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2009 / 162 min PG-13

Avatar

Enter the world of Pandora.

Directed byJames Cameron
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The home Jake must choose

A spoiler-filled recap and conversation about Pandora, Neytiri and the final battle.

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Open the recap & discussion — spoilers

Jake Sully arrives on Pandora with a mission assigned by others. Meeting Neytiri and the Na’vi changes how he sees the world around him.

A new body and a hidden assignment

Former Marine Jake Sully replaces his deceased twin in the avatar program because his genetics match the body already prepared. Alongside Dr. Grace Augustine’s team, he explores Pandora in a human–Na’vi hybrid body. Quaritch also wants information about the Omaticaya, whose home stands above valuable mineral deposits.

Learning from Neytiri

After Jake becomes separated from his team, Neytiri saves him and brings him to her people. She teaches him their language and ways of life, and they grow close. Yet Jake continues passing information to Quaritch while gaining the clan’s trust.

The fall of Hometree

Jake admits his mission while trying to warn the clan of an attack. The confession shatters Neytiri’s trust, and human forces destroy Hometree. Jake and Grace are later rescued from captivity, but Grace is badly wounded and dies during an attempted transfer at the Tree of Souls.

Toruk Makto returns

Jake bonds with Toruk and returns to seek the clan’s trust. He helps unite the clans against an assault on the Tree of Souls. During the battle Pandora’s animals join the fight, Jake stops the bomber, and Neytiri kills Quaritch before saving Jake’s human body.

Jake opens his eyes

Most humans leave Pandora, while some allies remain. At the Tree of Souls, the Na’vi permanently transfer Jake’s consciousness into his avatar body. The film ends as he opens his eyes, beginning a new life after a victory that came at a heavy cost.

After watching

  • When does Jake begin to see Pandora differently from the people who sent him?
  • What changes when Neytiri sees Jake’s human body?

After the battle

The film invites us to consider both the trust Jake receives and what is lost before he chooses a side.

Keep the conversation going

Does Jake remain in his avatar body?

Yes. At the Tree of Souls his consciousness is permanently transferred to it.

The story

Overview

In the 22nd century, a paraplegic Marine is dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission, but becomes torn between following orders and protecting an alien civilization.

In front of the camera

Cast

Through the lens

Images

Follow the connection

Where to go next.