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A bio-luminescent sci-fi odyssey steeped in awe and visceral longing, where a fractured soul sheds human steel to soar through a pulsing, interconnected jungle atop radiant wings of light.
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"Enter the world of Pandora."

16 December 2009 United States of America 162 min 7.6 (34,373)

Director: James Cameron

Cast: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez

Action Adventure Science Fiction Environmentalism & Ecocentrism Anti-Imperialism & Anti-Colonialism Identity, Body, and Transformation Technology vs. Nature & Spirituality Greed vs. Sacred Value of Life
Budget: $237,000,000
Box Office: $2,923,706,026

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Character Analysis

Jake Sully

Sam Worthington

Archetype: Hero / Reluctant Savior Key Trait: Relentless courage and adaptability

Motivation

Regaining physical freedom and mobility, later protecting Neytiri and the Na'vi from destruction.

Character Arc

Starts as a paralyzed, bitter ex-Marine taking a corporate job for medical care, converts to the Na'vi worldview, and becomes Toruk Makto and permanently transitions into a Na'vi.

Neytiri

Zoe Saldaña

Archetype: Mentor / Heroine / Native Warrior Princess Key Trait: Deep spiritual grace, fierceness, and loyalty

Motivation

Defending her people, ancestral land, and sacred bond with Eywa.

Character Arc

Initially distrusts Jake as a naive human outsider, becomes his mentor and lover, and fiercely fights alongside him to protect her homeland.

Colonel Miles Quaritch

Stephen Lang

Archetype: Militaristic Antagonist / Corporate Enforcer Key Trait: Ruthless pragmatism, physical toughness, and xenophobia

Motivation

Enforcing human dominance and securing RDA economic interests at all costs.

Character Arc

Maintains an unyielding, destructive militaristic mindset throughout the film, escalating violence until his death.

Dr. Grace Augustine

Sigourney Weaver

Archetype: Mentor / Passionate Scientist Key Trait: Uncompromising scientific integrity and hidden empathy

Motivation

Understanding and documenting Pandora's neural ecology; protecting the Na'vi culture.

Character Arc

Cynical, weary researcher frustrated by military interference, forms a deep bond with Jake, dies trying to protect the Na'vi, merging her consciousness with Eywa.

Cast

Sam Worthington as Jake Sully
Zoe Saldaña as Neytiri
Sigourney Weaver as Dr. Grace Augustine
Stephen Lang as Colonel Miles Quaritch
Michelle Rodriguez as Trudy Chacon
Giovanni Ribisi as Parker Selfridge
Joel David Moore as Norm Spellman
CCH Pounder as Mo'at
Wes Studi as Eytukan
Laz Alonso as Tsu'Tey
Dileep Rao as Dr. Max Patel
Matt Gerald as Corporal Lyle Wainfleet
Sean Anthony Moran as Private Fike
Jason Whyte as Cryo Vault Med Tech
Scott Lawrence as Venture Star Crew Chief

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