Avatar (2009)
By the mid-twenty-second century, humans have expanded their territory into space to exploit mineral resources, often at the expense of indigenous populations. Pandora, a forest-covered moon in the Alpha Centauri system, contains unobtanium, a powerful energy source that is being mined by astronaut entrepreneurs representing corporate interests. This mining destroys the ecological system and threatens the genocide of the local Na'vi people. Initially excited to be a part of this conquest, paraplegic Jake Sully begins to question imperialistic attitudes when he becomes isolated in a green garden. There, he falls in love with the beautiful humanoid Neytiri and comes to share her people's simple and pure values.
Books on Avatar
| Kevin Patrick Mahoney and Alex Carmine (eds.) The ultimate fan's guide to Avatar, James Cameron's epic movie London, 2010 |
Books with substantial mentioning of Avatar
| Brian Tallerico (ed.) Magill's Cinema Annual 2010, 29th Edition. A Survey of the films of 2009 Detroit [..], 2010 |
Articles on Avatar
| M. Elise Marubbio, Decolonizing the Western: A Revisionist Analysis of Avatar with a Twist, in: Marek Paryz, John R. Leo (eds.), The post-2000 film western, Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York, NY, 2015 |
| James Dyer, Blue Planet, in: Empire, nr. 247 (January), 2010 pp. 116-120 |
| Track By Track, Avatar, in: Empire, nr. 248 (February), 2010 pp. 169 |
| "Ive got a road map for Avatar 2...", Empire sits down with James Cameron for his first post-Avatar interview, in: Empire, nr. 249 (March), 2010 pp. 14-17 |
| Roger Smith, Why grossing $2,3 billion means never having to say you're sorry, Avatar is a game-changer - but not necessarily for the better, in: Filmcomment, nr. 2 (March/April), 2010 pp. 58 |
| Avatar: The viewing guide, in: Empire, nr. 252 (June), 2010 pp. 154-157 |
| Ian Freer, 2010 the year that..., James Cameron changed the world. Again, in: Empire, nr. 259 (January), 2011 pp. 124 |
| Artur Jung, Herrscher des Universums, in: Cinema (Germany), nr. 378 (November), 2009 pp. 60-62 |
| Michael Liebe, Digital Me, in: epd Film, nr. 12, 2009 pp. 34-37 |
| Alexander Gajic, Spektakuläre Bilder, in: epd Film, nr. 10, 2009 pp. 6 |
| Thomas Klein, Blaue Körperwunder, Kino und Leiblichkeit im digitalen Zeitalter, in: Filmdienst, nr. 10 (13. Mai), 2010 pp. 6-9 |
| Franz Everschor, Die Welt nach "Avatar", Rasante Entwicklungen auf dem Gebiet des 3D-Fernsehens, in: Filmdienst, nr. 3 (4. Februar), 2010 pp. 64-65 |
Reviews
| Chris Hewitt, Avatar, Is it worth the wait, hype and unflattering 3-D glasses?, in: Empire, nr. 248 (February), 2010 pp. 54-55 |
| Andrew Osmond, Avatar, in: Sight & Sound, nr. 3 (March), 2010 pp. 48-49 |
| Adam Smith, Avatar, in: Empire, nr. 252 (June), 2010 pp. 152-153 (DVD review) |
| Nick de Semlyen, Avatar: extended collector's edition, in: Empire, nr. 259 (January), 2011 pp. 146-147 (DVD review) |
| Felicitas Kleiner, Avatar - Aufbruch nach Pandora, in: Filmdienst, nr. 1, 2010 pp. 24 |
| Jan Distelmeyer, Avatar - Aufbruch nach Pandora, in: epd Film, nr. 1, 2010 pp. 34 |
| Jean-Sébastien Chauvin, Nouvelle frontière, in: Cahiers du Cinema, nr. 652 (Janvier), 2010 pp. 60-61 |
