The Appearance of the Concept of Environment in the Movie Avatar

Abstract

While the movie Planet of the Apes directed by Franklin Schaffner tells about the somehow end of the human civilization and a distant future where the civilization of apes dominates, the movie The Matrix describes a habitable but a virtually unproblematic environment which has been destroyed by the man-made machines. The movie Avatar directed by James Cameron, which has been selected as the topic of the study, is set in a period of time in which the world is threatened with environmental destruction and the humanity is in search of restructuring to be able to continue their existence. The movie Avatar, the topic of the study, has been selected since it is a movie that has technical innovations and conveys intensive messages about environment. The purpose of the study is to present and analyze the elements related to the environment in the movie Avatar. For this purpose, a content analysis of the movie will be carried out and responses to the following questions will be sought; What kind of approach is used in the movies made about environment or environmental disasters? What are the similarities or differences of the movie Avatar with the other mentioned movies?