Had an ABSOLUTE blast at “The Art of Avatar: The Way of Water - An Immersive Experience” last night! It just made me realize again & again how freaking beautiful this film is… and how much I wanna visit Pandora FOR REAL!!! 🥹⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
If you have the time, and if you’re in the LA area, the experience runs just THIS weekend to celebrate Earth day… and it’s FREE!!! As of now the reserved ticket reservations are gone, but a standby line will be available. Location: 6400 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028.
Also shoutout to @straw_hat_goofy for this idea! I saw these amazing projections and just had to share!!! 🥹🥹🥹 Huge thanks again to the team at @disney & @avatar for having me out! And obviously if you haven’t seen Avatar The Way of Way yet… DO IT NOW! It’s out of digital!
Not long ago, I had a powerful vision of a haunting scene I imagined would be in Avatar 2, 3, 4 or 5. In it, a female Na’vi is captured from Pandora and taken to Earth, shown off in an alien zoo, showcasing animals and Na’vi from their occupied moon in the Alpha Centauri star system. Humans would pay big money to come and gawk at the Na’vi, even heckle them, asserting their cultural dominance through psychological warfare, with some going so far as trying to convert them to Christianity.
This scene is a symbolic expression of the many challenges confronting our own species today, with the rise of Christian nationalism, misogyny and misuse of technology to oppress. The enslaved female Na’vi makes me think of what the feminine side of our humanity is facing, with women in danger of losing power to control their own bodies and destiny. Patriarchal corruption not only threatens fictional aliens called the Na’vi, it also threatens US with the same degraded consciousness that could bring imperialism, racism and endless wars back to the mainstream. This is why it was so easy for James Cameron to imagine a bleak future where world powers are fighting preemptive wars for oil against peoples of Venezuela and Nigeria next.
I initially did a very rough sketch of this scene using pastels. But it was a very poor attempt to capture the emotion of my vision. This is where Midjourney came to the rescue. It did a much better job than my drawing, capturing the vibe I imagined. Here are the results I used to make an update to my Avatar video; “Dreams to Reality,” https://youtu.be/SfrhQrz4Vg4 along with some of the relevant slides of my old Avatar analysis put together back in 2010, and updated in 2017 with directors cut images. As you can see, James Cameron challenges us to reach for our higher selves, and confront conventional ideas about manhood that perpetuate a world of imbalances, threatening future dystopia.
What would our world look like if the spiritual peoples of Earth united like the Na’vi? Would government look different in a global civilization than it does today?
pandora is one of the best places to spend the morning in animal kingdom. there are tons of people around trying to get on the rides, but nothing beats the bright sun shining over the landscape. of course, the lighting for pictures is perfect in the shade. where's your favorite place to take pictures in pandora?
Remembering an absolutely beautiful day in Pandora: The World of Avatar at Disney’s Animal Kingdom! While the movie may not be my favorite, this whole area is simply breathtaking! #Pandora #TheWorldOfAvatar #DisneysAnimalKingdom #AnimalKingdom #DAK #WaltDisneyWorld #WDW #DisneyFan #DisneyFun #DisneyLove #DisneyLife #DisneyGeek #DisneyMagic #tbt https://www.instagram.com/p/CGYWAZtnwOY/?igshid=fy9lxpqrfc8i
Thunderclouds have their lightning Nightingales have their song And don't you see I want my life to be something more than long 💙🌴🌸☀️ #pandora #theworldofavatar #disney #waltdisneyworld #mosswall #animalkingdom #aesthetic #florida #disneyparks #unforgettablehappenshere (at Pandora - The World Of Avatar)
favorite places in dak: anywhere with water and cute animals 🦋 what are some of your favorite places in animal kingdom? #dak #disneysanimalkingdom #animalkingdom #animalkingdomdisney #treeoflife #disneystyle #disneycreator #styledbymagic #cminstagroup #pinkdaysblog #terrificallytoni #disneystylecommunity #pandora #theworldofavatar (at Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcOIBKPOC6r/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Remembering a beautiful day in Pandora - The World of Avatar at Disney’s Animal Kingdom! #Pandora #TheWorldOfAvatar #Avatar #DisneysAnimalKingdom #AnimalKingdom #WaltDisneyWorld #WDW #DisneyFan #DisneyFun #DisneyLove #DisneyLife #DisneyGeek #DisneyMagic #DisneyPhotoOfTheDay https://www.instagram.com/p/B-u_VEZDD4_/?igshid=11pbd1129jj9e
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