I chose to discuss the scene in Avatar where Neytiri shows Jake how she rides the dragon looking creatures. At the beginning of the scene they are standing in the forest and Neytiri calls for the creature and you hear a lot of rustling around in the trees. The music playing in the background is intense and suspenseful, and you can tell that Jake is afraid of what is about to come out of the trees. This scene made the people watching it feel as if they were in Jake's shoes, scared of the creature that is about to come out and possibly attack him, but also slightly excited and full of adrenaline while waiting to see what it actually is. When the creature lands Neytiri calms it and warns Jake to not look into it's eyes as she gives the creature a piece of food. Neytiri then connects her hair to the creature and you can feel the connection between her and the creature. She is explaining to Jake that the creatures only fly with one Na'vi, and you must choose your creature and your creature must choose you as well. At this point, Neytiri is now on the back of the creature and it is flapping its wings, preparing to fly. Jake is crouched down a safe distance away and he is asking when he will be able to ride one. Neytiri simply answers with the phrase "when you're ready" and she then flies away. Jake watches in awe and you can feel both the excitement and the fear that he has for flying on one himself.
This scene portrays what I believe much of the movie portrays, being that Jake is becoming more of himself even though he is becoming more and more like the Na'vi. He finds himself attracted to Neytiri and wants to impress her and live up to the standards set by the Na'vi. He is becoming more than he ever thought he could and this is shown throughout the entire length of the movie very well.
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