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The Na’vi are a fictional indigenous species that live on the fictional world of Pandora in the film Avatar.
Appearance
They are humanoid in appearance, having pairs of eyes, ears, arms, and legs like humans, as well as a nose, a mouth, and expressions that are similar to humans. The Na’vi differ by having blue skin, pointed ears, huge eyes, and tails. They are taller than humans but also have more narrow proportions in body frame. The Na’vi were originally conceived to be more alien in appearance. Director James Cameron recalled that when one of the main characters, Neytiri, was originally drawn, she had fins, gills, and other protuberances. In addition to feline features, the species was redesigned to look more like humans so audiences could relate to them better. Cameron said that Avatar was more "science fantasy" than true science fiction and said that he would explain in the novel for the film why in the fictional universe the Na’vi look like humans.
The Na’vi can communicate with animals on their planet by literally plugging their ponytails into the creatures' nerve systems. To become a warrior, a Na’vi must tame and ride a creature known as Ikran." The Na’vi also use this neural bonding system to mate with a "life partner", a bond that when made, cannot be broken in the Na’vi's lifetime.
Conceived for the film was the Na’vi language, a constructed language often spoken by the actors when they played Na’vi characters. The Na’vi language was created by linguistics professor Paul Frommer of University of Southern California. Frommer designed the language so it could be spoken by human actors, and it combines syntactic and grammatical rules from other existing languages. The professor created over a thousand words for the Na’vi language and taught the actors who played Na’vi characters to speak it for the film.
See also
References
- ^ Rottenberg, Josh (December 18, 2009). "James Cameron Talks Avatar: Brave Blue World". Entertainment Weekly (1081): 48.
- Germain, David (December 21, 2009). "'Avatar' creator Cameron shares alien shop talk". Associated Press via Google News. Retrieved December 27, 2009.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|work=(help) - Staff (January 4, 2010). "Avatar fans promised alien sex scene on DVD". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
- Bowes, Peter (December 11, 2009). "The language of Avatar revealed". BBC News. Retrieved December 27, 2009.