FILM avatar : USA 2009 PRODUCTION : James Cameron DIRECTOR : Sam Worthing (Jake Sully), Zoe Saldana (Neytiri), Sigourney Weaver (Grace Augustine), Stephen Lang (Col. Quaritch), Joel David Moore (Norm Spellman) STARRING SYNOPSIS The story is in the near future. The Earth has exhausted all its natural resources and the Resources Development Administration (RDA) sends a mission to the moon of Pandora, a jungle planet in the Alpha Centauri galaxy, to find unobtanium, an energy-rich element. Pandora is inhabited by the , a race of beings who are strong protectors of the environment. Pandora’s atmosphere is toxic for earth people and for this reason, scientists have created , half-human, half Na’vi hybrid clones, who can move and operate in Pandora’s atmosphere. The human operators have their consciousness uploaded into their surrogate bodies. The protagonist is a marine, Jake Sully, who has replaced his identical twin brother, a PhD scientist, as an avatar operator. He is shipped to Pandora to serve as a bodyguard for Dr. Grace Augustine, head of the Avatar program, and Dr. Norm Spellman, a xenobiologist, as they study the native flora and fauna. When attacked by an alien animal, Jake is saved by Neytiri, a female Na’vi, who takes him to her . When Jake returns to and human life, Colonel Quaritch, Security Head for the RDA, promises to give him back his ability to walk if he agrees to spy on the Na’vi and collect information about their customs and secrets. However, Jake decides to support the Na’vi and becomes a to fight against the RDA. Quaritch the avatar link unit that Jake’s human body, subjecting him to Pandoran atmospheric toxins. Neytiri arrives just in time, saving Jake. All humans, save for Jake and a select few, are commanded to leave Pandora and return to Earth. Jake’s consciousness is then permanently transferred into his avatar. set Na’vi blue-hued avatars poisonous paraplegic tribe headquarters warrior severs houses BEFORE VIEWING 8. Read the synopsis and answer the questions. What are the avatars? What disability does Jake have? How do the avatar operators control their avatars? 1. 2. 3.