The story of "Avatar" tells that in the future world, humans have found an extremely precious mineral on the planet Pandora, so this planet, which has been six years away from the earth, has become a paradise for the earth's people to pay for their golden dreams. The seemingly beautiful Pandora is actually not as beautiful as imagined; the air on Pandora is full of not only deadly poisonous gas, but also many aggressive animals. Pandora is even more terrifying. The planet’s native Na-vi (Na-vi), advocating nature and respecting life, have become the biggest obstacle for the earth’s people to collect ores without being lured by the earth’s people. So the Avatar project was born. The Avatar created by the DNA of humans and the Nami people, hoping to integrate into the society of the Nami people. Jack (played by Sam Worthington) is a Marine Corps sergeant who was paralyzed by an injury to his lower body, so he lost the will to survive; in order to restore a normal life, he accepted this well-paid job and started a trip to the unknown. journey of.
The "Avatar Project" uses DNA to create a body, which is called "Dreamwalker" in the Na'mi. It uses sleep states to switch roles; the converted elements are in line with DNA to achieve brain synchronization. If you have seen it The people of "Neon Genesis Evangelion" should be very clear what is going on. So if you have any questions about this place, you can refer to this work by Sadamoto Yoshiyuki, so that you can better understand the concepts and ideas of the Avatar project.
When the movie was about to be released, it had already caused a lot of sensation. Expensive release of a movie made with the strongest special effects, so many people lead their expectations before it is released; but for a good movie, special effects alone are definitely not enough! That's why many science fiction movies, fantasy movies, or disaster movies cost hundreds of millions of dollars, but the final result is constantly criticized. For a good film, in addition to having a beautiful picture, it is more important to have a good plot. In response to this, director James Cameron didn't have too many ventures in this movie. Overall, the story is actually very simple or even old-fashioned.
A civilized country’s aggression and plunder of the undeveloped world, coupled with the clothing and dress of the Nabi in the film, is not difficult to imagine the Europeans invading the three major civilizations of Central America (Maya, Aztec and Inca). The background serves as a blueprint. The human camp used Avatar to integrate into society until it invaded. A miracle happened to the male protagonist and he was regarded as one of the few outsiders to be accepted, which reminds me of the story of "Brave to the Golden City". And from the acquaintance of the actor Jack and the daughter of the patriarch, Nadili, to understand the structure of this unknown society through the relationship between the two, to the love and union between the two, it is not difficult to reminiscent of "Pocahontas" ". Later, the story develops to the end. The people on earth attacked the Nabi in order to grab the minerals. The hero struggled for his own identity and race until the end to help the Nabi come forward, but this is similar to "The Last Samurai". .
Even if the story is old-fashioned, but when you meet someone who can tell a story, the old-fashioned story will become wonderful. The whole movie is in Cameron's hands. In addition to the near-perfect special effects, the race of the Na'bi in the movie and the appearance of the planet Pandora have been carefully set. From the appearance of the most basic planet Pandora, to the setting of detailed flora and fauna, and the civilization of the Nami people, precise settings have been made. For this movie, a set of Nabi’s language was specially researched (if you are interested, please refer to this: http://browseinside.harpercollins.ca/index.aspx?isbn13=9780061896750, I think this should be the most popular alien language after Klin’s co-speaking), and also designed the interaction and culture between the Na'bi and the planet Pandora. Such as the values of Namei people, and the relationship between Namei people for nature and life. The exchange of energy (like a magnetic field) between living things and nature has become a special and fascinating place for the Namei people. It can be seen from this that although it is a science fiction movie, many fantasy novel elements have been added to it (don’t know why, every time you watch it) The Namei people remind me of the mixture of cannibals and elves in "World of Warcraft", as well as the style of Tolkien in "The Lord of the Rings".) The connection between humans and animals and plants is like the elves in fantasy novels. , Witch doctor, shaman, etc., full of magical power. It's just that it's a science fiction movie after all, and the director has painted some magical elements scientifically into a natural act of orderly and scientific painting. Therefore, the strong contrast between technology and nature, aggression and guardianship is pulled in the film and becomes the most dramatic plot in the second half of the film.
Although the story is simple, it does not mean that the depth of the movie is not deep. Although the film is entertaining and focuses on visual effects, it explores the coexistence relationship between humans and nature. At the very beginning, you affirmed the "beauty" of Pandora, and you can't help but be moved by the following plot: in the first half of the movie, the beautiful scenes are deeply rooted in the audiences' minds, which also caused the final sacred tree to be destroyed. The contrast and contrast of that mood at that time. So at that moment you deny the greed of human beings, and become the focus and discussion of the film's ability to completely deny the differences of its own race to face up to the problem. This can be regarded as the director's wise place. So the movie transcends race and xenophobia, and it also allows us to explore whether we can give more attention to the land where we grew up.
In the end,
can only say that this movie is so good to watch. After watching it, I can finally realize the feeling of Xue Jiayan after eating that bowl of "Ecstasy Rice" in "The God of Cookery". "What if I can't see that good movie anymore?" This emotion has been troubled for me to be unable to make fun. There are a lot of related information in the movie. You can go to the movie section of the Wuming Station (click here). There are some basic shooting concepts, ideas, and shooting highlights and interviews. If you are interested, you can take a closer look, or if you are not after watching it. Those who know it can also take a look, which can help you understand this fantasy world more clearly.
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