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  2. Themes in Avatar - Wikipedia

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    James Cameron, writer and director of Avatar, at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con. The 2009 American science fiction film Avatar has provoked vigorous discussion of a wide variety of cultural, social, political, and religious themes identified by critics and commentators, and the film's writer and director James Cameron has responded that he hoped to create an emotional reaction and to provoke ...

  3. Avatar (newspaper) - Wikipedia

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    June 9, 1967. Language. English. Ceased publication. April 26, 1968. Headquarters. Boston, Massachusetts. Avatar was an American underground newspaper published in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1967–1968. The newspaper's first issues were published from the headquarters of Broadside magazine in Cambridge.

  4. Uncanny valley - Wikipedia

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    The uncanny valley (Japanese: 不気味の谷, Hepburn: bukimi no tani) effect is a hypothesized psychological and aesthetic relation between an object's degree of resemblance to a human being and the emotional response to the object. Examples of the phenomenon exist among robotics, 3D computer animations and lifelike dolls.

  5. Fictional universe of Avatar - Wikipedia

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    Avatar. In the 2009 science-fiction film Avatar, director James Cameron conceived a fictional universe in which humans seek to mine unobtanium on the fictional habitable moon Pandora. The Earth-like moon is inhabited by a sapient indigenous humanoid species called the Na'vi, as well as varied fauna and flora.

  6. Avatar (2009 film) - Wikipedia

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    James Cameron on criticism of Avatar before its release. Box office analysts, on the other hand, estimated that the film would be a box office success. "The holy grail of 3-D has finally arrived," said an analyst for Exhibitor Relations. "This is why all these 3-D venues were built: for Avatar. This is the one. The behemoth." The "cautionary estimate" was that Avatar would bring in around $60 ...

  7. White savior narrative in film - Wikipedia

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    The white savior is a cinematic trope in which a white central character rescues non-white (often less prominent) characters from unfortunate circumstances. [1] This recurs in an array of genres in American cinema, wherein a white protagonist is portrayed as a messianic figure who often gains some insight or introspection in the course of rescuing non-white characters (or occasionally non ...

  8. Dystopia - Wikipedia

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    Dystopia. Life in Kowloon Walled City has often inspired the dystopian identity in modern media works. [1] A dystopia (from Ancient Greek δυσ (dus) 'bad' and τόπος (tópos) 'place'), also called a cacotopia[2] or anti-utopia, is a community or society that is extremely bad or frightening. [3][4] It is often treated as an antonym of ...

  9. Avatar (franchise) - Wikipedia

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    Avatar is an American epic science fiction media franchise created by James Cameron, which began with the eponymous 2009 film. Produced by Lightstorm Entertainment and distributed by 20th Century Studios, it consists of associated merchandise, video games, and theme park attractions. [1] Avatar is set in the mid-22nd century on Pandora, a lush ...