"themselves to change into a Na'vi. ""Avatar: A Confidential Report on the Biological and Social History of Pandora"", a 224-page book in the form of a field guide to the film's fictional setting of the planet of Pandora, was released by Harper Entertainment on , 2009. It is presented as a compilation of data collected by the humans about Pandora and the life on it, written by Maria Wilhelm and Dirk Mathison. HarperFestival also released Wilhelm's 48-page ""James Cameron's Avatar: The Reusable Scrapbook"" for children. ""The Art of Avatar"" was released on , 2009, by Abrams Books. The book features"
"Na'vi language The Naʼvi language (Naʼvi: """") is the constructed language of the Naʼvi, the sapient humanoid indigenous inhabitants of the fictional moon Pandora in the 2009 film ""Avatar"". It was created by Paul Frommer, a professor at the USC Marshall School of Business with a doctorate in linguistics. Naʼvi was designed to fit James Cameron's conception of what the language should sound like in the film, to be realistically learnable by the fictional human characters of the film, and to be pronounceable by the actors, but to not closely resemble any single human language. When the film was released"
"two volumes containing several portions of the Bible translated. One can find online the following specimen: The linguist Nick Nicholas has also translated the Gospel of Mark into Klingon Link Naʼvi is the constructed language of the Naʼvi, the sapient humanoid indigenous inhabitants of the fictional moon Pandora in the 2009 film ""Avatar"". It was created by Paul Frommer, a professor at the USC Marshall School of Business with a doctorate in linguistics. Work on the Naʼvi language has continued even after the film's release. Its creator, Paul Frommer, is working on a compendium which he plans to deliver to"
"in the Shire with its happy associations, and the malevolent Old Man Willow in the Old Forest. Trees feature in many of Ursula K. Le Guin's books, including the forest world of Athshe and the Immanent Grove on Roke in the Earthsea series, to such an extent that in her introduction to her collection ""The Wind's Twelve Quarters"", she admits to ""a certain obsession with trees"" and describes herself as ""the most arboreal science fiction writer"". James Cameron's 2009 film ""Avatar"" features a giant tree named Hometree, the sacred gathering place of the humanoid Na'vi tribe; the interconnected tree, tribe"
"In ""Avatar"", the Naʼvi are an indigenous species that live on Pandora. They are humanoid in appearance and are tall, having pairs of eyes, ears, arms, legs and feet like humans, as well as a nose, a mouth, and expressions recognizable to humans. The Naʼvi differ from humans in having blue striped skin, pointed and mobile ears, large eyes, catlike noses and teeth, tails, and hands each with three fingers and a thumb (hybrid avatars, on the other hand, retain the five-fingered hands of their human DNA). While taller than humans, they have narrower proportions in body frame. Their bones"
"and director of the 2009 film ""Avatar"", Frommer was chosen to create a language for the Na'vi, the film's fictional alien race of sentient blue humanoid inhabitants of the moon Pandora. Frommer says that his process for creating the language began with phonetics and phonology: ""The sound system has to be all nailed down first, so that there is consistency in the language"". The morphology, syntax and vocabulary followed. Cameron had already created several dozen words that he wanted to incorporate into the new language. That gave Frommer ""a sense of what kinds of sounds he had in mind"". Cameron"
"Na'vi River Journey Na'vi River Journey is a dark ride attraction at Disney's Animal Kingdom's Pandora – The World of ""Avatar"". The ride takes guests through the Kasvapan River of Pandora from the 2009 film ""Avatar"", showcasing native animals and bioluminescent flora, with inclusion of Audio-animatronics. The Na'vi Shaman of Songs featured in the attraction is Disney's most advanced Audio-Animatronic to date. There is a song the Shaman of Songs sings during the ride in the Na'vi language. Dr. Paul Frommer, the creator of the Na'vi language, posted the lyrics the shaman sings on his blog. The Na'vi lyrics and"
"with animals on their planet by literally plugging their braid into the creatures' nerve systems. To become a warrior, a Naʼvi must tame and ride a flying creature known as Ikran."" The Naʼvi also use this neural bonding system, called ""tsaheylu"", to mate with a ""life partner"", a bond that, when made, cannot be broken in the Naʼvi's lifetime. This is akin to human marriage. The Naʼvi way of life revolves around their religion, and the Home tree. The Naʼvi sleep in hammocks in large groups for comfort and as a warning system. Conceived for the film was the Naʼvi"
"a canyon on the planet Na Pali, home of the Nali, a primitive tribal race of four-armed humanoids. The Nali and their planet have been subjugated by the Skaarj, a race of brutish yet technologically advanced reptilian humanoids. Skaarj troops board the downed ""Vortex Rikers"" and kill the remaining survivors, except for Prisoner 849 who manages to find a weapon and escape from the ship. The planet Na Pali is rich in ""Tarydium"", a mineral that is found as light blue crystals, possessesing a high energy yield and are the reason the Skaarj have invaded. The ship has crashed near"
"look of the Na'vi – the humanoids indigenous to Pandora – was inspired by a dream that Cameron's mother had, long before he started work on ""Avatar"". In her dream, she saw a blue-skinned woman 12 feet () tall, which he thought was ""kind of a cool image"". Also he said, ""I just like blue. It's a good color ... plus, there's a connection to the Hindu deities, which I like conceptually."" He included similar creatures in his first screenplay (written in 1976 or 1977), which featured a planet with a native population of ""gorgeous"" tall blue aliens. The Na'vi"
"their English translation are seen below. Na'vi River Journey Na'vi River Journey is a dark ride attraction at Disney's Animal Kingdom's Pandora – The World of ""Avatar"". The ride takes guests through the Kasvapan River of Pandora from the 2009 film ""Avatar"", showcasing native animals and bioluminescent flora, with inclusion of Audio-animatronics. The Na'vi Shaman of Songs featured in the attraction is Disney's most advanced Audio-Animatronic to date. There is a song the Shaman of Songs sings during the ride in the Na'vi language. Dr. Paul Frommer, the creator of the Na'vi language, posted the lyrics the shaman sings on"
"he ultimately becomes one of [the Na'vi] and wins their way."" Many commentators saw the film as a message of support for the struggles of native peoples today. Evo Morales, the first indigenous president of Bolivia, praised ""Avatar"" for its ""profound show of resistance to capitalism and the struggle for the defense of nature"". Others compared the human invaders with ""NATO in Iraq or Israel in Palestine"", and considered it reassuring that ""when the Na'vi clans are united, and a sincere prayer is offered, the ... 'primitive savages' win the war."" Palestinian activists painted themselves blue and dressed like the"
"Pandoran biosphere The fictional Pandoran biosphere, from James Cameron's ""Avatar"", teems with a biodiversity of bioluminescent species ranging from hexapodal animals to other types of exotic fauna and flora. The Pandoran ecology forms a vast neural network spanning the entire lunar surface into which the Naʼvi and other creatures can connect. The strength of this collective consciousness is illustrated when the human invaders are defeated in battle by the Pandoran ecology, after the Naʼvi were nearly defeated. Cameron utilized a team of expert advisors in order to make the various examples of fauna and flora as scientifically feasible as possible."
"the humanoid Na'vi tribe; the interconnected tree, tribe and planet are threatened by mining: the tribe and the film's hero fight to save them. Trees are common subjects in poetry, including Joyce Kilmer's 1913 lyric poem named ""Trees"". Flowers, similarly, are the subjects of many poems by poets such as William Blake, Robert Frost, and Rabindranath Tagore. Plants figure prominently in mythology and religion, where they symbolise themes such as fertility, growth, immortality and rebirth, and may be more or less magical. Thus in Latvian mythology, Austras koks is a tree which grows from the start of the Sun's daily"
"question of faith—should the creation be seen and governed hierarchically, from above, or ecologically, through mutual interdependence? He also noted that the film borrows concepts from other religions and compared its Tree of Souls with the Norse story of the tree Yggdrasil, also called axis mundi or the center of the world, whose destruction signals the collapse of the universe. Malinda Liu in ""Newsweek"" likened the Na'vi respect for life and belief in reincarnation with Tibetan religious beliefs and practices, but Reihan Salam of ""Forbes"" called the species ""perhaps the most sanctimonious humanoids ever portrayed on film."" A Bolivian writer"
"Na'vi during their weekly protest in the village of Bilin against Israel's separation barrier. Other Arab writers, however, noted that ""for Palestinians, ""Avatar"" is rather a reaffirmation and confirmation of the claims about their incapability to lead themselves and build their own future."" ""Forbes"" columnist Reihan Salam criticized the vilification of capitalism in the film, asserting that it represents a more noble and heroic way of life than that led by the Na'vi, because it ""give[s] everyone an opportunity to learn, discover, and explore, and to change the world around us."" Si Sheppard on the other hand praised the film"
"hugger"", and urged that we ""make a fairly rapid transition to alternate energy."" The film and Cameron's environmental activism caught the attention of the 8,000-strong Dongria Kondh tribe from Orissa, eastern India. They appealed to him to help them stop a mining company from opening a bauxite open-cast mine, on their sacred Niyamgiri mountain, in an advertisement in ""Variety"" that read: """"Avatar"" is fantasy ... and real. The Dongria Kondh ... are struggling to defend their land against a mining company hell-bent on destroying their sacred mountain. Please help..."" Similarly, a coalition of over fifty environmental and aboriginal organizations of"
"shamelessly takes what isn't his."" Commentators connected the film's story to the endangerment of biodiversity in the Amazon rainforests of Brazil by dam construction, logging, mining, and clearing for agriculture. A ""Newsweek"" piece commented on the destruction of Home Tree as resembling the rampant tree-felling in Tibet, while another article compared the film's depiction of destructive corporate mining for unobtanium in the Na'vi lands with the mining and milling of uranium near the Navajo reservation in New Mexico. Other critics, however, dismissed ""Avatar""'s pro-environmental stance as inconsistent. Armond White remarked that, ""Cameron’s really into the powie-zowie factor: destructive combat and"
"sequels, books, and spin-offs. The Pandoran biosphere teems with a biodiversity of bioluminescent species ranging from hexapodal animals to other types of exotic fauna and flora. The Pandoran ecology forms a vast neural network spanning the entire lunar surface into which the Na'vi and other creatures can connect. The strength of this collective consciousness is powerfully illustrated when the human invaders are defeated in battle by the Pandoran ecology, after the Na'vi were nearly defeated. Cameron hired a team of expert advisors to make the various examples of fauna and flora as scientifically feasible as possible. In the ""Avatar"" universe"
"""Avatar"" describes the conflict by an indigenous people, the Na'vi of Pandora, against the oppression of alien humans. Director James Cameron acknowledged that the film is ""certainly about imperialism in the sense that the way human history has always worked is that people with more military or technological might tend to supplant or destroy people who are weaker, usually for their resources."" Critics agreed that the film is ""a clear message about dominant, aggressive cultures subjugating a native population in a quest for resources or riches."" George Monbiot, writing in ""The Guardian"", asserted that conservative criticism of ""Avatar"" is a"
"sits on a vast store of a mineral called unobtanium, which humans want as an energy supply."" The Pandoran biosphere teems with a biodiversity of bioluminescent species ranging from six-legged animals to other types of exotic fauna and flora. The Pandoran ecology forms a vast neural network spanning the entire lunar surface into which the Na'vi and other creatures can connect. The strength of this collective consciousness is powerfully illustrated when the human invaders are defeated in battle by the Pandoran ecology, after the resolute Na'vi were nearly defeated. Cameron used a team of expert advisors in order to make"
"are reinforced with naturally occurring carbon fiber. The Naʼvi also have a distinctive tendril feature protruding from the back of their heads, surrounded by hair (resembling a long plait or queue), feeding directly into the brain. This organ allows them to connect with other organisms around them, transferring electrochemical signals such as thoughts and memories to the trees, plants, and other creatures. In the original script, Cameron refers to these as ""Jubilees"", although the word is not used in the film and may be changed by the time the novel is published. The Naʼvi were initially conceived to be more"
"Naboo has three moons: Ohma D'un, Rori and Tasia. Tasia, an ice moon, is the only Naboo moon to be seen in the entire Star Wars saga. Ohma D'un is a water moon and Rori is a brownish swamp moon. Naboo is described as having a porous, plasma-rich interior without a molten core—a rare phenomenon among the planets in the Star Wars universe. The surface of Naboo is covered by dense swamps, rolling grass plains, and verdant hills. The largest mountain chain, the Gallo Mountains, bisect the singular continent and divide the great grass plains of the north from the"
"with an avatar to fly on an ""Ikran"" (known as a ""Banshee"" by humans) to partake in the Na'vi's tribal coming-of-age tradition. Set within the remains of a former Resources Development Administration facility, the attraction invites guests into the ACE lab where guests are linked to an ""avatar"" and fly aboard a banshee across the Valley of Mo'ara. On February 27, 2018, after four incidents had occurred, Disney added warning cards for riders before entering the ride. The cards are similar to those on and warn riders about fear of heights, motion sickness, and the seating restraints. Avatar Flight of"
"seas covered the rest of the globe. One of the most revered locations on Narn is the G'Quon mountain range which was once home to the vicious On'Vik and herds of wild Dar and horned beasts called Natok that stomp and make noise when angered or disturbed. However, following the two Centauri occupations the Narn homeworld now is fairly barren, with a thin atmosphere and low humidity. Much of the land is a desolate rose-copper desert, as the Centauri's first occupation depleted the environment; very few areas of original forest and jungle remain. Although the Narn reclaimed much of their"
"the male mind, they're grossly distorted. When you see something that reflects your id, it works for you... Right from the beginning I said, 'She's got to have tits,' even though that makes no sense because her race, the Naʼvi, aren't placental mammals. I designed her costumes based on a ""taparrabo"", a loincloth worn by Mayan Indians."" Cameron has described ""Avatar"" as more ""science fantasy"" than true science fiction and has said that he would explain in the novel for the film why in the fictional universe the Naʼvi look like humans. According to ""Entertainment Weekly"", ""The Naʼvi can commune"
"the barrier at the town of Bil'in. A number of Palestinian protesters have been killed by the IDF while protesting. Covert operatives of the Israeli government have posed as protesters and threw stones in the general direction of the IDF to create a pretext for arresting protesters. Protesters posed as members of the fictional ""Na'vi"" race of the major motion picture ""Avatar"" during protests following release of the movie, in an effort to compare the Palestinian struggle with that of the fictional Na'vi race, who must defend themselves and their homeland against foreign invaders. Between 23 December 2013 and 5"
"Naboo Naboo is a planet in the fictional ""Star Wars"" universe with a mostly green terrain and which is the homeworld of two spacefaring societies: the Gungans, who dwell in underwater cities, and the humans, who live in colonies on the surface. Humans of Naboo have an electoral monarchy and maintain a peaceful culture that defends education, the arts, environmental protection and scientific achievements. The main capital of Naboo is Theed. Three moons orbit Naboo: Ohma-D'un, Rori, and the third moon of Naboo. The third moon of Naboo was not given a specific name. It was only considered an uninhabited"
"found in the Amharic language of Ethiopia, and the initial ""ng"" that Cameron may have taken from New Zealand Māori. Actress Sigourney Weaver and the film's set designers met with Jodie S. Holt, professor of plant physiology at University of California, Riverside, to learn about the methods used by botanists to study and sample plants, and to discuss ways to explain the communication between Pandora's organisms depicted in the film. From 2005 to 2007, Cameron worked with a handful of designers, including famed fantasy illustrator Wayne Barlowe and renowned concept artist Jordu Schell, to shape the design of the Na'vi"
"in 2009, Naʼvi had a growing vocabulary of about a thousand words, but understanding of its grammar was limited to the language's creator. However, this has changed subsequently as Frommer has expanded the lexicon to more than 2200 words and has published the grammar, thus making Naʼvi a relatively complete, learnable and serviceable language. The Naʼvi language has its origins in James Cameron's early work on ""Avatar"". In 2005, while the film was still in scriptment form, Cameron felt it needed a complete, consistent language for the alien characters to speak. He had written approximately thirty words for this alien"
"Endor (Star Wars) Endor is a forested moon in the ""Star Wars"" universe. The moon was the site of a pivotal battle depicted in ""Return of the Jedi"". Endor first appears in ""Return of the Jedi"", in which it is the body in whose orbit the second Death Star is constructed, and is the home of a race of furry aliens called Ewoks. The moon later appears in the Ewok TV movies """" and """", as well as the animated Marvel Comics series and ""Ewoks"". In one of the ""Star Wars Tales"" comics, an Imperial veteran of Endor refers to"
"Podhoretz criticized the film's ""mindless worship of a nature-loving tribe and the tribe's adorable pagan rituals."" Christian critic David Outten disputed that ""the danger to moviegoers is that ""Avatar"" presents the Na'vi culture on Pandora as morally superior to life on Earth. If you love the philosophy and culture of the Na'vi too much, you will be led into evil rather than away from it."" Outten further added: ""Cameron has done a masterful job in manipulating the emotions of his audience in ""Avatar"". He created a world where it looks good and noble to live in a tree and hunt"
"Earthdash, possibly traveling throughout the world. A moon giant whose ancestors were brought to Earth Dash to mine ultimate in the Underground because it was poisonous to humans but not them. He is called Navi for short. He wears a suit that is as big as a Big Foot, possibly to provide him protection from the ultimate due to his weakened resistance to its poisonous effects. He protected his friends' graves until Dan found him and introduced him to the world of Basquash and told him that his friends would not want him to spend the rest of his life"