Awakening.

This scene is undoubtably my favorite scene from the movie, so I figured it would be perfect to analyze, right? Everything that is presented to the audience in this short 21 seconds embodies Avatar to the fullest.

In short, it is the last scene in the movie, where Jake is being permanently 'transferred' into his avatar body. Every aspect of this short scene links back to the essence of the movie. It starts of with Neytiri crouched down, moving around Jake, and appearing more animalistic. You even are able to see a flick of her tail. This is in contrast with Jake's human body, laying in the background, being another reminder to the viewers of the difference between the two beings. We're even allowed to experience the beautiful nature that's on Pandora within this clip. You can see the roots and veins of the world glowing in the night, along with their sacred tree illuminated in the background, but most importantly, the sacred seeds of Eywa are floating and touching down on Jake. When the clip nears an end, we get a great detailed view of the Avatar's face. Again, the viewers can see contrast, being the glowing dots that are etched in their skin, along with the lines are visible and very detailed. The most important part of this whole scene however, is Jake successfully completing the transformation, revealing his glowing yellow eyes, staring right back at you. All of these elements are accompanied by uplifting music, slowly escalating and reaching it's peak with Jake's opening of his eyes.

I believe all of these elements that were provided in the short 21 seconds summed up Avatar to the fullest, leading me to believe that there isn't one message portrayed in this clip, but rather quite a few. I am indeed an Avatar lover, and I noticed that throughout the movie I found that the line separating Avatars from humans was becoming invisible. I constantly found myself forgetting that they weren't humans, which was very weird, considering you're staring at giant blue things with tails running through glowing forests. However, I think the beginning of this final scene, where we see Neytiri moving like an animal and flicking her tail, reminds viewers, especially me, off the vast difference between the two beings. It comes to show you how relatable a whole new species can be, and eliminates, but makes very apparent, the judgement that's made in our world. From the nature elements that are present in this clip, viewers are reminded how sacred their home is to them. The one thing I noticed through this element, is that I remembered Jake telling Eywa how the 'sky people' have killed their mother. It shows that through everything they've been through throughout the movie, their mother is still very in tact and alive, and how they'll go through so much to protect it. The music that accompanies the scene does nothing but guide the viewer's hopeful outlook, and makes you sit on the edge of your seat, silently (or not silently) rooting for Jake to pull through, and of course he does. James Horner didn't put brightening music at the end for nothing. It's purpose was to make you anxious, but secretly know that everything was going to be okay, and it was. With the opening of Jake's eyes comes the most important message. This part emphasize's the Omaticaya's saying of "I see you." It symbolizes the understanding between two individuals, accentuating the concept of the movie as a whole. I believe this part of the scene supports the idea of considering the movie to be an escape- an alternate universe, if you wish. When Jake opens his eyes, he's staring at you. Not only does it make you feel like you belong in the Navi tribe more than anyone, but it provides a sort of sentimental feeling to it all. I really don't think the movie could have ended any better.