I think the Avatar movies need to show more complex human characters. Na'vi, in my opinion, are seen as perfect beings. While humans are seen as greedy antagonists. Some humans are but there should be more to it than that. What do you guys think?
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Jake sully, his family, his group, david lawson, his friends, his wife and the rest of the NPA has join forces with helldivers to fight against bugs, the illuminate, cyborgs, RDA and anti-NPA rebels
This is what a UNDF soldier looks like when they are deployed to Pandora.
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At a home tree a you female Navi known as Sarentu looked and saw a fireball heading their in the middle of the forest
Sarentu- are the rda attacking no that nowhere near a village or this home tree I better check it out as she runs outside to see what it is
Were the fireball landed we see Eric getting up all of a sudden the fire remains drew themselves all over him the he started to cry in pain then he started to laugh like a maniac as his burnt off then in a fire explosion, a new figure stood in his place
He was a fiery skeleton wearing military uniform as he stood up a evil laughter was heard he turned to see a human like figure appoch him the figure wore a a long duster coat and his skin was as pale as ice as the figure said a a evil arrogant manner
Black heart- looking for someone
The fire skeleton pointed at him and said
Ghost rider- back to hell
Meanwhile the Sarentu landed on a tree on her ikran and saw the the two figures staring at eachother while she looked she saw a pack of viper wolves run which was odd viper wolves don’t show fear to anybody
Sarentu- this being I feel great evil enough to make the creatures of eywa scard
Then she saw the fiery skeleton man point at black heart and say
Ghost rider- back to hell
Black heart- we’re not gonna have a meaningful conversation now are we
Ghost rider- your going down
Black heart smiled
Black heart- I don’t think so
As Sarentu heard a eerie whisper in the wind when suddenly a creature made of wind come and attack the rider and dragged him into a abandoned rda Compound and hung him by the back on a chain as Sarentu covered her mouth at what she saw
Sarentu- what are they are they sky people or are they demons
Then the tree she was on attacked her as a face formed on it and smiled as he pulled her down
Gressil- looking here guys we got ourselves a stalker
Blackheart approached her and put a hand on her cheek she hissed at him
Black heart- I knew you were here we could smell your fears
As Sarentu didn’t let her guard down they heard a roar as the fiery skeleton snapped back to life and broke himself free and took the chain off his neack and swung it up in the air and swung it down as the villians dodged it then a pair of hands made of soil came up and smashed the rider before he could approach them then Gressil threw Sarentu to the wind demon and said very arrogantly
Gressil- he an’t so tough
Then a voice said
Ghost rider- Hey dirt bag
Gressil looked behind him and rapped up chain fest hit him in the face and we see the rider now with the shoulder part of his uniform ripped and the chain curled around his right fist as he uncurled the whip the earth demon looked in fear and said Gressil- have mercy
The rider looked at him as he held the chain using his hellfire heated it up and said
Ghost rider- sorry all out of Mercy
As he swung the chain as Gressil tried to block it with a bolder but the rider made short work of it as Gressil screamed in agony as the chain wrapped around him glowing hot red as he begged for his friends to help him but they vanished leaving the Sarentu behind as she saw the rider reduce the earth demon to lifeless sulfur dust
As she looked the rider locked eyes with her then Navi voices came as a few shot arrows at the rider hitting him the rider then pulled out the arrows and summoned a wall of fire and uses this time to run in the forest Sarentu looked with sympathy as the wall of fire died down
Deep in the forest the rider ran and ran until he stopped then he sinced something a demon no it’s sent was to gain to be demon then a huge apex predator appoched the rider it was a thanator it and the rider locked eyes with each other then the rider touched the creature and instantly it turned into a creature covered in fire and like the rider was a fiery skeleton as the Navi approached they halted in horror at what they saw the rider had turned a creature of pandora into something horrific as the rider jumped on the thantor back it hooked the chain around its back like a pair of reins And laughed as it ran a ultra fast speed
As the rider made his way to another rda abandoned refinery the rider feel off as the thanator returned to being a normal thanator it went over and nuzzled the rider as the rider looked and saw the sun coming up as the rider made his way to the refinery and punched in the code to get in he slowly returned to being Eric as Eric cried in pain he feel to the ground and feel unconscious
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As bridgehead was being built a voice came out of nowhere
??????- Eric Eric
The solider known as Eric looked around trying to find the voice as a man showed up behind him
Mephisto- hello Eric
Eric pointed his index at him
Eric - you stay away from me
Mephisto- glad to see you found away to stay busy living up to your dream to get out and see the cosmos or even better fighting for the survival of your people
Eric - so it was your keeping me alive
Mephisto- oh no that was you it was always you me the crowds the Media the soldiers chanting your name Eric Eric
Then approches him as his face turns into a demonic face
Mephisto- Eric it’s makes me so proud it like watching a investment that keeps growing and growing until the day you cash it in
Then Mephisto looked at him his eyes glowing with pleasure
Mephisto- will that day is today find the one called black heart and destroy him
Eric looked at the demon lord with anger and disgust as he made his way towards a building and says
Eric- find him yourself the last time we did business you twisted it’s and killed two people I card about
But Eric froze as Mephisto smiled
Mephisto- doesn’t work like that your under contract remember however if you succeed I’ll return your soul
Eric looked and said while frozen
Eric- like I said before I’m not doing it
Mephisto smiled
Mephisto- you don’t have any choice no matter we’re you run no matter what world your staying your mine now Eric
And with that Mephisto pounded his cane and Eric body was consumed by fire and sent flying to a unknown part of Pandora
I don't know if this question is answered in any of the movies, books, comics.....
Why they didn't use the Soul Drive with Tom Sully or anyone who had their own avatar. They were very lucky that the only person who died, casually had a twin brother. If the avatars were so expensive, everyone with their own avatar should have a Soul Drive, I think.
Here are the pilots
Jake Sully
Luke Skywalker
Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (flies F 14)
Will Smiths Independence Day character
Ghost of Kiev
Trudy Chacon
Poe Dameron
Would you like to see this squadron dogfight?
Do you agree?
1. It’s a simple story
The Avatar movies are stories that aren’t too complex. Most characters are black and white, easily identified as good or bad. This kind of movie doesn’t require too much deep concentration to understand. viewers have more time to focus on the world of Pandora and take in all the visual details. Not that deep movies can’t be good, but a simple story told well has a better chance of success in many markets.
2. Universal themes
The main themes of the Avatar movies are simple. Anyone can relate to them. Stuff like wanting to fit in with others, protecting and providing the best life of for your children, respect of environment e.c.t. These themes translate as well across most cultures.
Also the themes are integrated into the story well. For example the whole of Avatar 2 is form the perspective of a father and his struggles and this gives the movie plenty of time to explore the themes of family. The theme of struggling to fit in is explored in Avatar 2 by creating an entirely new race of Na’vi with a different culture and traits and physical appearance. This means that Jakes’s family have to struggle a lot to fit, as they are so different from the Metkayina.
3. Slower moments focused on showcasing the beauty of Pandora.
Many scenes in the Avatar movies aren’t there to advance the plot, but to show off the amazing locations, creatures and plants of Pandora. These slower moments are designed to help the viewer appreciate the beauty of and fall in love with Pandora. The banshee scene in Avatar 1 for example shows the viewer the fantasy of flying through the sky and having the wind blow in your face. The benefits of these scenes is that the audience comes to understand what makes Pandora such an incredible world and thus what the Na’vi are fighting for. Then the viewers will be more invested in the Na’vi winning against the humans.
4. Ideas and stories that appeal to a non-western audience.
While these things can appeal to some in the west. It’s probably more common for non-westerners to relate to these things.
The movies show the bad side of colonialism and the American military. Many non-western cultures have had bad experiences with both things in their history. It can be gratifying to see a movie of people being oppressed by a more powerful force, rising up and actually defeating the invading forces.
Avatar 2 focuses on the Sully family retreating to the Metkayina. This has many parallels to experience of non-western immigrating to Western countries for a better life and trying to fit in with a different culture.
5 Amazing VFX
The VFX are some the most impressive in cinema history. When the characters speak every facial expression and movement from the actors captured on the character face. James Cameron didn’t cheap out. He could have just used normal CGI to make the underwater scenes. But he decide to spend millions developing new motion capture technology, because it leads to the most life-like CGI for underwater scenes. The impressive CGI makes Pandora feel like a real place, that actually exists.
6 An event that has to be seen on the big screen.
Due to the scale and scope and VFX quality of the film, these films are made to be watched in the cinema, not a low quality screen at home. This encourages people to go out to see the films in cinemas and not wait for home releases, increasing the box office.
7. The lack of competition.
The original Avatar had no big competition for a few months after release. It was the only big budget movie to see during the Christmas period of 2009 and the first few months of 2010.
When it came to Avatar 2 no big movie was brave enough to release with Avatar 2. Movies like Aquaman 2 and Shazam were at one point scheduled to to release in December 2022, but both moved to other dates. The first big budget movie to release after Avatar 2 was Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania on February 17th 2023, two months after Avatar 2 debuted.
So with both Avatar movies being the only releases at the time, more people were likely to go an see them.
Here is some concept art I drew for what a NEDU uniform could look like. I have explained NEDU in a previous post.
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The United Nations Defense Forces (UNDF) starts a top secret program to make space capable fighter jets that can be mind controlled like avatars. The purpose of the project is to maximize pilot safety by having the pilot remotely mind control the aircraft rather than flying it normally. All former SciOps avatar drivers are offered the opportunity to join this program as fighter pilots.
I made a 3d drawing of my Interstellar Combat Carrier military starship idea
I don't think Ash Clan will have them, given they are a tribe so that they aren't making massive profit from trading to fund their own research and develop.
The Mars Colony Separatists would rather spend their resources and time terraforming Mars. Jake is displeased because he thinks that Kiri (who is leading the terraforming project) was behind the idea for the Mars colony separatists to not help defend Pandora during the third Pandoran war. Jake accuses Kiri of compromising the effort to defend Pandora through video communication. The leader of the Mars Colony Separatists then tells Jake that it was his ideas not Kiri's. Jake then understands and thanks the Mars Colony Separatist leader for the clarification.
Do you want to see Mars Colony Separatists to participate in a third Pandoran war?
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