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http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/11/avatar.movie.blues/index.html"(CNN) -- James Cameron's completely immersive spectacle "Avatar" may have been a little too real for some fans who say they have experienced depression and suicidal thoughts after seeing the film because they long to enjoy the beauty of the alien world Pandora."
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Very interesting how others reacted to it, for me the beauty of the film did effect me even more then the story which is very unusual for a film with a good storyline.
As for the story, I wonder if a lot of the depression is a reaction to a little reality, one thing they never mentioned in the film was what they used Unobtainian. It would have fitted out current earth just perfectly if it had turned out all that destruction was being done to obtain it just to make some frivolous and pointless luxury product.
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You know that is a great question. What did everyone assume the material was used for? Personally I assumed it was either something that allowed people to live longer. I mean we are flying 5 to 6 years in cryo just to bring it back. What did everyone else assume it was?Also I reviewed Avatar last week on my blog, if anyone cares to read. I am sure we will be talking about it a bunch on the next episode of bombleshoot.
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I actually thought the rock with it's ridiculous name was the weakest part of the story, and the most unbelievable. I didn't think about what it might be used for because it was just very obvious to me the writers made up some BS excuse for them being there. I was thinking though funny enough that a better reason would be for them to be there harvesting some kind of medical miracle
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I thought they made some mention about the unobtainium being a power source. Might be wrong though. I did love the movie; I'd have loved it a whole heap more if I hadn't had to wear dumb ass 3D glasses and watch the damn thing in that annoying, headache-inducing pseudo-3D for no real point. But that may just be me - I have a horrible fear that 2010 will be the year of 3D.
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Cyanbane wrote:You know that is a great question.
What did everyone assume the material was used for? Personally I assumed it was either something that allowed people to live longer. I mean we are flying 5 to 6 years in cryo just to bring it back. What did everyone else assume it was?
Well I'd guessed it had a totally meaningless use like a power cell for some sort of car or a better computer material, but interestingly if this script is accurate its actually a very key material for space exploration. http://www.docstoc.com/docs/14294813/Avatar-Scriptment-by--James-CameronPage 14 describes Unobtainium, which was a joke name for the material which stuck, the material was theorised first but impossible to form in a stable condition until the first expedition to Alpha Centuria found it. Quote:
Here's how it works: Polyphemis (the massive planet aroundwhich Pandora revolves) has a mother of magnetosphere... anaturally occurring magnetic field a million times morepowerful than Earth's. As Pandora rotates and revolves through this field, its molten iron core generates its own field, with "cells" or vortices which are small regions of intensely powerful magnetic force at the surface.
Added to this unique phenomenon is another... Pandora isblessed with a naturally occurring substance a million times more precious than gold. Its joke name of "unobtanium" has stuck, over the years. Unobtanium is a rare-earth mineral, formed volcanically, which is a room-temperature superconductor.
The room temperature superconductor has been the "snark" of modern materials science... a substance which transmits electricity with zero resistance, but at normal temperatures, rather than the liquid-helium cooled superconductors of human science. Unobtanium does not exist in our solar system. It is unique to Pandora. And it is the reason to go there...the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow bridge.
Another interesting property of superconducting materials is that they will levitate in a powerful magnetic field. This magnetic levitation, or maglev, effect has been used to lift trains and run them without wheels since the late 1980's. On Pandora the effect causes huge outcroppings of unobtanium to rip loose from the surface and float in the magnetic vortices. These floating islands circulate slowly in the magnetic currents, like icebergs at sea, scraping against each other and the towering mesa-like mountains of the region. The Pandorans call them the Thundering Rocks, and the entire area is sacred to them.Which could be a problem, since the humans have come to mine these mountains and get rich.
Which is why they are called the Hallelujah Mountains.
It seems way too detailed and well written to be fan fiction so I guess this truly is a early script, I'm surprised by how well the science is put out there for the storyline. One added thing is that the space technology used to transport people to Pandora consumes vast amounts of energy, so the cost in dollars is $1 million dollars a pound payload hence whatever they bring back must be massively valuable. One last thing, the description of current earth in that film is more depressing then the film gives out, its a shame they couldn't add it in since the key problem seems to be overpopulation which would be interesting to see what sort of debate it brings up outside of the film. I've got a feeling here that we'll see a 4 hour special edition on DVD with a lot more footage to add, definitely one on my to buy list.
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This scriptmet is amazing. I can only assume Cameron did this (some of the text certainly sounds like someone who is comfortable describing the idea). This is absolutely great (if real). I wish more writers did this.
nice find!
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I have yet to see the film. Although I hear nothing but good things. I have a really good (for a CAM) bootleg that is on my list to watch, hopefully I'll get to it this weekend. I have a 2 year old and one on the way... I never get out to the movies anymore. :)
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