Questions tagged [avatar]
Use this tag for the 2009 science fiction film by James Cameron. Use [avatar-the-last-airbender] for the animated TV series.
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Where is the cliff from the cut scene?
I was playing Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora last night, I was flying around the area next to where Drill Base Omega was located. I was trying to find where the cliff is that they are on during the cut ...
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How are the inhabitants of Earth supposed to be transferred to Pandora?
In my question here, I asked about the political system on Earth during the time of the Avatar movie.
A comment by Klaus states
In The Way of Water, it is briefly mentioned that the Earth is
becoming ...
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What is Jake trying to say before the pod closes completely?
Dr. Grace closes the pod in which Jake is lying down to
transform into his Avatar body:
Dr Grace: Down. Just relax and let your mind go blank. That shouldn't
be hard for you.
Jake: Kiss the darkest ...
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How arrows are damaging aircraft canopy here but previously not?
In previous battle between Navi and Sky people, arrows did just
scars on aircraft canopy:
But in final battle, arrows penetrate aircraft canopy here:
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What "picture" is Dr Grace referring to?
Dr. Grace just woke up from the pod inside the lab:
Dr Grace: Who's got my goddamn cigarette? Guys! What's wrong with this
picture?
What "picture" is Dr Grace referring to?
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What does "alpha" mean?
In Avatar (2009) extended version, Max and Dr. Grace are trying to wake Jake Sully up from the pod:
GRACE : Jake. Jake!
MAX: He's in alpha. He's coming out right now.
What does "alpha" ...
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What does it mean, "Vine strike's still loose"?
In Avatar (2009) extended version, Jake, who is in his wheelchair, meets Trudy in a large hall with weapons:
Trudy: Hey, Wainfleet! Get it done! We bounce at zero-nine.
Wainfleet: Yeah, I'm on it, ...
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Political situation on Earth in the time of Pandora?
During the initial sequences of the original Avatar movie, we learn that Jake Sully is an ex-marine (like most of the military personnel on Pandora), and has been through the VA (veterans ...
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Why does Dr. Grace Augustine argue with Parker Selfridge about Jake Sully?
Why does Dr. Grace Augustine argue with Parker Selfridge about Jake Sully being assigned to her after Sully has already landed on Pandora?
Was this not decided 5 years ago before he left to go to ...
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How was the base on Pandora built in Avatar?
I understand that ships like the Venture Star were used to bring people to Pandora, but the Venture Star's actual payload is quite small (the fandom page says payload is 350 tons, you can also compare ...
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Why didn't Trudy wear a breathing mask in Avatar?
In the first excursion into the jungle, only Trudy and one other soldier are in their human bodies. The soldier has a breathing mask on but Trudy doesn't. How is she able to breathe in the toxic ...
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Why was the name 'unobtanium' used in Avatar?
When I first heard the word "unobtanium" used in Avatar it broke the 4th wall for me because I had heard it in other contexts, generally used in a joking way and so it seemed really out of place.
Was ...
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Are Avatar and Aliens in the same universe?
The obvious out-of-universe relationship between the films Avatar and Aliens is that they share a director, James Cameron. This of course doesn't mean the story-lines cohabit but there are other ...
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With what Avatar has Norm Spellman logged some 400-500 hours of link time?
We're told that the Avatars "got big" on the 6-year flight to Pandora -- so they were apparently babies/larvae/whatever back home.
How did Norm manage to link so many hours with an infant Avatar body?...
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Are the small black creatures the children of the big one?
Near the beginning of the movie, when Jake is first exploring the forest, he is chased by a black, oily, almost panther-like creature.
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