While “Avatar: The Way of the Water”, the long-awaited sequel to James Cameron’s film, will be released in theaters in December, did you notice this detail which makes it possible to make the difference between the real Na’vi and the avatars used? by humans?
While waiting for December 14 and the theatrical release of Avatar: The Way of the Water, a look back at the first film, directed by James Cameron in 2009.
In this eventful feature film – which quickly became the biggest hit in cinematic history when it was released – paraplegic former Marine Jake Sully, on a mission to the planet Pandora, transfers his consciousness into an “avatar” in order to mingle with the natives of this new world, the Na’vis.
Created by mixing Na’vi DNA with that of human beings, the avatars seem, at first glance, perfectly identical to the members of the local tribe.
A blue skin streaked with white spots, a long tail, two large rounded ears, a feline nose… A priori, impossible to tell the difference between an avatar and a real Na’vi.
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And yet… As we can see by observing them a little closer, there is indeed a way to distinguish the two.
Indeed, unlike the Na’vis, the avatars have eyebrows above their eyes. But above all, they all have four fingers on each hand, unlike the human avatars who have retained five.
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Moreover, during the final battle of the film against humans, we can see that Neytiri wears a handprint with five fingers on his chest. We can thus deduce that it was Jake Sulli himself who drew this war paint for him using the palm of his avatar.
Have you noticed any other differences between the Na’vis and the humans who live among them?
(Re)discover all the hidden details of “Avatar”…