Avatar vs. Pocahontas

The Situation

James Cameroon always takes awhile to come out with a new movie, the best picture nominee Avatar was the first movie he directed since Titanic.  While many people love and praise the movie, I honestly see nothing special about it besides the advancement in movie technology used in Avatar.  The plot is nothing new, which makes it surprising that it took Cameroon nearly ten years to complete, considering its a complete knockoff of Disney’s Pocahontas.  It appears that Bill Belichick isn’t the only one getting idea’s by studying other people’s film.

The Play by Play

Pocahontas:  In 1607, a ship carrying John Smith arrives at the “new world” North America.

Avatar:  In 2154, a spaceship carrying Jake Sully arrives at the “new world” Pandora.

Pocahontas:  Looking for gold

Avatar:  Looking for unobtanium

Pocahontas:  At first Pocahontas doesn’t like Smith but after a message from her Grandmother Willow her feelings towards him change.

Avatar:  At first Neytiri doesn’t like Sully, but after a message from the “tree of souls" her feelings towards him change.

Pocahontas:  Pocahontas shows Smith that life is very valuable and how nature is all connect.  She also teaches him about her culture, how to hunt, and how to grow crops.

Avatar:  Neytiri shows Sully how everything on the planet of Pandora is connect.  She also teaches him about her culture, how to hunt, and how to fly mythical birds.

Pocahontas:  Smith and Pocahontas fall in love, but when Smith’s settlers start to attack the Native Americans, the Native Americans blame Smith and sentence him to death.

Avatar:  Sully and Neytiri fall in love, but when Sully’s settlers start to attack the Na’vi, the Na’vi blames Sully   and tries to kill him.

Pocahontas:  Pocahontas risks her life to save Smith and the two cultures resolve there differences.

Avatar:  Neytiri risks her life to save Sully and the two cultures resolve there differences.

Here’s a solid clip from YouTube that helps show that there exactly the same movie