Avatar (2009 film) Avatar (2009 film) Avatar, marketed as James Cameron's Avatar, is a 2009 American epic science fiction film directed, written, produced, and co-edited by James Cameron, and stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, and Sigourney Weaver. The film is set in the mid-22nd century, when humans are colonizing Pandora, a lush habitable moon of a gas giant in the Alpha Centauri star system, in order to mine the mineral unobtanium, a room-temperature superconductor. The expansion of the mining colony threatens the continued existence of a local tribe of Na'vi – a humanoid species indigenous to Pandora. The film's
In the Shadow of the Moon (film) on 111 reviews. Furthermore, 4,884 users of IMDb gave the film 8.1/10 points. Roger Ebert called it "spellbinding". "Entertainment Weekly" rated the movie an A. The "Los Angeles Times" called the film a "fresh and compelling film, made with intelligence and emotion" Meanwhile, "The Hollywood Reporter" concluded that "The value of this film, not just to moviegoers today but to future generations, is simply enormous." On 23 June 2008 the Independent Investigations Group (IIG) honoured "In the Shadow of the Moon" for promoting scientific skepticism in media; the award was received by producer Duncan Copp. In the Shadow of the