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Avatar Film Analysis

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When we hear the name James Cameron the Oscar-winning director of Titanic, it will not be a surprise to know that he also created the amazing film Avatar. Avatar is a science fiction film directed, written, and produced, by James Cameron. The filming was supposed to take place in 1997, but the necessary technology was not yet available to achieve the high quality production of the film. The three top actors who starred in it were Sam Worthington as Jake Sully, Zoe Saldana as Neytiri, and Stephen Lang as Colonel Miles Quaritch. Jake Sully, a former Marine who is a paraplegic who lost his twin in a robbery. He replaced his twin brother 's place in the Avatar Program with the Resources Development Administration (RDA), a non-governmental organization. …show more content…

Jake takes a life-changing journey as he goes from trickster to heroic savior. This transformation takes place with the help Neytiri, who serves as his guide as well as a protector to him, her people, and the planet. When Jake saw the bulldozer destroys the forest. Jake climbed to the top of the bulldozer to smash the camera. This showed that Jake was loyal to Quaritch and would do anything he said, like giving him all the Intel he needed. However, Jake’s view of the Omaticaya people changed. He felt he belonged to them more and was one of the Omaticaya people. He having earned back the Omaticaya 's trust, Jake gives speech to the Omaticaya people. His personality was leader. Jake was trying to save the Omaticaya people from the “sky people”, so he wanted to give an important speech to save them he was in charge of so many people’s lives. Jake has had a complete change when he said “our land”, it showed that Jake thought of himself as being part of "The People.” He had created a bond with the Na’vi land and from the land was so important to the Omaticaya people too, the land was a medium for Jake to connect with the Na’vi. Jake has exchange from the begin of the film as he did not realize how important the land was to the Omaticaya people, but now he does. When Jake said “brothers” and “sisters”, he was creating a link with the Na’vi and thought of them as his family. Jake is a skilled and resourceful warrior, who adapts

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