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* [[Banned in China]]: It was released in China, but its 2D version was pulled from cinemas very quickly afterwards despite the film being the most popular shown in China ''ever''. It is likely a large part of this was its message, which could be seen as being potentially inspirational to oppressed people within China. Oddly enough, China still allowed the 3D version to be shown even afterwards.
* [[Fan Nickname]]:
** For Quaritch: Colonel Bastard, Colonel Monster, [[Colonel Badass|Colonel Awesome]], Colonel [[Colonel Kilgore|Coffee]], Colonel [[Harry Potter (
** For the Na'vi hair-braid that links to everything: "Bio USB", "Ponytalia"
** The planet Pandora orbits is sometimes referred to as "Bluepiter," since it looks like... well, a blue Jupiter (made kind of obvious by its Great Blue Spot).
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: A rare animal example: The odd, barking "cough" sound made by the dire-horses is identical to the calling sound the raptors make in the first [[Jurassic Park]] film (watch in the kitchen, when the raptor calls for its buddy to look for Tim & Lex). Of course, they should sound the same: both are the cough of a male walrus or elephant seal. Some of the thanator's roars seem to be the same as those of the ''T. rex'', as well. Both films used the same SFX shop.
** In the Japanese-dubbed version:
*** Jake [[Hiroki Tochi|is]] [[Mobile Suit Gundam 00|Lasse Aion]], [[Mobile Suit Gundam
*** Parker Selfridge [[Keiichi Nanba|is]] [[Fatal Fury|Andy Bogard]] and [[Guilty Gear
*** Neytiri [[Yuka Komatsu|is]] [[Panty
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]:
** Frank Jr. from ''[[Friends]]''.
** Fisher from ''[[Bones]]''.
*** His role in ''[[Bones]]'' is also used in a later episode when he and two other characters want to go watch ''Avatar'' in a cinema.
** The Persian ambassador/ Doctore from ''[[
** Dr. Grace Augustine is played by [[Sigourney Weaver]]!
** Jake Sully is Marcus from ''[[Terminator|T4]]'' Or, for some of us, Australian [[Macbeth]].
** Trudy is Ana Lucia from ''[[
** Neytiri is the blue-skinned version of Uhura from ''[[Star Trek (
** Colonel Quaritch is Freddy Lounds from ''[[Manhunter (
** [[Street Fighter (
* [[Killer App]]: For the [[Blu-Ray]] format. It sold 1.5 million copies on release day, 6.2 million after three weeks. For quite a while, you couldn't walk into a Best Buy without seeing it all over the TV wall.
* [[The Red Stapler]]/[[Defictionalization]]: The Chinese [https://web.archive.org/web/20110606043905/http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/life/2010-01/26/content_9375209.htm renamed one of their national park mountains as Avatar Hallelujah Mountain] ''because'' of this film. Of course, according to [[Word of God|James Cameron]], the design of the mountains in the film are inspired by the mountains around southern China. In particular, Huangshan.
** The original Avatar Project leader (before Grace and before its focus on the Na'vi) was [[H.P. Lovecraft
** There's also the Colonel referring to the Na'vi as [[The War
** The ritual Neytiri does when she saves Jake from the Viperwolves (and kills one) is reminiscent of Ohlone (and probably some other Native American tribes) praying for forgiveness to a killed animal for [[Department of Redundancy Department|killing them]]. Depending on how many hundreds of years you go back, similar rituals and beliefs were prevalent pretty much everywhere.
** The destruction of {{spoiler|the Omaticaya hometree}}, and especially its immediate aftermath, takes on a very similar appearance to {{spoiler|September 11, another well-known disaster involving a very tall, inhabited structure crashing violently into the ground below}}. Although from a standpoint of proportional significance among the entire Na'vi population, it would be more akin to nuking most of Manhattan.
* [[What Could Have Been]]: James Cameron originally planned on filming ''Avatar'' immediately after finishing ''[[Titanic]]''. He soon found that the special effects technology of the time wouldn't be sufficient for portraying Pandora.
** ''Project 880'', James Cameron's original script ([http://www.docstoc.com/docs/14294813/Avatar-Scriptment-by--James-Cameron here]; [https://web.archive.org/web/20120101013755/http://www.chud.com/articles/articles/21969/1/PROJECT-880-THE-AVATAR-THAT-ALMOST-WAS/Page1.html summary here]). Some items of note:
*** Earth and its environmental problems are explored. (Sully has never even ''seen'' a forest, so Grace has to practically hold his hand when they go into the woods.)
*** We see Josh (Jake) Sully's Avatar being born -- Sully actually "births" himself. Also, his reaction to walking again is quite different: it takes him a while to gain any sort of strength, and then [[Manly Tears|he cries]].
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*** Sully ends up leading the Avatars, rebel humans, and {{spoiler|a small group of Na'vi loyal to him personally}} in alliance with {{spoiler|the larger Na'vi force}}, instead of {{spoiler|uniting the entire race under his own banner}}.
*** In the final battle, {{spoiler|the animals}} fight beside the Na'vi instead of waiting until the rout.
* [[The Wiki Rule]]: [http://james-camerons-avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Avatar_Wiki Avatar Wiki].
* [[Write Who You Know]]: Sigourney says she based her portrayal of Grace on James Cameron, in that she's a perfectionist [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]].
=== Similar Stories ===
* Since the movie employs basic tropes in a story plotted in a simple way, it is possible to imagine it to be a lot like other stories. It isn't really any more or less [[Recycled in Space|"derivative"]] than anything else. This is the first movie
** Handsome man (American/European) goes to a distant, exotic locale as part of the invasion force, falls in love with the native culture, and turns against his own to save them: ''[[Dances
** Transform the protagonist to resemble the invaded, non-human natives, add a deep mystic connection to their environment on a spiritual AND physical level, [[Punch Clock Villain|punch clock villains]] dead set on exploiting natural resources for financial gain, and an environmentalist message and we get ''[[Fern Gully]]''.
** ''[[Albion]]'' has a very similar plot, a planet with large 'network of energy' that connects all living beings, and even the natives of the planet look almost the same (only smaller and less blue), they even have a specialized organ that allows them to telepathically communicate with each other (a crystalline formation on their forehead). The game was released around the time Cameron first conceived the plot for this movie.
** A [[Death World]] is the only place in the universe where one can find an extremely costly substance that's important for interstellar travel. Said planet is populated by natives who are unstoppable warriors due to living on said planet. An off-worlder shows up and finds a place among the natives, eventually leading them to victory over the colonizers. Bonus points for him fitting their legend, riding a giant powerful animal, and having a special name in their native tongue. Double bonus for having an ecologist working for the bad guys but in essence one of the good guys, who also scoffs at the bad guys for their industrialist interest and missing the beauty of the planet itself. And a a knife fight at the end. And the protagonist becoming king of the planet. Anyone still question [[Dune]] was an influence here?
** A disabled man goes to a distant land and meets some miners who are trying to mine precious minerals from underneath an ancient forest being guarded by intelligent native creatures. He also meets many of the forest-dwellers and becomes friends with them, especially a certain young woman. Then the miners and forest-dwellers get into an all-out war where many are killed while he tries to stop the war. Yep, it's ''[[Princess Mononoke]]''.
** [[Dueling Movies]]: By sheer accident or twist of fate, several movies have come out since production began on ''Avatar'' that are somewhat similar:
*** ''[[Battle for Terra]]'' has a similar plot and a similar look and feel, was an animated film ([[Animation Age Ghetto|though not necessarily for kids]]), and had a mediocre reception in general.
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