{"id":3148,"date":"2018-07-07T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-07T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-09-12T14:40:41","modified_gmt":"2020-09-12T18:40:41","slug":"writing-lessons-from-movies-avatar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/writing-lessons-from-movies-avatar\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing Lessons from Movies: Avatar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"563\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Writing2BLessons2Bfrom2BMovies2BAvatar.png?resize=640%2C400\" width=\"640\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<p>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">Recently I rewatched <i>Avatar <\/i>and remembered just how amazing this movie is. Avatar was the first movie I\u2019ve ever seen in 3D and I\u2019ve yet to see another 3D movie that has topped it. Avatar immersed me in an amazing story and amazing world. The effects rival those of today, the characters are great, and the Na\u2019vi culture is so well done it feels real.&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">Avatar is about a paraplegic ex-marine who goes to the planet of Pandora to be a part of the avatar program after his twin brother dies tragically. He is mind-linked with an avatar Na\u2019vi body so he can interact with the Na\u2019vi people and learn more about them and their world under the orders of both scientists and the military. In exchange, he will get his legs back but as he learns more about the Na\u2019vi he\u2019s conflicted about whether his race is doing the right thing.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"color: red; font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">Warning: Some spoilers.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: red; font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"200\" data-original-width=\"500\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Avatar.gif?resize=400%2C160\" width=\"400\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><\/span><br \/>\n<!-- more --><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">1.) Creating Unique Ecosystems &#8211; <\/span>All of the elements of Pandora\u2019s environment mesh so well together. They\u2019re so foreign to us but they feel like they belong with each other. The air and fruit are suited to flora and fauna of Pandora and not humans. The animals have different biological structures such as nostrils being on the neck like gills and many having the capability of tsaheylu aka the bond when they connect their queues (extensions of the nervous system). Much of the flora is bioluminescent and the Na\u2019vi have bioluminescent flecks on their skin.&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"901\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/avatar_special_edition_movie_image_02.jpg?resize=640%2C360\" width=\"640\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">How this applies to <\/span>writing<\/b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><b>: <\/b>Does your ecosystem feel like it works together?<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"400\" data-original-width=\"720\" height=\"177\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/queue.gif?resize=320%2C177\" width=\"320\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">2.) Language Specific Phrases &#8211; <\/span>The Na\u2019vi language is very different than English. Instead of saying hello they say \u201cI See you.\u201d Instead of the obvious physical observation of another <\/span>person<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"> this means that the Na\u2019vi see into you. They see you as one of the people and part of their cultural network.&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><b>How this applies to writing: <\/b>Many languages have words and phrases that we don\u2019t have in English. Japanese has the word \u201cnakama\u201d which means \u201cfriend like family.\u201d German has \u201cschadenfreude\u201d which means \u201cto laugh at someone\u2019s pain. Spanish has the phrase \u201cDon\u2019t drink my hair\u201d which means \u201cYou\u2019re kidding me.\u201d If you\u2019re developing a language for your story world take into consideration language-specific words and phrases.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"264\" data-original-width=\"474\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/th2B252812529.jpg?resize=640%2C356\" width=\"640\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">3.) Religious Locations &#8211;<\/span> The Na\u2019vi have many religious sites such as the Tree of Voices and the Tree of Souls. Outsiders aren\u2019t allowed to enter these places because they\u2019re so sacred to the Na\u2019vi. The Na\u2019vi come to these places to connect to their ancestors and to Eywa. They also go to the Tree of Souls after the fall of the Hometree because they have nowhere else to go. Quaritch targets the Tree of Souls to destroy the Na\u2019vi\u2019s moral.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/avatar_ritual1.jpg?resize=640%2C360\" width=\"640\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <b style=\"font-family: Georgia, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;\">How this applies to writing: <\/b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">Do you have any religious sites in your story? What would happen if they were destroyed? Can outsiders come or only members of the religion?<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"670\" data-original-width=\"1191\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/tree_of_voices_by_shreas.jpg?resize=640%2C360\" width=\"640\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">4.) Connecting Science and Spiritual &#8211; <\/span>Eywa is the Mother Earth of Pandora and all Na\u2019vi worship her. They connect to her through the sites mentioned above and believe all life is sacred. It turns out that the planet of Pandora is like a giant human brain and it\u2019s become sentience. It stores memories and information that can be accessed with queues by the Na\u2019vi. All living things <\/span>in<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"> the planet are literally connected.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><b>How this applies to writing:<\/b> Does your story religion have a scientific basis or is it completely supernatural?<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"266\" data-original-width=\"474\" height=\"223\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/th-2.jpg?resize=400%2C223\" width=\"400\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">5.) An Act So Abominable the Bad Guys Are Even Affected by It &#8211;&nbsp;<\/span> When Quaritch attacks Hometree, he commits an abominable act. A giant tree that\u2019s been around for thousands of years is destroyed along with women, men, and children and the environment surrounding it. Many of the people on the villain\u2019s side are broken by the site including Parker who was so calloused about the Na\u2019vi. You can\u2019t help your <\/span>heartbreaking<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"> when you witness such a disaster. Anyone who <\/span>wasn\u2019t affected<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"> you instantly <\/span>hate<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"328\" data-original-width=\"656\" height=\"318\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/8be3b-avatar_felling_of_hometree.jpg?resize=640%2C318\" width=\"640\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">How this applies to <\/span>writing<\/b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><b>: <\/b>Have you thought of villainous characters changing sides or being defeated when they do something so heinous that it even breaks through to their tiny conscience?<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"273\" data-original-width=\"474\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/th2B252822529.jpg?resize=640%2C368\" width=\"640\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px; text-align: center;\">\n<b style=\"line-height: 20.79px;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; font-size: medium;\">Have you&nbsp;seen&nbsp;<i>Avatar<\/i>? Have you noticed these writing aspects? What movies have you noticed have good writing? Let&#8217;s geek out together!<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"768\" data-original-width=\"1024\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/avatar-james-cameron-4122797pxiva.jpg?resize=400%2C300\" width=\"400\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif; line-height: 20.79px;\">\n<b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">You may also like:<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"background-color: white; clear: both; line-height: 20.79px;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2018\/06\/writing-lessons-from-anime-noragami.html\">Writing Lessons from Anime: Noragami<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif; line-height: 20.79px;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2018\/05\/writing-lessons-from-movies-quiet-place.html\">Writing Lessons from Movies: A Quiet Place<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif; line-height: 20.79px;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2018\/04\/writing-lessons-from-movies-summer-wars.html\" style=\"color: #0b5394; text-decoration-line: none;\">Writing Lessons from Movies: Summer Wars<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif; line-height: 20.79px;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2018\/03\/writing-lessons-from-video-games.html\" style=\"color: #0b5394; text-decoration-line: none;\">Writing Lessons from Video Games: Conquest of the Longbow<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif;\">\n<span style=\"color: #0b5394; font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; text-decoration-line: none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2018\/02\/writing-lessons-from-movies-greatest.html\" style=\"color: #0b5394; text-decoration-line: none;\">Writing Lessons from Movies: The Greatest Showman<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif;\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently I rewatched Avatar and remembered just how amazing this movie is. 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