Avatar (2009 film) habitable moon orbiting the gas giant Polyphemus in the Alpha Centauri star system. Pandora, whose atmosphere is poisonous to humans, is inhabited by the Na'vi, a species of , blue-skinned, sapient humanoids that live in harmony with nature and worship a mother goddess named Eywa. To explore Pandora's biosphere, scientists use Na'vi-human hybrids called "avatars", operated by genetically matched humans; Jake Sully, a paraplegic former Marine, replaces his deceased identical twin brother as an operator of one. Dr. Grace Augustine, head of the Avatar Program, considers Sully an inadequate replacement but accepts his assignment as a bodyguard. While protecting the
Avatar (2009 film) entertainment, although it is that. It's a technical breakthrough. It has a flat-out Green and anti-war message". A. O. Scott of "At The Movies" also compared his viewing of the film to the first time he viewed "Star Wars" and he said "although the script is a little bit ... obvious," it was "part of what made it work". Todd McCarthy of "Variety" praised the film, saying "The King of the World sets his sights on creating another world entirely in "Avatar", and it's very much a place worth visiting." Kirk Honeycutt of "The Hollywood Reporter" gave the film a