Read some of the frequently asked questions about the movie and try to answer them. Then check with you teacher to see if you're right.

1.Is Avatar based on a book?
2.What does avatar mean?
3.What is this movie about?
4.Who is the director of this movie?
5.What other famous movies has he made?


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1.No. Avatar is based on an original screenplay penned by writer/director/producer James Cameron.
2."Avatar" is a Hindu word meaning incarnation or embodiment. Both this film and the Avatar series are named after this concept.
3.In the year 2154, ex-Marine Jake Sully is offered the chance to travel to a distant planet inhabited by an alien race, the Na'vi, in order to help exploit the planet's resources. He remotely "pilots" a biological clone of the planet's indigenous humanoids in order to learn from them and influence them. He falls in love with Neytiri, daughter of the tribe leader, and joins them, finding their culture & society compelling. Now he must choose sides... either remaining loyal to the humans and the corporate ex-Marines, or helping to protect the Na'vi.
4.The director is James Cameron.
5.The Titanic, The Abyss, The Terminator, Alien, True Lies, etc.

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