Avatar
Avatar is a Action/Sci-fi film released December 18th, 2009. It follows Jake Sully, a paraplegic marine placed in a “Avatar”, a alien body that is used to interact with the society of aliens on the planet Pandora. He soon has to choose between his life as a human and his life as a Na’vi as he finds himself adapting and finding he enjoys Na’vi society.
District 9
District 9 is a Action/Sci-fi film released in August 14th, 2009. It follows Wikus van de Merwe, an Afrikaner bureaucrat in charge of the relocation of an alien race that has found refuge in Johannesburg, South Africa. During one of these relocations, he is sprayed in the face by a black liquid one of the Aliens has been collecting and soon finds himself turning into one of the Prawns. The rest of the film is his battle with this transformation, and the decisions he must make for both himself and the Aliens.
Colonialism
Colonialism was a practice that has had echoes ringing throughout history all the way up to the present day, having left it’s marks on the entire world. In Avatar and District 9 we see Colonialism in two different forms, from people attempting to colonize a planet, to groups of aliens being moved from one land to the other in the vein of Settler Colonialism. How are the portrayals of Colonialism different in District 9 and Avatar?
Both films feature main characters that are changed into the films respective alien race, a Na’vi for Jake Sully and a “Prawn” for Wikus van de Merwe. I will address how each of these characters transformations affect them and how it fits into the narrative of Colonialism seen in the films.
Timeline
Prospectus: 1/13/2017
Annotated Bibliography:
- Find 5-7 Secondary Sources: 3/18/2017
- Cite Sources: 3/19/2017
- Write Annotated Bibliography: 3/20/2017
Thesis and Outline:
- Thesis Statement: 3/23/2017
- Outline: 3/24/2017
Rough Draft:
- All Prose Draft: 4/4/2017 - 4/6/2017
- Grammar Review: 4/9/2017
- Rough Draft Comments: 4/11/2017
You have a clear heart to your paper. I encourage you to schedule specific and additional time to make sure you meet your deadlines. This work is in addition to the usual coursework we do.
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