings to continue to live in the Na'vi's world. Jake was a past marine who was injured and went through the Pandora experience to receive an expensive surgery that would fix his injured leg. He was brave but also powerful and greedy just like Gilgamesh. "I became a Marine for the hardship. To be hammered on the anvil of life. I told myself I could pass any test a man can pass." Jake was aware of the power he held and used it 'to his advantage'. He was to find the Avatar and kill them if need be, and Jacob (Jake) was willing to do all measures to achieve what he went there

Zeus , the king of Greek gods, gave the titan Epimetheus the gift of Pandora, the first women, and a box that was never meant to be opened. The gift was really a trap for Epimetheus because of his brothers trickery of Zeus or in other words the gift of knowledge to man. Zeus told him to never open the box, but Zeus also created Pandora with a great sense of curiosity. The curiosity later led her to open the box releasing a great amount of evil onto mankind. At the very bottom of the box was something that wasn't evil. The good that came out of the box was hope. Mankind had never needed hope, because before this they never had any need for hope.

Legend has it that when Prometheus stole fire from heaven, Zeus took vengeance by creating the first woman, Pandora, and presenting her to Epimetheus, Prometheus’ brother. With her, Pandora had a jar which she was not to open under any circumstance. Impelled by her natural curiosity, Pandora opened the jar, and all evil contained- every kind of disease and sickness, hate and envy- escaped and spread over the earth. She hastened to close the lid, but the whole contents of the jar had escaped, except for one thing which lay at the bottom, and that was Hope. When she opened the Jar again, Hope sprang free, and flew out into the world, a world that now held Envy, Crime, Hate, and Disease – and Hope.

As for gender, Avatar does make sure to be inclusive of both men and women in the human and alien society. Kyle Uber from Vanderbilt University describes the strong female characters as a “refreshing occurrence” and a “positive contribution” to the science fiction genre (Uber 1). Uber talks about how Grace Augustine is the renowned lead researcher of the Na’vi and how her position of power is established as assertive and unyielding (for the most part). Augustine stands up for her program in her confrontation of Parker when Jake is introduced as the new driver, challenging the male authority and demonstrating that she does not passively accept everything that Parker says. Augustine also defiantly takes her team into the Hallelujah mountains

There are many stores involving the creation of man. In one, Prometheus and his brother, Epimetheus both took on the role of creating man in the likeness of the gods. Prometheus went up to heaven and stole the gods’ fire to make the human’s lives easier. Jupiter was angry that Prometheus took the fire and that the humans accepted the gift. Since Jupiter was so angry she sent a woman named Pandora to Epimetheus and Prometheus to punish them. Epimetheus had a jar in his house that contained all the bad things that could happen to the world. Pandora saw the box and out of curiosity she opened it, letting all the bad things into the world. The problem all started when Prometheus stole the fire and made the gods angry. Pandora played a major part

This point of Jake’s life is centered on readjusting himself to normal life after World War I. Jake is lost

He began to think differently than before, and accept their culture in addition to his own prior one. Through his exposure to this new culture, he was given the opportunity to view the world through another’s eyes. If he were to remain isolated from Pandora, he may have never be granted the opportunity to witness a new culture. Environmental dimension is when the actions of one place negatively impacts other parts, this theme is relevant throughout the entirety of the movie Avatar. On planet Earth, humans were suffering from a lack of resources.

Amongst doing so with his father’s help, Noah's father passes, which gives him more drive to finish the home in order to bring back the one and only thing he feels he has left. Once finishing the house a picture of the home and Noah are photographed and place in the newspaper, Noah had tried selling the house but no offer was ever good enough when he thought about Ally.

Another “white fantasy” observation Newitz makes in her essay is that the white protagonist always becomes the savior. This is hardly the truth in the Avatar’s case. Throughout the film, Jake is rescued by Neytiri and the Na’vi numerous times. Even after the final battle is over, it is Neytiri who saves his life when he begins to suffocate in his human form. Also, rather than Jake “saving the day” during the final battle, the film focuses on the fact that Jake is unable to combat the opposing side single-handedly, and can only succeed with the aid of his Na’vi brethren. In other words, rather than the white man saving the day, it was the teamwork of his native friends that made the win possible.