James Cameron On Avatar: "It Puts Us Back Into Childlike Wonder About Nature"

"Avatar reminded the audience about their innate love for nature and the beauty around us," said the filmmaker

Visionary filmmaker James Cameron says his popular film Avatar resonated with people across cultures as it combined the themes of nature and environment with the science fiction genre. The multiple Oscar-winner is bringing back the 2009 blockbuster movie, starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver and Stephen Lang, to the theatres for another run. According to Cameron, Avatar reminded the audience about their innate love for nature and the beauty around us. "I think people found a universal human experience that they could relate to. And there's one other thing, which is, when we were kids, we just innately loved nature, animals, we loved being out in nature. As our lives progress, we become more and more away from nature," Cameron said during a virtual press conference, also attended by PTI, on Monday night.

He added, "And society at large anywhere in the world is suffering from nature deficit disorder of some kind. This movie puts us back into that childlike wonder about nature, about nature's grandeur and complexity and beauty."

Set in the year 2154, Avatar explored how humans establish a colony on a fictional moon called Pandora, populated by lush green forests, huge beasts and its native community Na'vi.

The film focuses on Jake, a paraplegic US Marine dispatched who is transported to Pandora on a unique mission but becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.