I am sixty so getting into "Avtar" at a reduced price was well worth it. I am going to comment on something about this movie that I've not seen so far. I may not have gone to every blog but the word "Avtar" is Sanskrit and means "descending from heaven" or "Savior". The original Avtars are Rama, Krishna, Hanuman, Jesus, and others. Many Hindu Avtars are colored blue as the Na'Vis are. This represents the dark color of their skin. The long hair is also apparent with all 'Avtars'. In Hindu mythology an Avtar is a great enlightened soul who choses to engage in one last human incarnation to uplift and save humanity. Unlike saints, they chose to come back and guide and save the souls who are most evolved back to the being fully awakened.
Although, this movie has remnants of "Dances with Wolves" and the “Matrix Triligy”, I thought Cameron did a marvelous job bringing in diverse cultures and the corporate greed and hostility towards indigenous peoples. We had American Indian, India, Brazilian rainforest natives, Africa. All the colonial areas of the world who have been ruled by East India Company, Haliburton, enforced by the cavalry, Blackwater, etc.
Now here is where it gets more inline with the original meaning of Avtar.
Once an great soul takes rebirth (last incarnation), he may take a while to evolve in human form to realize his or her power and remember who they truly are. Once awakened they are able to do things not like the creatures they came to save. One important Siddhi (spiritual power) is command God and Nature.
The scene when the marine in Na'Vi form communicates with the tree (meditation grove) and tells it through his hair (antenna) to save the Na'Vi and the creation. His word is power. It happens. He commands the great dragon which shows his power. He then fully transforms his human body into the Avtar!
If this story was told about Lord Krishna to western minds, we'd get a director like Robert Redford and an actor like Will Smith to play the Avtar. It would be called Baggar Vance and the subject would be golf and WWI not the civil war of the ancient Bhagavad Gita in the Mahabharat. Bhagavad means God. Baggar Vance is a master caddy whereas Lord Krshna is a Charioteer. Both teach a man named Arjuna or R Juna. One is a warrior who doesn't want to fight and the other a golfer who gives up golfing after going to war and suffering the innocents of youth.
Avtar is a great story. Maybe someone else will get this.
Wah!
Great Job James Cameron. I have to assume that he knows this above information but subtly infused this info within this beautiful technical film. Cherdi Kala! (May your Spirit Rise!
Although, this movie has remnants of "Dances with Wolves" and the “Matrix Triligy”, I thought Cameron did a marvelous job bringing in diverse cultures and the corporate greed and hostility towards indigenous peoples. We had American Indian, India, Brazilian rainforest natives, Africa. All the colonial areas of the world who have been ruled by East India Company, Haliburton, enforced by the cavalry, Blackwater, etc.
Now here is where it gets more inline with the original meaning of Avtar.
Once an great soul takes rebirth (last incarnation), he may take a while to evolve in human form to realize his or her power and remember who they truly are. Once awakened they are able to do things not like the creatures they came to save. One important Siddhi (spiritual power) is command God and Nature.
The scene when the marine in Na'Vi form communicates with the tree (meditation grove) and tells it through his hair (antenna) to save the Na'Vi and the creation. His word is power. It happens. He commands the great dragon which shows his power. He then fully transforms his human body into the Avtar!
If this story was told about Lord Krishna to western minds, we'd get a director like Robert Redford and an actor like Will Smith to play the Avtar. It would be called Baggar Vance and the subject would be golf and WWI not the civil war of the ancient Bhagavad Gita in the Mahabharat. Bhagavad means God. Baggar Vance is a master caddy whereas Lord Krshna is a Charioteer. Both teach a man named Arjuna or R Juna. One is a warrior who doesn't want to fight and the other a golfer who gives up golfing after going to war and suffering the innocents of youth.
Avtar is a great story. Maybe someone else will get this.
Wah!
Great Job James Cameron. I have to assume that he knows this above information but subtly infused this info within this beautiful technical film. Cherdi Kala! (May your Spirit Rise!
