Avatar

In Films by Brock Bourgase

In his most recent film Avatar, James Cameron reates an amazing, luminous world. Pandora, a planet comprised of rain forests that cover an extremely valuable metal. To mine the ore, the multi-national, multi-planet corporation must displace the indigenous population and their lifestyle. Since humans cannot survive on Pandora, “avatars” have been created to mingle with the native population and attempt to negotiate a settlement. Jake Sully, an ex-marine who joined the mission solely because of desperation (on his part because he has no alternatives and on the part of the conglomerate because they need someone with the same D.N.A. as his …