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view? I think it was a good movie from an entertainment standpoint, but it fell short in

Avatar required 10 years to complete and was a visually stunning. A film with visionary technology, graphics, and film techniques. Director James Cameron developed and pioneered many of these techniques while creating this film, and propelled motion capture technology and film to a new level. The characters were well written and the actors chosen fit their roles very well. One of the characters in this epic film was Mo’at the spiritual leader of the Omaticaya clan. (Khare, 2009)

balance, and the cave paintings start the film's narrative by suggesting this may happen if something

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

When Karamakte blows the caapi into Evans’s nose, Evans goes on a journey above the amazon with a birdseye view of the lush scenery. In the background chants of the native tribes resound over the forest. This lasts for quite a long time and represents the importance and significance of nature to the indigenous people. This sequence is shot over ominous music which tells us something about the dire nature of the environment, of the rainforest and the necessity of its preservation. In the chants there is even an element of despair, the voices seem to be calling out for help, almost crying. The filmmakers have brought the entire plot of the film to culminate at this exact moment. It may be easy to think that the shots of the Amazon are just an aesthetically pleasing backdrop, but actually they are sending a direct message that the forest is the center and source of the destruction of this civilization. This whole sequence is a metaphor, when Kamakate gave Evans the Caapi he told him that it would take him on a journey. This journey is one of

American history frequently centers on the issues of ethnic diversity and resource allocation. In the contemporary, we begin to see the experiences of the Native inhabitants of the Americas in contrast to European settlers and colonizers, is a prime example of this process in motion. When European settlers first arrived to the New World in the 15th century, firstly the Spanish, they brought with them a material cultural based upon an economic standard of resource exploitation, which in a sense was hostile to most of the Native peoples of the Americas. For instance, as Blackhawk notes that, Europeans built permanent settlements consisting of immovable structures, whereas many of the Great Basin peoples were semi-migratory in nature. Additionally, as Europeans claimed possession over the land, its resources, and began a process of territorial delimitation, Native peoples whose lives

Many of the Native tribes of the time met the resulting dismissal of their rights as landowners and citizens with confusion, disbelief, anger

As a whole, I think that the creators of the film had a good grasp on what they wanted to portray to the audience since everything was rather simple to follow along and understand where the creator was coming from.

We did not have time to watch all the 3-hour movie, however, watching the visual production was a really great time know how the leader was a significant one.

These two films are alike in cultural significance because they both show the viewer not to believe all that is said about individuals, races, and cultures. In the two films, both tribes were first looked at as evil enemies, but once the two men each took the time to get to know the individuals and the tribes as a whole, they realized that it was all just a lie. The Sioux and Na’vi were actually nice people who just felt threatened by the outsiders. The tribes needed to look intimidating so

Avatar is a blockbuster film from 2009 and one of my most favorite Sci-fi films of all time. The film was directed by James Cameron, who is known for directing films like Titanic (1997), Aliens (1986), and the Terminator (1984), all of which helped shape the film industry into what it is today. Although at the time, there was a recession and people were trying to save money, this movie became the highest grossing film in at the time. The movie provided stunning 3D technology unlike any other movie and this was one of the reasons that made people want to go watch the film. From visual effects to the camera angles, James Cameron directed this movie to make the audience feel like they are in the movie. Although the film looked amazing, there were messages and themes inside the film that made it such a success. The film provoked discussions about various messages and themes embedded inside the film, such as terrorism, Imperialism, religious connections, and connections to current world. Such messages can be clearly seen throughout the plot of the movie.

When the Governor cannot make the trip to see them, the natives conclude that he must be dead. When this it is seen that this is not the case, the natives call the Governor 'a liar and guilty of that infamy'. On one level, this could be seen as 'native justice' as she calls it. However, it also implies that the natives are limited in their understanding, and possibly suggesting that colonisation is acceptable, moreover necessary for their development.

Every scene with the showing of the monolith, all exposes a experience that changes the society. Starting with the Moonwatcher, the invention of tools and technology comes into play, by transforming the apes to uses

about to begin. The last scene I have chosen is when there is a slow

increase their wealth. They saw the native people as a source of labor they could use to