The Militaristic View Of Imperialism In James Cameron's Avatar

Introduction rough draft In the movie Avatar the Americans come into the Na’vis land to try and take their resources. They wanted the Na’vi to move but they would not leave their home. The Americans were determined to get what they wanted. They attacked the Na’vi village and destroyed it.

Money, military, death or subordinance, these are the main elements of imperialism. Imperialism, the practice of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force, is often thought of as negative because of the use of military force. The age of imperialism lasted from 1870-1914. One example of imperialism from this time period is when the countries Britain, France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, and Spain all took control over different parts of Africa. One movie that accurately portrays this ideal negatively is Avatar, a movie directed by James Cameron and released on December 18, 2009. Avatar is about a group of ex-military soldiers that travel to Pandora, an alien life planet, and the elements of imperialism shown

Imperialism: the process of a strong country taking control of what they believe to be an inferior territory or region. The similarities between the film, Avatar, and real life imperialism is very apparent, and James Cameron, director, conveys the ideas of imperialism through this. In Avatar, humans invade the planet, Pandora, to study the wildlife, and plants for scientific research. However, this made no money for business moguls like Parker Selfridge. Thus, he came to collect a resource called unobtanium which is needed on earth. Furthermore, Jake Sully, a paralyzed, former military personnel, travels to pandora in place of his twin brother, Tommy, who recently was murdered. Originally, Sully was supposed to study the Na’vi, natives, of Pandora and learn their weaknesses as well as their lifestyle through a process called “linking.” Although that was his main goal, Sully fell in love with being a Na’vi after meeting Neytiri, the Na’vi princess, and assimilating to the culture of Pandora’s natives. Therefore, in the film, Avatar, James Cameron portrayed assimilation, and racism similar to the European imperialism, however did a somewhat accurate job of showing geopolitics as it occurred in Europe’s colonies.

Throughout the history of the world, imperialism has played a major role. Imperialism is one country’s complete domination of the political, economic, and social life of another country. Imperialism has many positive and negative effects. The Age of Imperialism is considered 1800 - 1914. During this time Europe became a major world leader. European countries set up colonies all over Africa, Latin America, and Asia, and encouraged their citizens to populate them. European imperialism boosted Europe’s economy, and made them a world power. Imperialization had an entirely different effect on Africa, Latin America, and Asia. People of these countries were mistreated, they lost their culture, land, and self respect. The negative effects of

The movie Avatar shares many themes with the Age of Imperialism. In the movie, the human protagonist takes the form of a local alien Na'vi in a conflict between humans and the Na'vi. The conflict arises because the humans in the film have arrived at the home of the Na'vi, Pandora, and begun to exploit its resources. At first, they ignored the Na'vi, but their quest for resources is now taking them into direct conflict with the native peoples of Pandora.

The Dictionary of Human Geography (2009) defines imperialism as "an unequal human and territorial relationship, usually in the form of an empire, based on ideas of superiority and practices of dominance, and involving the extension of authority and control of one state or people over another" (p. 373). In the socio-political sphere, the Age of Imperialism lasted from about 1870 until World War II, however, this theme had a major impact on literature and in film, as can be seen in James Cameron's Avatar (2009). Major imperialistic themes found in Avatar (2009), which greatly influences the narrative of the film, are industrialization, expansionism, and racism, or in the film's case, speciesism, coupled with Social Darwinism.

The effects of imperialism during the late 1800s had been either the means of ruins of a society or the very means of success for a country. Due to the advanced technology, countries manipulated their new found power to the greatest potential. If not all, many industrialized countries expanded their rule over to foreign lands. As imperialism occurs within a country, the natives have the option to follow the new rulers or get destroyed. With inferior technology only such choice will result for the weaker nations. As imperialism continues throughout the early 1900s, nothing is resolved. Imperialist powers continues to depleted the foreign lands of the raw materials and colonized people will continue to suffer.

In James Cameron's Avatar the idea of imperialism is displayed strongly through the measures that the humans take to overpower the land and the people of Pandora. Imperialism is when a group of people believe that they are superior,and see others as inferior. This leads to them thinking that they have the entitlement to take what they want. This is shown in the movie Avatar when the humans think that they are more superior and take away important landmarks to the Na'Vi people,Such as Home Tree.

In 1903, Jack London wrote his best selling novel, concerning the life of a sled dog that travels throughout Alaska, the Yukon, and the Klondike. Throughout this book Jack London uses personification to illustrate the dog’s viewpoint. London describes what adventures the dog encounters after being kidnapped from his Santa Clara Valley home to be taken to Alaska as a sled dog to help men pursue gold in the gold rush of 1897. Buck, is the name of this sled dog who experiences his primitive life style for the first time after many forays through Canada and Alaska. Due to the events in Buck’s life, he transforms from a domesticated, family pet to a primordial, wild beast.

Imperialism in real life is very similar to how it is portrayed in the movie avatar. In the movie it shows how people invade a new planet for a new type of mineral called “Unobtanium.” This is similar to how Europe invaded Africa in the 1800s. The Europeans did this because they needed supplies such as rubber. In the movie the humans invaded another planet because they needed the Unobtanium in order to run their race.

President Nixon first declared the “war on drugs” on June of 1971. This came after heavy drug use during the 1960s. New York in particular, had a rise in heroin use. After Nixon’s declaration, states began decriminalizing the possession and distribution of marijuana and other drugs. Many small drug offences led to a mandatory fifteen years to life. This Drug War has led to an increase of incarceration rates since. One of the earliest laws that followed Nixon’s announcement were the Rockefeller Drug Laws that to not only failed to deter crime but also lead to other problems in the criminal justice system. With the Rockefeller Drug Laws came heavy racial disparity of those incarcerated for drug related crimes. Although the Obama Administration has begun reforms, the new President Elect Trump’s views may bring all the efforts back down.

Avatar displays a solid anti-imperialism message. Imperialism occurs when a particular country utilises their political and military powers to gain control over other areas of the world. According to Alcock and Young, 1974 there are five categories of imperialism which are economic, cultural, political, military, and communication. However, the movie Avatar exhibits two kinds of imperialism which is military and economic imperialism. The Na’Vi people are considered to be poor indigenous people, while the RDA are technologically literate and rich.

Imperialism destroyed African tribe peoples lives constantly throughout history. They were abused and scarred on the inside and out. Imperialism is extending a country’s power and intellect through strong ways such as military force and threatening families. The main age of imperialism was during the late 1800s and early 1900s, and was mostly done by the Europeans to the people of Africa. Imperialism promoted things like racism, and took many innocent lives. Avatar is a science fiction film that was directed by James Cameron in 2009. During this movie America has run out of it’s natural resources so they flee to Pandora to mine there costly mineral titled Unobtainium. The only problem is that the Na’vi’s, or natives of this planet, live directly on top of the main source of this precious

Avatar a film that was made in 2009 and brilliantly delivered. Avatar takes place in a beautiful planet called Pandora. This movie has over the top professional work. The visual effects are extraordinary. The movie lets you enjoy every minute of it because of how highly detailed it is.

Christopher Columbus, Jacques Cartier and Henry Hudson, all famous European explorers and settlers who helped establish colonization in Canada. Without the Colonial Era one would think Canada would not exist but in fact Canada did exist and was inhabited by native nations. So at what cost does colonization have? Just the mere destruction of a prosperous indigenous population. The famous Canadian director James Cameron and his talented team, set out to bring their perspective on the sensitive social issue of colonialism using the movie Avatar as the focal point. Avatar presents a painfully accurate take on how and why colonialism occurs, in conjunction with the impacts on aboriginal societies. Colonization results in the exploitation and extermination of indigenous communities which are brought to light by the producer’s of the movie Avatar over several audience outreach methods, including a dvd cover, posters and a trailer.