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Plus, you've got a lot of similar selective pressures -- O2 atmosphere, around Earth gravity, etc. The only thing that I found odd was that nearly every species
by donw 17y ago
Plus, you've got a lot of similar selective pressures -- O2 atmosphere, around Earth gravity, etc. The only thing that I found odd was that nearly every species except the Pandora primates had two sets of eyes, and everything except for the Na'vi had six legs. But it's passable as a plot device, because a mainstream audience probably wouldn't buy into the story if the Na'vi weren't "human enough"
- timwiseman 17y agoeverything except for the Na'vi had six legs. Legs, yes, but if you look at limbs many of the flying creatures had four.
- Nogwater 17y agoIt also seemed like most of the other animals had their nostrils on in the shoulder area. (I need to watch it again to confirm.) Why not the Na'vi? Probably because if they looked too alien (four eyes, four arms, no noses), the audience would have a hard time empathizing and seeing them as people.
- bitwize 17y agoIndeed. That is also why the "Fookin' Prawns" of District 9 had similar huge, yellowish, humanlike eyes: give them large compound insect eyes and they become a target of revulsion rather than empathy. Already pretty creepy looking if you ask me.
- billswift 17y agoI haven't seen the movie and don't intend to, but according to the reviewer, he gave it a plus because the planet DIDN'T have an oxygen atmosphere. Which I considered a negative, since any biologically-realistic alternative would be significant and would be particularly mentioned, and again according to the reviewer the movie didn't discuss what the gas was.