The original English name of Avatar is Avatar, and its words come from Sanskrit. It means the incarnation of the God who came to the world, and the popular meaning can be understood as "the incarnation of the Tao".

In Hinduism, incarnation refers to the state in which Vishnu descended to human or animal form. It is said that Vishnu has 65,438+00 incarnations, 9 of which have come to the world, and the last incarnation will come at the end of the world.

In Indian philosophy, it is usually considered to be related to the physical expression of God on the ground. In Sanskrit, the word incarnation means "descent" and "reincarnation", which comes from a higher realm after careful consideration for a special purpose.

In layman's terms, it is the arrival of the gods, or the possession of the gods. It is the incarnation of Shiva, the god of destruction. Or it can be understood as "God came to earth and used the human body to exert God's power", while "avatar" and "God came to earth" are closer to the meaning of this word.

This coincides with the male owner's control of Na 'vi's activities through cloning technology, so Avatar is more suitable.

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The concept of suspended mountain in Avatar comes from Huangshan Mountain. Director Cameron said that Hallelujah Mountain really belongs to China, because it was inspired by Huangshan Mountain, and they just lifted it into the air. The crew also specially sent people to China to collect scenery and finally formed animation.

The language of the Na 'vi people is close to the Australian accent, so it is easier for sam worthington from Australia to learn this primitive language which is rarely used.

The main color of the body of the Na 'vi people is blue, because in a legendary Indian religion, the color of the gods is mainly blue, and another reason is that James Cameron himself likes blue very much.