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* In the sequel, recombinants and Na'vi are seen wearing masks (or taking sips out of them) in Earth-atmosphere environments due to the differences in pressure and humidity.
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The three laws are basically: no stonework, no metalwork, and no wheels, seemingly passed down from the Goddess herself. However, their existence implies that Eywa and thus the Na'vi had prior knowledge of these technologies. So how did these laws come about, what happened to the Na'vi that invented these technologies and [[FridgeHorror what will happen to the Na'vi adopting human technology to fight the RDA]]?
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* Or, and this is getting into real[[EpilepticTrees Epileptic Tree]] territory, the planet-wide mind thing isn't one entity, but several, who had to discuss it [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Entmoot-style]].
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* Or, and this is getting into real[[EpilepticTrees real [[EpilepticTrees Epileptic Tree]] territory, the planet-wide mind thing isn't one entity, but several, who had to discuss it [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Entmoot-style]].
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** Not really. As evidenced by Neytiri's attitude (since she's the representative of her tribe/race to both Jake and the audience, and we're meant to extrapolate their values from hers) the Na'vi would view human weaponry as too noisy and wasteful, and probably ''offensive'' to their spiritual beliefs due to its impersonal approach ("overkill" comes to mind.) By the same token, they probably view deaths due to animal attack, hunting accidents, or even natural deaths as "the will of Eywa." Perhaps "when it comes to feeding and protecting, respect for the environment takes a backseat" is an inherently human attitude, or even an attitude belonging to ''our'' modern society, but who's to say the Na'vi have the same set of values? As for their intellectual and cultural stagnation, though, it bothers the hell out of me too that they're so utterly close-minded and ethnocentric, but when the movie itself answers such queries as "Why aren't they interested in cultural trade? Wouldn't they benefit from exchange with other tribes? Wouldn't they want to preserve their history? Don't they want to know how their world works or how to improve it? Don't they care what exists beyond their world?" with a clear-cut "They have the Eywa network for all that, and they need nothing more," then, well, there's really not much of ''anything'' any other culture in the universe can offer to this insufferable MarySuetopia, is there?
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** Not really. As evidenced by Neytiri's attitude (since she's the representative of her tribe/race to both Jake and the audience, and we're meant to extrapolate their values from hers) the Na'vi would view human weaponry as too noisy and wasteful, and probably ''offensive'' to their spiritual beliefs due to its impersonal approach ("overkill" comes to mind.) By the same token, they probably view deaths due to animal attack, hunting accidents, or even natural deaths as "the will of Eywa." Perhaps "when it comes to feeding and protecting, respect for the environment takes a backseat" is an inherently human attitude, or even an attitude belonging to ''our'' modern society, but who's to say the Na'vi have the same set of values? As for their intellectual and cultural stagnation, though, it bothers the hell out of me too that they're so utterly close-minded and ethnocentric, but when the movie itself answers such queries as "Why aren't they interested in cultural trade? Wouldn't they benefit from exchange with other tribes? Wouldn't they want to preserve their history? Don't they want to know how their world works or how to improve it? Don't they care what exists beyond their world?" with a clear-cut "They have the Eywa network for all that, and they need nothing more," then, well, there's really not much of ''anything'' any other culture in the universe can offer to this insufferable MarySuetopia, them, is there?
