It is funny but movies have been doing this for the longest, its just how the story is told which makes it unique. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Both the Na’vi and Native Americas are far more connected to nature than their white counterparts. Get HuffPost Comedy On Facebook and Twitter! The numbers on “Avatar” are expected to continue growing throughout the coming days, a bit over a decade after the film was originally released in China. Jake finds out his brother, who was a scientist, has been killed and is offered by the RDA (Resources Development Administration) to take his place in the Avatar Program. I mean we all saw the Disney movie. Nitpicking is when a person is actively searching for flaws to a degree that it becomes absurd and diminishes the experience. This involved students writing an essay on one of a selection of popular films that included Fight Club, Bridget Jones’s Diary and Gone Baby Gone. James Cameron worked on “Avatar” for over a decade. Bottom line, I enjoyed Avatar and nothing is gonna change that. Dialog in Avatar, suspect at best. Playing next. They offer him the job because Jake and his brother are identical and can, therefore, use the Avatar that was designed for his brother. In addition to that, Pocahontas and Avatar are both enriched with other elements such as a love triangle as both princesses were supposedly part of a tradition for marrying men of their tribes who they had no deep affection for. what makes them original is “THE WRITING!”. @”It seems to be human nature to focus on every flaws no matter how little or insignificant and try to trash something that is popular.”. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Littleriver1 (talk • contribs) 19:27, 13 December 2009 (UTC) Are you kidding me? 98% Upvoted. Nothing, but good characters. I understand that why people would think that they resembled native americans but its actually supposed to be the Africans and their religion atleast thats what i see. Close. The is Camerons movies rehashed with great effects, nothing more, nothing less. Warner Bros offers Bella Ramsey The Last of Us… what about Mahershala Ali? Spiritually Speaking, is Avatar really just Space Pocahontas? Either way it’s still a better love story that twilight :D. You’re entitled to your opinion, of course, but comments like that are a short trip to a long flaming. Taking something and making it original in your own words is as close to original as youre going to get (Twilight, Avatar, District 9). I think this is the best comment I’ve seen on this whole thread, well noticed. 108. You are bound to have similarities with the millions of movies that have been made. Myth is alive and well, even in our “modern world.” All hail, Joseph Campbell! Joaquin Colby. Jake, like Unca’s father, is captured by the natives and brought back to their home. Anybody else think the Navi horses looked like Ookla the Moks horse in Thundar the Barbarian?? Excellent!!!! Library. A lot of people out there are saying Avatar is just Pocahontas in outer space. Kawnga Tawtute Guest; Re: Avatar the same as Pocahontas or not ? Learn more about Pocahontas’s life and her … I remember when he was talking about this! Meet girl. This is part three of three videos portraying the similarities between James Cameron's Avatar and Disney's Pocahontas. I couldn't take any of it seriously. In Avatar, the humans need technology to live on the planet. The Marvel films are known quantities, they're super hero films, but even their stories felt more internally consistent most of the time over avatar and it's tired narrative. Tags: avatar; clickables; movies; pocahontas; video; More; Avatar Is Pocahontas, the Inevitable Trailer Mash … Adopted a LibreTexts for your class? As Roland Barthes wrote, “the fundamental character of the mythical concept is to be appropriated” (119) and although the story of Pocahontas … However, as in the case of both stories, jealousy tries to sabotage this plan. Every single movie, show, cartoon, store, book or anything that is made for teenage girls or teenage boys is completely rejected. That is why this film is the most over-rated film of all time. When shit like Twilight or High School musical is released… people automatically hate on it without ever seeing it. So, this is one of my favorite scenes from 'Avatar.' They should have NEVER advertised the movie this much, saying it was “THE BEST MOVIE EVER” and that it will “CHANGE MOVIES FOREVER” Once it started building all that hype, these people got their panties soaked and started writing shit about it. Jake is saved by a sign of Eywa, the Na’vi’s goddess, and Unca’s father by the chief’s daughter who “stroked [my] father with a wand” (Winkfield 49). . Both jealous parties end up regretting their decision in the end and befriending and respecting Jake and Unca’s father. information contact us at info@libretexts.org, status page at https://status.libretexts.org. 0:32 [Read] The … Ferventwater. Did you know that James Cameron‘s Avatar is just Disney’s Pochontas in disguise? You take away the visuals and what do you have? Then of course you get the back handed compliment. Or “Dances with Wolves on FernGully”. Just kidding, this is the only thing we saw coming. About how the visuals are amazing.”. lIke pocaHontaS on drugS: avatar and adaptatIon Joyce goggin Earlier this year, I conducted an experiment with our in-coming first year students to help determine their language capabilities before the semester began. In fact, her and Jake’s love story is very similar to Unca Eliza’s mother and father’s. level 1. The theme of racial injustice is still prominent among these forms of media. report. Avatar is a movie directed and written by James Cameron that premiered in 2009 (Trailer linked at the bottom). This can be done to absolutely ANY MOVIE EVER MADE. The movie takes place in the distant future but it is not exactly stated when. i know this is a LOOONG time ago and that your probably never gonna see this but its not American Indians lmao its Native Americans. Funny, Transformers films were popular, but when we talk about that films flaws, then its OK.Ah, hypocrisy. Character comparison: John Smith – Jake Sully: Pocahontas - : Plot: Man to foreign place. Your email address will not be published. PS: I gave this film a 4.5 out of 5 on my blog. Log in or sign up to leave a comment Log In Sign Up. For more information contact us at info@libretexts.org or check out our status page at https://status.libretexts.org. To essentially sum up the rest of the story, Jake meets a native woman (who just happens to the chief’s daughter) who changes his whole outlook on the planet and nature and he chooses to abandon his forest cutting- indigenous killing counterparts to stay with her and save the day. I'm here discussing the anticipated re-release of Endgame in the hopes it overtakes Avatar as the highest grossing film of all time. It follows the protagonist Jake Sulley, a Marine who has lost the use of his legs. Avatar et Pocahontas, comme une ressemblance? Sign up. Pocahontas, Powhatan Indian woman who fostered peace between English colonists and Native Americans by befriending the settlers at the Jamestown Colony in Virginia and eventually marrying one of them. In Avatar… American Literature (though the true definition is disputed as to what American Literature is, let’s pretend we all agree right now) can be found sprinkled among many of today’s movies and TV shows. Now stop it, its a great looking popcorn flick, not Casablanca. Everything is the same in the end… 2 blokes fighting is in almost every movie! My girlfriend wanted a story and came out really disappointed… it’s really sad, but that’s the sad truth…. *See Monomyth here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monomyth This is another example of those caught unaware of the human condition. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRdxXPV9GNQ. Update: @ CAGuy, could you imagine the implications if a human disease got through their population? They are both then put in the care of the daughters of the leaders of the natives in each story. But since most films follow a formula. Sort by. It even happens in music. People will nitpick at eveything, especially if it’s popular. Greedy Corporate Guy 3.) So let me get this straight. Nothing "pocahontas" about this one. Like; “Avatar copied Dances with wolves”. Totally crazy. "Avatar is just an Extremist version of Pocahontas" Or "Pocahontas in Space". save. couldn’t they have stretched a bit more to create an alien weapon rather than bows and arrows?? If a film is popular, it’s obviously going to attract more criticism for the tiniest little things which are really isignificant. Every movie from the last 10 years was made from a pre-existing plot. And im not hating on TMB or any other blog that talks about this. But we have dozen typical bore comments about smurf, pocahontas, originality and other crap. Jake is launched into space where he arrives, “five years, nine months and twenty-days” (Space Doctor 1) later on Pandora, a habitable moon orbiting a distant planet light years away. 6 years ago | 153 views. It’s funny how you people get all sensitive and type long and detailed comments when the message is “You like it or you don’t” The movie’s only good because it appeals to Furries, and it took a lot of money to create. Browse more videos. Avatar for me was just way too similar to pocahontas and was presented in a pretty obvious and traditional way. 1 day ago. Log in. They clearly patterned the aliens to be like American Indians, so now it’s too obvious a comparison. How has nobody noticed that before? Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Teaser Trailer. So What? plus i think its not about the native americans at all but about Africans and there “old” culture that they had or used to practice one example of the culture/religion is Igbo Religion. You obviously missed the point. Whether he was making a statement about history repeating itself or atoning for America’s past sins, I’m not sure. In Pocahontas the story progresses when both sides find out. Just sayin…. It wasn’t devoid of Oxygen, but clearly there was air of some sort or the propeller driven aircraft wouldn’t work either. You can hear a song and think it sounds just like this other song. Good scientists who warn above people, Come on, I understand its visually exciting movie but stop saying all movies are predictable. Yes the story has been told a million times (Dances with wolves, Fern Gully, Battle for Terra), but this is just damn funny none the less. Dude, I just realized Avatar is basically just Pocahontas but in space. That’s all you ever read anymore. 34.13: SHOOK- Django is Madison Washington.. with a trigger happy finger. Your email address will not be published. Logged Kxangangang! Click here to let us know! Even Transformers 2 was nitpicked to a ridiculous degree, even though it rightly deserves criticism for it’s flaws. @” Then of course you get the back handed compliment. It seems to be human nature to focus on every flaws no matter how little or insignificant and try to trash something that is popular. Required fields are marked *. Avatar is just such...a badly realized set of characters who feel like cookie cutter tropes spitting out ham fisted dialogue and all the subtly of a brick to the face. This is only a taste of what teenage girls get. The story is familiar and has its roots in Native American racial injustice narratives but takes place on a distant planet far far away. Overall, the whole thing echoes America’s colonization and war with the Native Americans. I had a good laugh at this. The truth about Avatar - Pocahontas . In both Avatar and Pocahontas, these magical trees provide much aid to each hero. Except for those movies who intentionally build up something to happen then completely disregard it and do the opposite (funny games). Unless otherwise noted, LibreTexts content is licensed by CC BY-NC-SA 3.0. hide. As more about American History is discovered and screen production gets better, the possibilities of the development of American Literature in media expands. (im not talking about this funny post, that was for comedy relief, im talking about every website saying AVATAR is unoriginal), This is only happening because Avatar is doing so well, and the group of douchebags that ALWAYS do this, come along and start saying the most (most) retarded things ever. However; these supernatural aids provide just as much help and assistance as any other tool could. About how the visuals are amazing. So Ive heard talk about the comparison between Pocahontas and Avatar. Its what they like, so what, leave it alone and go watch IronMan. I agree bjon86, is like every movie site i go to, is like they’re always making fun or saying somthing negative bout Avatar, i know the story sounds familiar, but it fits perfect for a movie like avatar to introduce this world and the new technolgy to show it of. I dont think it was that noticeable as he made it out to be but the comparison is amusing. 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