Avatar (2009)
- Rating
- Genre
- Action, Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy
- Release Date
- December 18, 2009
- Director
- James Cameron
- Written by
- James Cameron
- Cast
- Zoe Saldana, Michelle Rodriguez, Stephen Lang, Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver
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- Synopsis
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- producer:
- James Cameron , Jon Landau
- production company:
- Lightstorm Entertainment , 20th Century Fox , Dune Entertainment , Ingenious Film Partners
- sfx supervisor:
- Joe Letteri
- assistant director:
- Josh McLaglen
- cinematographer:
- Mauro Fiore
- distributor:
- 20th Century Fox
- characters by:
- James Cameron
- main characters:
- Jake Sully , Neytiri , Colonel Miles Quaritch , Mo'At , Dr. Grace Augustine , Trudy Chacon , Parker Selfridge , Dr. Norm Spellman , Dr. Max Patel , Eytukan , Tsu'tey
- official website:
- https://www.avatar.com/
- premiere date:
- December 18 2009
- runtime:
- 162 minutes
- related movies:
- Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) , Avatar 3 , Avatar 4 , Avatar 5 , Avatar 6
- franchise:
- Avatar
- sequel:
- Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
Synopsis
Avatar (2009) takes place on the fictional planet of Pandora during the year 2154. The inhabited world is rich in unobtanium, a mineral vital to Earth's survival, which makes it a subject of interest for humans. To interact with the beings who live there, called the Na'vi, humans need to transfer their consciousness to engineered Na'vi bodies called avatars.
Lead character Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) is a paraplegic ex-Marine officer who replaces his deceased twin brother in the program. He becomes one of the avatars. With Dr. Grace Augustine (Sigourney Weaver), he explores the planets and learns the ways of the Na'vi while spying for Colonel Miles Quaritch (Stephen Lang).
The Na'vi's gigantic and magical tree called Hometree lies above a large deposit of unobtanium. Quaritch asks Jake to gather information about the people and the tree and promises to restore his legs through the biogenetic s process if he succeeds. He befriends and falls in love with one of the Na'vi, Neytiri (Zoe Saldana), as he learns more about them and their ways.
Avatar continues to hold its place as the Top Grossing Film of All Time since its release in 2009. Production of the movie used the newest filming technology during that time and was considered a breakthrough. Paul Frommer also created the language used by the Na'vi specifically for the film.
Four more sequels have been at work to continue the story of Jake, Neytiri, and their children, but delays have been holding the movies back. A lot of the reason for this is credited to the creator, and director James Cameron also wrote for the film. Avatar: The Way of Water releases on December 16 2022.