Disney+ original film Avatar was released December 18th, 2009.
#Avatar cleared $2.923B at the international box office.
rottentomatoes: 89%
metacritic: 83
imdb: 7.9
oscars: 3 wins
golden globes: 2 wins
Jake Sullivan
USMC Corporal Jake Sully is reassigned on Pandora.
“When I was lying there in the VA hospital, with a big hole blown through the middle of my life, I started having these dreams of flying. I was free. Sooner or later, though, you always have to wake up. In cryo, you don’t dream at all. It doesn’t feel like six years. More like a fifth of tequila and an ass-kicking. Tommy was the scientist, not me. He was the one who wanted to get shot light-years out in space to find the answers. Are we there yet? So, a week before Tommy’s gonna ship out, a guy with a gun ends his journey for the paper in his wallet. Yeah, Tommy was the scientist. Me, I’m just another dumb grunt going someplace he’s gonna regret. Up ahead was Pandora. You grew up hearing about it, but I never figured I’d be going there.” — Jake Sully
“One life ends, another begins. There’s no such thing as an ex-Marine. You may be out, but you never lose the attitude. I told myself I could pass any test a man could pass. They can fix a spinal, if you got the money, but not on vet benefits, not in this economy. Back on Earth, these guys were Army dogs, Marines, fighting for freedom. But out here they’re just hired guns, taking the money, working for the company. There’s nothing like an old-school safety brief to put your mind at ease.” — Jake Sully
“Me and Norm are here to drive these remotely-controlled bodies called avatars. And they’re grown from human DNA mixed with the DNA of the natives. Hey. Damn! They got big. Looks like him. And the concept is that every driver is matched to his own avatar, so their nervous systems are in tune… or something. Which is why they offered me the gig, because I can link with Tommy’s avatar, which is insanely expensive. Is this right? I just say whatever to the video log? All right. Whatever. So, uh… well, here I am… doing science. Ma’am. He’s dead. I know it’s a big inconvenience for everyone. I dissected a frog once.” — Jake Sully
“Zip. But I read a manual. This is cool. Don’t. I got this. Maybe I was sick of doctors telling me what I couldn’t do. Kiss the darkest part of my lily white… hey, guys. It’s okay. It’s all good. I got this. Yeah! This is great. Hey, guys. Hey. Sorry. Jeez! Sorry. Damn. Grace? That’s kind of freaky. Yeah, I’m okay. You guys are packing some heavy gear. I thought you’d never ask.” — Jake Sully
“You wanted to see me, Colonel? I figured it’s just another hellhole. Am I still with Augustine? Hell, yeah, sir. That sounds real good, sir. Whoo! Keep moving, Norm. It’s already pissed off. So, what do I do, dance with it? Yeah? Come on! What you got? Oh, yeah. Who’s bad? That’s right. Yeah, that’s what I’m, talking about, bitch. That’s right, get your punk ass back to Mommy. Yeah? Yeah, you got nothing. You keep running. Yeah, and why don’t you bring back some of your friends, huh? Oh, shit. So what about this one? Run? Don’t run? What? I don’t have all goddamn night. Come on! Come on! Hey, wait. Don’t! Great. Look, I know you probably don’t understand this… …but, uh… …thank you. Thank you. That was pretty impressive. I would have been screwed if you hadn’t come along. It was… hey, wait a second. Hey, where you going? Wait up! Just… hey, slow down. Look, wait up, I just wanted to say thanks for killing those things. Damn! Okay. Okay. I’m sorry. Whatever I did, I am sorry. My fault? They attacked me. How am I the bad guy? Ay! Whoa! Shh. Easy. Easy. Easy. Shh. Fine. Fine.” — Jake Sully
“If you love your little forest friends, why not let them just kill my ass? What’s the thinking? Yeah. Yeah. Why save me? Well, if I’m like a child, then, uh… look, maybe you should teach me. Well, then teach me how to See. Whoa. Look, come on, can’t we talk? Say, where’d you learn to speak English? Dr. Augustine’s school? Whoa. Little help. I need your help. Okay, take me with you. No. What are they? Uh-huh. What was that all about? Where are we going? What’s your name? Shit! What’s going on? Wait. What’s happening? Hey! What’s he saying? Hey, what’s he saying? Your father. It’s nice to meet you, sir. Who’s Eywa? Jake Sully. I came to learn. Well, my cup is empty, trust me. Just ask Dr. Augustine. I’m no scientist. I was a Marine. A, uh… a warrior of the Jarhead clan. Good… good evening. Please don’t get up. Excuse me. Sorry. Hey, how you doing?” — Jake Sully
“Yeah, Doc. And you are not gonna believe where I am. Hey, it’s not something you can teach. Mmm-hmm. Hey, I’m practically family. They’re gonna study me. I have to learn to be one of them. Well, who gets them to move? What is they won’t go? Well, we’re wasting time. Mo’at. Dragon lady. Eytucan. Got it. T’su’tey. Tsu’tey. Neytiri. So who’s this Eywa? Who’s got a date with the chief’s daughter? Easy, boy. Easy, girl. Forward! No, you’d miss me. I knew you could speak English.” — Jake Sully
“If you want to hit this thing, it’s gonna be complicated. Your scan doesn’t show the internal structure. There’s an outer row of columns. Real heavy duty. There’s a secondary ring here, and an inner ring. There’s a core structure like a spiral. That’s how they move up and down. Roger that. I’m guessing this secondary ring, that’s also load-bearing. So where are we going?” — Jake Sully
Neytiri
“Don’t thank. You don’t thank for this. This is sad. Very sad only. All this is your fault. They did not need to die. Your fault! Your fault! You’re like a baby. Making noise, don’t know what to do. Why save you? You have a strong heart. No fear. But stupid! Ignorant like a child. Sky People cannot learn. You do not See. No one can teach you to See. You’re like a baby. You should not be here. No! Go back. Go back. No! Seeds of the Sacred Tree. Very pure spirits. Come. Come! Come. Calm people, calm. What are you doing, Tsu’tey? There has been a sign. This is a matter for the Tsahik. Father… …I See you. I was going to kill him… …but there was a sign from Eywa. My father is deciding whether to kill you. That is mother. She is Tsahik. The one who interprets the will of Eywa. Why me? That’s not fair…”
“Pale is female. That is shahaylu. The bond. Feel her. Feel her heartbeat. Her breath. Feel her strong legs. You may tell her what to do. Inside. For now, say where to go. Again.”
Colonel Miles Quaritch
“You’re not in Kansas anymore. You are on Pandora, ladies and gentlemen. Respect that fact every second of every day. If there is a hell, you might want to go there for some R&R after a tour on Pandora. Out there, beyond that fence, every living thing that crawls, flies or squats in the mud wants to kill you and eat your eyes for Jujubes. We have an indigenous population of humanoids called the Na’vi. They’re fond of arrows dipped in a neurotoxin that’ll stop your heart in one minute. And they have bones reinforced with naturally occurring carbon fiber. They are very hard to kill. As head of security, it is my job to keep you alive. I will not succeed. Not with all of you. If you wish to survive, you need to cultivate a strong mental attitude. You’ve got to obey the rules. Pandora rules. Rule number one…”
“This low gravity’ll make you soft. You get soft… Pandora will shit you out dead with zero warning. I pulled your record, Corporal. Venezuela, that was some mean bush. Nothing like this here, though. You got some heart, kid, showing up in this neighborhood. I was First Recon myself. A few years ahead of you. Well, maybe more than a few. Three tours Nigeria, not a scratch. I come out here? Day one. Think I felt like a shavetail louie? Yeah. Oh, they could fix me up, if I rotated back. And make me pretty again. But you know what? I kind of like it. It reminds me every day what’s waiting out there. Hup! The Avatar Program is a bad joke. Bunch of limp-dick science majors. However, it does present an opportunity both timely and unique. Clear! A recon gyrene in an avatar body. That’s a potent mix. Give me the goosebumps. Such a Marine could provide the intel I need, right on the ground. Right in the hostiles’ camp. Look, Sully. I want you to learn these savages from the inside. I want you to gain their trust. I need to know how to force their cooperation or hammer them hard if they won’t. On paper. Yeah, you walk like one of her science pukes, you quack like one, but you report to me. Can you do that for me, son? Well, all right, then. Son, I take care of my own. You get me what I need, I’ll see to it you get your legs back when you rotate home. Your real legs.”
“‘Jarhead clan?’ And it worked? That’s called taking the initiative, son. I wish I had ten more like you. Guess. Oh, I’m betting that they will. You got three months. That’s when the ‘dozers get there. Uh-huh. We’re gonna need accurate scans on every column. Mmm. What else can you tell us about the structure?”
Dr. Grace Augustine
“Oh, God. Who’s got my goddamn cigarette? Guys! What’s wrong with this picture? Thank you! Norm. I hear good things about you. How’s your Na’vi? Not bad. You sound a little formal. Yeah, yeah. I know who you are, and I don’t need you. I need your brother. You know, the PhD who trained for three years for this mission? How much lab training have you had? You see? You see? I mean, they’re just pissing on us without even the courtesy of calling it rain. I’m going to Selfridge. No, man, this is such bullshit! I’m gonna kick his corporate butt. He has no business sticking his nose in my department. Parker, you know, I used to think it was benign neglect, but now I see that you’re intentionally screwing me. Oops. I need a researcher. Not some jarhead dropout. Lucky? How is this in any way lucky? The last thing I need is another trigger-happy moron out there. Yeah, that tends to happen when you use machine guns on them.”
“So, how much link time have you logged? That’s good. You’re in there. You’re here. How much have you logged? Tell me you’re joking. So you just figured you’d come out here, to the most hostile environment known to man, with no training of any kind, and see how it went? What was going through your head? Keep your arms in, hands in, head down. Down. Just relax and let your mind go blank. Shouldn’t be hard for you. Initiate link. Hmm. Go figure. All right. Going in. I’m going in in four. Hey, Marine! Well, who’d you expect, numbnuts? Think fast. Motor control’s looking good. Come on, everybody, quiet down! All right, gang, lights out. Come on, Louise, chop-chop. Don’t play with that. You’ll go blind. Come on. Scat. Lights out! See you at dinner, kiddies.”
“Just keep your mouth shut and let Norm do the talking. All right, I’m going in. Shut it down. We’re gonna stay a while. Norm! Your pack. Pack. Stay with the ship. One idiot with a gun is enough. Prolemuris. They’re not aggressive. Relax, Marine. You’re making me nervous. I’m sure they’re watching us right now. Keep up, guys! And here I go. Amazing, isn’t it? So, that is signal transduction from this root to the root of the tree next to it. So, we should take a sample. Norm, you’ve contaminated the sample with your saliva. Don’t shoot. Don’t shoot. You’ll piss him off. Jake, that armor’s too thick. Trust me. It’s a territorial threat display. Do not run, or he’ll charge. Just hold your ground. Run! Definitely run! He won’t make it till morning.”
“Jake. Jake! Jake. Jake! Come on back, kid. Come on. That’s it. There you go. There you go, there you go. You’re okay. You’re okay. Damn! You were dug in like a tick. Is the avatar safe? The last thing we see is this Marine’s ass disappearing into the brush with this angry thanator coming after him. You know, for reasons I cannot fathom, the Omaticaya have chosen you. God help us all. Okay, let’s run through them again. Eytukan. He’s the clan leader. But she’s the spiritual leader. Like a shaman. Tsu’tey. He’ll be the next clan leader. She’ll be the next Tsahik. They become a mated pair. All right, knock it off, you two. Let’s go. Village life starts early. Don’t do anything unusually stupid. Getting out of Dodge. I’m not about to let Selfridge and Quaritch micro-manage this thing. There’s a mobile link up at Site 26 we can work out of, way up in the mountains. That’s right. Yeah. We’re getting close.”
Parker Selfridge
“Mmm! You see that? No, you didn’t. You were looking at the monitor. I love this putter, Ronnie! I love this putter. Grace, you know, I enjoy our little talks. Well, actually, I thought we got lucky with him. Yeah. Lucky your guy had a twin brother, and lucky that brother wasn’t some oral hygienist or something. A Marine we can use. I’m assigning him to your ream as security escort. Look, look, you’re supposed to be winning the hearts and minds of the natives. Isn’t that the whole points of your little puppet show? If you look like them and you talk like them, then they’ll start trusting us. We build them a school, we teach them English, but after, what, how many years? Relations with the indigenous are only getting worse. Right. Come here. I can’t… I can’t… this is why we’re here. Unobtanium. Because this little gray rock sells for 20 million a kilo. That’s the only reason. It’s what pays for the whole party. It’s what pays for your science. Comprendo? Now, those savages are threatening our whole operation, we’re on the brink of war, and you’re supposed to be finding a diplomatic solution. So use what you’ve got, and get me some results.”
“Look, Sully. Sully. Just find out what the blue monkeys want. You know, I mean, we try to give them medicine, education, uh, roads. But no, no, no, they like mud. And that wouldn’t bother me, it’s just that they’re, uh… hey, can you… can somebody just… sector 12. Okay, go, go, go, stop. Stop… Rich, stop! That’s… Jesus. Their damn village happens to be resting on the richest unobtanium deposit within 200 klicks in any direction. I mean, look at all that cheddar! Okay, okay, okay, okay, hey. Look. Look. Killing the indigenous looks bad, but there’s one thing that shareholders hate more than bad press, and that’s a bad quarterly statement. I didn’t make up the rules. So just find me a carrot that’ll get them to move, otherwise it’s gonna have to be all stick. Okay? I like this guy.”
Dr. Norm Spellman
“Excuse me. Excuse me. Jake! You’re Jake, right? Tom’s brother. Wow! You look just like him. Sorry, I’m, Norm. Spellman. I went through avatar training with him. Into the bio-lab. We’re gonna spend a lot of time up here. Hey! How you doing? Norm, avatar driver. Hey. Uh, link… here’s the link room right here. This is where we’re connecting to the avatar… yeah, they fully mature on the flight out. So the proprioceptive sims seem to work really well. Hey, Dr. Norm Spellman. Good to meet you, yeah. No, it looks like you. This is your avatar now, Jake. Yeah, we gotta get in the habit of documenting everything. You know, what we see, what we feel. It’s all part of the science. Plus, it’ll help to keep you sane for the next six years. Grace Augustine is a legend. She’s the head of the Avatar Program. She wrote the book. I mean, literally wrote the book on Pandoran botany. May the All Mother… …smile upon our first meeting. I studied for five years… …but there is much to learn.”
“About 520 hours. Let’s go. Yeah. No problem. Got it. God, Jake, watch your tail. By the numbers. Jake. Come on. Come on. They’re gonna put you out. No, no. I gotta get out of these leads. It’s okay, I’ll get him. Jake! Jake! Excuse me. Come on! Jake! We’re not supposed to be running! So, how will they know we’re here? Scanning. Oh, how! It’s that fast? Yeah. Okay. Sample. You know, it’s probably electrical, based on the speed of the reaction. Right. ‘Who’s Eywa?’ Only their deity. Their goddess, made up of all living things. Everything they know! You’d know this if you had any training whatsoever. Oh, come on. That’s not… the Hallelujah Mountains? Are you serious? Yes! The legendary floating mountains of Pandora. Heard of them?”
Dr. Max Patel
“Hey. Welcome. Welcome to Pandora. Good to have you. Yeah, they’ve got great muscle tone. It’ll take us a few hours to get them decanted, but you guys can take them out tomorrow. There’s yours. Dr. Norm Spellman. Great to meet you. And good science is good observation. Well, that’s ’cause she likes plants better than people. Here she is, Cinderella back from the ball. Grace, I’d like you to meet Norm Spellman and Jake Sully. Grace? This is Jake Sully. No, Grace, I don’t think that’s a good idea. Here tomorrow, 0800. Try and use big words.”
“Link three is ready. Run sequence unit three. Go. That’s a gorgeous brain. Nice activity. Whoa. Guys, get him back on the gurney now. Guys! Guys! Whoa! Whoa! Jake! Listen to me. You’re not used to your avatar body. This is dangerous. Jake? Jake, listen to me. Welcome back. You all right? Link’s ready! Link three ready.”
“He’s coming out right now. That is awesome. Guys, right now…”
The Na’Vi
“These demons are forbidden here. Bring him. This creature… …why do you bring him here? I have said… …no dreamwalker will come here. His alien smell fills my nose. Step back! I will look at this alien. What are you called? Why did you come to us? We have tried to teach other Sky People. It is hard to fill a cup which is already full. What are you? A warrior! I could kill him easily! No! This is the first warrior dreamwalker… …we have seen. We need to learn more about him. My Daughter… …you will teach him our way… …to speak and walk as we do. It is decided. My daughter will teach you our ways. Jakesully. Then we will see if your insanity can be cured.”
“You should go away. This alien will learn nothing… …a rock sees more… …look at him.”
Pandora
“Hell’s Gate tower, this is TAV 1-6 on approach. Crossing outer marker. Mine is in sight. Harnesses off! Get your packs! Put it together, let’s go! Harnesses off! One minute! Let’s go! When the ramp comes down, go directly into the base. Do not stop! Go straight inside. Wait for my mark! Go, go, go, go! Get out of there! Keep moving! Let’s go, let’s go! Let’s go, special case! Do not make me wait for you! Well, well, ladies. Look at all this fresh meat! Whoo! Look out, hot rod! Check this out, man. Meals on wheels. Oh, man, that is just wrong.”
“Hi. They’re coming out! Attention. Drivers coming out of link. Scorpion Two-Hotel, Hell’s Gate tower. You are cleared for south departure. Hover taxi, Delta runway. Squawk ident. Yes, sir. Biometrics are good. I have the first congruency. Phase-lock 40%. Phase-lock 99%. Link is stable. He’s in. Jake, can you hear me? Can you hear me, Jake? Pupillary reflex is good. Pinna response normal. How you feeling, Jake? Welcome to your new body, Jake. Good! Yeah, we’re gonna take this nice and easy, Jake. And touch your thumb to your fingers. Thumb to your fingers. That’s good. I can see you can remember that one. Well, if you want to sit up, that’s fine. Okay, good. Just take it nice and slow, Jake. Good. Okay, well, no truncal ataxia, that’s good. Are you feeling lightheaded or dizzy at all? You’re wiggling your toes! Good. Good, Jake. That’s great. Distal motor control is good. Good, Jake. Are you feeling any numbness or pain? That’s great, Jake. Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hold on, now. Take it easy. Don’t get ahead of yourself, okay? There’s a few more sensory motor reflex tests we need to run, so take it easy. Ooh! Wait. Jake. Sit down, Jake. Jake! Listen to me. Jake! I need you to sit down, Jake. Buddy, listen to me. Jake, you need to sit down right now. Listen to me. For your own safety, you need to sit down. You need time to adjust to the avatar… whoa! Jake! Sedate! Sedate him! A thousand milligrams of Supitocam! Stat! Norm, sit down. Goddamn it! Bring them home! Norm! Do not leave control! You’re not ready for it! Oh, come on, you ain’t got no skills. Oh! Oh! So close! I don’t even have to play defense on it. Whoa. Jake, you have to come back! Watch it! Watch it!”
“Hey, hey, hey! Good night. I’m Trudy. I fly all the science sorties. And this here is my baby. Hold on a second. Hey, Wainfleet! Get it done! We bounce at 0-9. Yeah, I’m on it, capitaine! Vine strike’s still loose. Watch it! Yeah, that’s ’cause we’re not the only thing flying around out there. Or the biggest. I’m gonna need you on a door gun. I’m a man short. There’s your man. See you on the flight line. Clear! Phase-lock 40%. I have five congruencies. Phase-lock 90%. You the man, Doc. I’m gonna have to call it, guys. We’re not allowed to run night ops. Colonel’s orders. I’m sorry, Doc, he’s just gonna have to hang on till morning.”
“Yeah, look at my instruments. Yep. We’re in the Flux Vortex.”
Space Station
“Yeah, we’re there, sunshine. We’re there. It’s about your brother. You’ve been in cryo for five years, nine months and 22 days. You will be hungry. You will be weak. If you feel nausea, please use the sacks… your brother represented a significant investment. We’d like to talk to you about taking over his contract. And since your genome is identical to his, you could step into his shoes, so to speak. It’d be a fresh start on a new world. And the pay is good. Very good.”
“Exo-packs on! Let’s go! Exo packs-on! Exo-packs on! Let’s go! Remember, people, you lose that mask, you’re unconscious in 20 seconds, you’re dead in four minutes! Let nobody be dead today! Looks very bad on my report.”
