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Avatar (2009)

Film
DirectorJames Cameron
Meta takes1

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Form & technique
  • The narrative arc of Jake Sully.
  • The film's virtual cinematography and camera movement.
Tropes
  • The bio-networked ecosystem of Pandora (Eywa).
  • The film's use of stereoscopic 3D and immersive CGI. → Haptic Visuality
  • Jake Sully's disabled human body vs. his abled Na'vi body.
  • The audience's ideological identification with the Na'vi.
  • The neural bond (tsaheylu) between the Na'vi and Pandoran fauna.
  • The physical design and cultural representation of the Na'vi.

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