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Terra Incognita & Avatar Comparison
My name is Skyler, I am eighteen years old. I wrote the "Terra Incognita &
Avatar comparison". Avatar is one of my favorite movies, so I was very
interested in reading Emil's script when he told me about the similarities
between his script and Avatar. I've read the script many times, and
watched Avatar many times, and the similarities are astonishing.
At the conclusion I have come to is that although the exact story lines
differ, the core concepts and main characters are almost exactly the same
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Concept Similarities
IMPORTANT- Each of the following Terra Incognita quotes
or statements, describe both Terra Incognita & Avatar
"The major concept of the mythical land, peoples & creatures of Terra
Incognita is to compare & contrast how their different values allow
another way of life from what we witness & experience on earth, mainly
due to absence of racism. The Terra Incognita beings work together to
create a harmonious existence without damaging the environment. This
concept enables the viewer to not only escape into a highly mythical
world. But also challenges the individual by helping question the valuesshaping our existence in an educational & stimulating way" TI pg 41
"The basic concept is to create a community that is similar to earth
people in many ways but is different in ways that stretches our
imaginations & questions our values" TI pg 1
"Our aim here is to learn respect for other creatures through
understanding, similarly to value the environment, or the habitats in
which animals live" TI pg 13
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It is mentioned in the script, that Terra Incognita is to be realistic, using
computer animation, to capture the audience.
"This Particular concept only works if done as real-not cartoons" TI pg 3
"The animals are to be real, like the animals in Jurassic park were real, oras ET was real" TI pg 31
Coincidentally, before even reading Terra Incognita, after I watched Avatar, the last 4 points
describe my experience.
"Racism does not exist in their world" TI pg 3b
"The astronauts found meadows, rivers, lakes and forests like on earth
but they noticed everything more clean & lush & waters full of fish" TI pg4
"The energy source, called orgonite, is known to have been in short
supply on terra, as an evil god secretly removed this substance to another
planet" TI pg 10b
"Heat & light source magnetically generated from within, thus creating a
magnetic barrier that disrupts radar transmissions of any sort" TI pg 12b(same scenario occurs in Avatars flux vortex)
Both the planets, Pandora (Avatar) and Terra Incognita (Terra Incognita)
are blue planets
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Character Similarities
Terra Incognita - Lt Deming Avatar - Col. Miles Quaritch
1"Lt Deming is a member of a secret
military organization who's assigned to
monitor the NASA space program" TI pg 4b
2 "At 35 he is a strong, well built soldier
who stands over 6 5 & has no sense of
humor & takes trivial matters seriously" TI
pg 4b
3"Deming often thwarts the heroes efforts
by coming in guns blazing & weapons of
mass destruction at the ready. Though they
are both on same side, Demings patronizing
attitude toward Mathew and his gang, and
his refusal to listen to the histories of the
conflicts makes him an antagonist figure" TI
1Part of military space program
2Very serious, strong, well built soldier
3Thwarts heroes efforts by coming in guns
blazing, Antagonist to main characters
4Believes main characters are "betraying
their own race", & does everything possible
to thwart Dr Grace Augustine, Jake & his
friends from Pandora who he believes are
enemies of earth and does everything he can
to stop them
5Puts main characters in jail
6Hard nosed Soldier who believes all
battles are fought with weapons
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pg3e
4 "he sees Mathew and Prof. Pyre as
dreamers & considers them especially to be
a menace to his own plans to save earth &
does everything possible to thwart prof.
Pyre, Matt & his friends from Terra who he
believes are enemies of earth" TI pg5b
5Puts main characters in jail
6"Hard nosed Soldier who believes all
battles are fought with weapons" T.I. pg 8f
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Terra Incognita - Matt Avatar - Jake Sully
1Leaves earth on a special mission to
another planet
2Befriends daughter of the clan leader and
falls in love
3"He meets Ophir, daughter of Yushin, the
ruler of Terra Incognita, together they
embark on many adventures" TI pg 4 b
4"The final prophecy shows Mathews life
sacrificed saving the planet" T.I. pg"15c
"then before their eyes, the ashes roll into a
ball and the ball becomes a boy, and the boy
is Mathew. He is cleansed by fire and
reborn." TI pg 17 c
5"Mathew didnt set out to save the world,
but once he realized he might be the only
one to do it, he took on the challenge" TI
pg1f
6 Mathew has a dragon - Quetzalcoatl
1Leaves earth on a special mission to
another planet
2Befriends daughter of clan leader and falls
in love
3He meets Neytiri, daughter of Eytukan, the
ruler of the Omaticaya, together they
embark on many adventures
4After fighting off the humans, saving the
planet, his human body dies and he is
reborn in avatar body at the end of movie
5Took on challenge to save the Omaticaya
6 Jake has a dragon Last Shadow
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Terra Ingognita-Mathew-con'd Avatar - Jake Sully - contd7 Mathews scientist father, named Jake, wassent to an alien planet by the NASA space
program to gather orgonite, which is key to save
earth from impending disaster. Jake was a
significant investment for the NASA space
program because he was a trained astronaut &
the first to visit Terra Incognita, but he went
missing. So Mathew, completely inexperienced in
his fathers field, took his place.
Jake, Mathews father, is a NASA scientist who
has always dreamed and believed in
extraterrestrial lifebravely sacrifices his life on
Earth by being assigned to a special NASA mission
in order to save the planet from an impending
disaster. Pg 5 b
Five years ago Jake disappeared on a special
mission to the planet Terra Incognita. pg 3 b
"The orgonite energy is what will also save Earth
from destruction. pg 10 b
Jake knew that others would eventually
discover that Quetzalcoatl would be the key to
locating the orgonite on Terra. He thought that if
he travelled to Terra Incognita and retrieved the
energy source, he would save Earth from
destruction. Pg 11 b
7 Jakes scientist brother, named Tommy, was goingto be sent to an alien planet for the Avatar program,
which is an offshoot of the R.D.A. , whos main
mission is to mine unobtanium , to save earth from
its energy crisis. Tommy was a "significant
investment" of the Avatar program because he had
years of training for it, but he was murdered. So
Jake, completely inexperienced in his brothers
field, took his place.
"Unobtanium (pronounced un-ub-TAIN-e-um) is a
highly valuable mineral found on the moon
Pandora. Humans mine unobtanium to save the
Earth from its energy crisis; bluntly put, they need it
for their survival."
Quote from Avatar wiki - http://james-camerons-
avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Unobtanium
The Resources Development Administration, orRDA, is the largest single non-governmental
organization in human space. Its power is such that
it outmatches most Earth governments in wealth,
political influence, and military capability. The RDA
has monopoly rights to all products shipped,
derived, or developed from Pandora and any other
off-Earth location.
Quote from avatar wiki http://james-camerons-
avatar.wikia.com/wiki/RDA
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Terra Incognita- Ophir Avatar - Neytiri
1Daughter of clan leader
2"She can be quick tempered, impatient
and defiant, she is also very intelligent and
caring" TI pg 5b
3"African Features" TI pg 5b
4"Living with the animals, Ophir has
learned to stalk like a panther, climb like a
cat, make animal sounds, and run like agazelle" TI pg5b
5"Her martial arts style excellence makes
her a formidable opponent." TI Pg 3f
6"She has a major attitude" TI page 3f
1Daughter of clan leader
2Quick tempered, impatient and defiant,
she is also very intelligent and caring
3African features
4Living with the animals, Neytiri has
learned to "stalk like a panther", "climb like
a cat", make animal sounds, and "run like a
gazelle"
5Well trained in martial arts
6 She has a major attitude
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Terra Incognita - Prof. Pyre Avatar - Dr Grace Augustine
1Red hair
2Age 53
3Scientist character
4" Morpheus Pyre, age 53 is a world
renowned archeologist and scientist, and is
a consultant for the NASA space program.
5"Pyre is often in trouble with the
management of space program, however iswell respected" TI pg4b
6Surrogate father to Mathew
1Red hair
2Age 50
3Scientist character
4Dr Grace Augustine, 50 years old, is a world renowned
author of a comprehensive book on Pandora's plants and a
xenobotanist, and is in charge of the Avatar Program.
5She is often at odds with the management of the
AVATAR program, however is still well respected.
6Mothering to Jake
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Terra Incognita Riva Avatar - Thanator
1"A massive black panther like creature which
nearly vanquishes Mathew on Terra" T.I. pg 7f
2"A hissing disturbs them. Down jumps a huge
black panther-like creature. This is Riva." TI pg10
3Later on Riva becomes an ally
4"Riva is virtually indestructible"
5"Riva starts to untie the vines at frantic speed,
then having no luck, starts to gnaw, her teeth do
the work in seconds and vines snap" TI pg 95d
1A massive black panther like creature which
nearly vanquishes Jake on Pandora
2In Avatar, in the scene where Jake thinks he
scares a Hammerhead Titanothere, a hissingdisturbs them, and down jumps a huge black
panther-like creature. The Thanator.
3Later on the Thanator becomes an ally
4The Thanator is unharmed by bullets
5The scene where the Thanator chases Jake, it
starts to untie vines at frantic speed trying to
get at Jake hiding underneath, then having no
luck, starts to gnaw, its teeth do the work in
seconds and the vines snap like twigs.
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Terra Incognita IKHN Avatar - Parker Selfridge
The boss of mineral mining operation
Powerful
Greedy
Rich
Kills planet inhabitants
The boss of mineral mining operation
Powerful
Greedy
Rich
Kills planet inhabitants
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Other Character SimilaritiesCross between earthly animal species (Note that the exact animal crosses betweenAvatar and T.I. are different, but the concept of crossing earthly animal species remains the same.)
Terra Incognita
Zebra RhinoRabbit Peacock
Elephant Giraffe Monkey Panther
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Avatar
Elephant body & Hammerhead shark head Reptile head, bird/bat body, bug wings.
Horse body, ant-eater tongue Dog body, reptile teeth, monkey hands.
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Hair braids
Terra Incognita Avatar
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Big cute "cuddly" eyes for merchandising
"They must pass the "stuffed animal" test, this is important for two reasons; one, merchandising; and two,
cuddliness promotes bonding and bonding promotes caring." "Large eyes in proportion to head" TI pg2
Terra Incognita Avatar
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Girls wearing almost no clothes to attract males.
"The older boys will be able to identify and enjoy the adventures & boobs TI pg 31
Screenshot of practically topless Neytiri from Avatar
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Environmental Similarities
"The trees rise above them like gnarled sky scrapers, a mass of twisted
limbs & vines. The whole forest is a monochrome of darkness" TI pg 41 D
Screen shot of Avatar forest
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"we can see its an enormous tree, the width of a city block, and so tall its
branches disappear into the night sky" TI pg 58D
Screenshot of home tree from Avatar
"where ever Mathew has been, the trees walls have lit up & the whole
area is being suffused with a blue light" TI pg 96d
Screen shot of Avatar's Jake walking through forest at night
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"The orgonite energy source gives off a strong glowing light" TI pg 13
"The life tree, orgonite runs through it like sap" TI pg 58D
Screen shot of tree of souls from Avatar
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Other Similarities
Third eye symbolism & telepathy
The third eye symbolizes consciousness. It is believed in cultures around the world once its opened,
telepathy and other psychic abilities are activated.
In Terra Incognita, Mathew communicates telepathically with Quetzalcoatl.In Avatar the Na'vi communicate telepathically with each other, animals and trees, through the bond.
Terra Incognita Avatar
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Mining of precious stones
Terra Incognita -Orgonite
"The orgonite is being shipped from Terra to the god of gold on another planet" TI pg 146
Avatar -Unobtanium
Unobtanium is being shipped from Pandora to another planet, Earth.
Screenshot of Avatars unobtanium
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Sacred tree with mineral deposits underneath
Terra Incognita Lifetree, with orgonite underneath
Avatar Home tree, with unobtanium underneath
Screenshot of Avatars home tree being analyzed for destruction in order to mine minerals underneath
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Collective memories
Terra Incognita -Ophir shows Mathew the memories of her people
"She reaches into her robes and pulls out a forked stick" "its called the pacal. It is sacred to our people.
Within it are contained our collective memories." TI pg 31D
Avatar -Neytiri shows Jake the memories of her people
Neytiri shows Jake the tree of voices, which contain the voices of her ancestors
Screenshot of Avatars Neytiri showing Jake tree of voices
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Inhabitants of planet fight off aliens
Terra Incognita- The children and animals of terra incognita bond together to fight the enemies oftheir planet" TI pg 3b
Avatar- In avatar the clans & animals of Pandora bond together to fight the enemies of their planet
Screenshots of children and animals of Pandora bonding together to fight enemies of planet
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Animal communication, friendship & integration into society
Terra Incognita -Animals talk, are befriended as equals, and integrated into workplace.
Avatar - The Na'vi communicate with animals through "the bond", the Na'vi bond with the banshees asfriends, they fly banshees to hunt ground animals
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Use of Helicrafts
Terra Incognita - "Matthew boards the helicraft" TI pg 2g
Avatar - Helicraft are main modes of transportation in Avatar
Screenshot of Avatar helicraft
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And lastly
On side of the "dragon warship" in Avatar, it's the same dragon as
Quetzalcoatl from Terra Incognita
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Core Differences between Avatar & T.I.
-The AVATAR program whereby a human is hooked up to a machine and
has its consciousness transferred into the body of an alien, in order tooperate in an alien environment.
-"The Bond" (the tentacle hair that allows telepathy)
-The dialogue script
-The linear storyline (only random segments of the T.I. storyline seem to
have been used, and not in chronological order)
One last observation
-It looks as though James Cameron attempted to cover up and change
Terra Incognita as to be un-recognizable, but failed because as you can
see, the similarities dramatically outweigh the differences.
In conclusion, the similarities are astonishing; it is clearly evident that Terra Incognita has laid down the
foundation and framework for Avatars Creation. This cannot be coincidence or divine intervention.
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