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Avatar’s environmental theme

1 February. 10 / by Chris / 1 comment

James Cameron’s new epic is one of the most hyped epics in recent years, it explodes with breathtaking scenery, effects and stunning new 3D technology, while expertly addressing major environmental themes.

Looking out at the beautiful and unspoilt world of Pandora

While a few articles out there are titled “Avatars hidden Environmental message”,  I’ve chosen the word “theme” , as to suggest the message that was hidden is quite ludicrous, with the plot being an army led mining expedition in a natural paradise, I confidently say this is no hermetic code.

Avatar sets up the ultimate battle, pitting Mother Nature with her spellbinding complexity and beauty against the profit hungry, trigger happy humans.  Although it deals with other issues such as getting lost in virtual reality, the internet, exploitation of under developed countries and globalization, Cameron’s passion to save our challenged natural world shines throughout:

 We are destroying species faster than we can classify them. We are destroying the food chain faster than we can understand it. The politicians are over in Copenhagen talking about climate change now – but there are other issues as well

The blue populous of the alien world Pandora, are a tribal race living in harmony with nature and depend on the forest for their survival. They fly on dinosaur like creatures, have an information storage system built within the network of tree routes, can mentally link to animals and all the while are tall, athletic and dance around the forest like the most agile of squirrels. A human soldier is given the opportunity to experience this world as one of the alien tribe, very soon his loyalty towards his own race is becomes compromised as he discovers how the non materialistic tribe, seem to have more contentment and purpose in life.

Avatar is a cry out to main stream culture to question if there is more to life than a high bank balance, good job and big car, reminding you that some things just can’t be bought. And never forget; when flying through the jungle on a dragon that you control with your thoughts, alongside the girl of your dreams, questioning your chosen route in life is always going be inevitable.

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