A disabled marine takes the form of a member of the indigenous race on the planet Pandora. As he lives among them, he begins to sympathize with their way of life.

James Cameron originally wanted to make Avatar in the late 1990s, but the cost of the special effects made it untouchable by any studio. By the early 2000s, technology had advanced enough to make production feasible.

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