Thread: The idea behind Avatar

Re: The idea behind Avatar I think the kiddies Avatar is done by M. Knight Shyamalamamaanamaa (joke on name) and I think it's just called the Last Airbender.

Sorry - I should have been more specific with the reference!

Quote: Originally Posted by CBellenis Sorry - I should have been more specific with the reference! No, you really didn't need to. You did mention trailer which means it is a movie and not a kids show and someone else mentioned Cameron.

Actually its very based on Hinduism and in my humble opinion has nothing to do with Ursula's The word for World is Forest. Avatar: The Last Airbender - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Avatar is a family favorite around here and I really enjoyed it. Its also pretty original, but reminiscent more of The Golden Child than anything else.

Except that Avatar: The Last Airbender also has a new live action movie being released soon as well so there are trailers out for both. and isn't there like 2 or 3 films coming out similar to this? I think Disney is making one similar in full CGI (as opposed to half and half). Must say the overall look of hte film here looks good - at least the CGI is fitting into the look of the real world actors.

Re: The idea behind Avatar There was a bit of a buzz going around the interwebs that it looked very similar to an animated film of the last year or so - so much so that it was suggested there might have been a little bit of, erm, creative borrowing going on. I can't recall the film at the moment, but I'll see if I can track it down... EDIT: That movie would be 2008's Delgo : The 7 Eeriest Parallels Between Avatar and Delgo |...

Quote: Originally Posted by CBellenis I've just watched this trailer and it seems to be based pretty firmly on Ursula Le Guin's The word for World is Forest . Does anyone know if this acknowledged anywhere? There are also some similarities to John Scalzi's Old Man's War universe that are blatant enough that when I saw the trailer for the film, the first thing that crossed my mind was to wonder if Scalzi knew about the...

Already mentioned by me in another thread, but still apropos: Did James Cameron Rip Off Poul Anderson's Novella? - Avatar - io9 and another: JAMES CAMERON STOLE AVATAR FROM 1957 SCI-FI STORY CALL ME JOE | FilmDrunk: Movie news you can make fun of A synopsis of Call Me Joe : Call Me Joe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Draw your own conclusion.