It’s no secret that James Cameron had a lot to say about the creation of the Avatar films other stories has inspired permit. When the first part came out, comparisons to Pocahontas were often made. At least since Avatar: The Way of Water it is clear that there was another important inspiration.
The sci-fi masterpiece Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind inspired Cameron’s Avatar saga in many ways. The 1984 anime directed by Hayao Miyazaki could easily as a template from Avatar be waved through. There are many parallels on both a cinematic and narrative level.
Sci-fi adventures on Netflix: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind feels like a spiritual predecessor to Avatar
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind presents us with a world where the sea of rot spreads. Many tracts of land are under siege by eerie giant insects and poisonous mushrooms. People have retreated to the few valleys that have not yet been affected by the Blight. Nausicaä lives in one of these valleys.
Here you can watch the trailer for Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind:
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind – Trailer (English) HD
The young princess has a special Connection to animals and plants. Where most people fear nature, Nausicaä seeks a way to enable peaceful coexistence. As it turns out, the real enemy isn’t lurking in the dark forests at all, but in another valley.
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Just like Avatar, in Nausicaaä a human party is responsible for the suffering at the end and tears everything around it into the abyss. Both films ask how our actions affect the environment while a Figure balanced between the fronts. Kiri (Sigourney Weaver) is the Nausicaä of the Avatar films.
Sigourney Weaver’s Kiri is one of the greatest parallels between Nausicaaä and Avatar to date
Kiri makes her first appearance in Avatar: The Way of Water. She is neither human nor Na’vi. Instead, she became Dr. Grace Augustine’s dead avatar body born and feels very close to Eywa, the godlike nature instance of Pandora, tied together. The parallels even go beyond the similarities in content.
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Whether intentional or not, Cameron stages Kiri in a similar way to how Miyazaki shows the princess from the Valley of the Wind. Both characters get lost in nature and are fascinated by the smallest things, as if they were merged into one deep dialogue with their environment step that no one else can understand, let alone comprehend.
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