Avatar (2009) is an epic science fiction adventure film directed, written, produced, and co-edited by James Cameron. Set in the mid-22nd century, the film tells the story of Jake Sully, a paraplegic former Marine who is sent to the planet Pandora
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Avatar is a concept within Hinduism that in Sanskrit literally means 'descent'. The concept, with a different name, can also be found within Buddhism and Yazidism. It signifies the material appearance or incarnation of a powerful deity, or spirit on Earth, including in human form. The relative verb to "alight, to make one's appearance" is sometimes used to refer to any guru or revered human being.