The world of myth and dream

So last night I decided to finally give in and go see Avatar since it is now in 3D and all. As I was watching it I began thinking of how it related to the world of myth and dream and everything we have been talking about in class. Throughout the movie the main character, Jake, switches between his Avatar being and his human self. In order to become his avatar self though, he must go into a sleep like mode. The alien race, called the Na'vi, call the Avatar beings dreamwalkers, or something like that. As Jake gets further and further into his mission he states that he is begining to lose sense of what is reality and what is the dreamland, he says that he is begining to feel that the dreamland is the reality and that reality is the dream. The alien world, Pandora, is very mythical in the way that everything functions and how the alien race views life. They have Gods and mythical creatures that they worship. The mother of the Na'vi clan reminds me of Prospero, in that she has almost magic like abilities. She is almost like a Shaman of sorts and is able to communicate with the spirits. Overall, this flim had reminded me several times throughout the three hours it took to watch it, of the theme of myth and dream. I once again find myself relating the highbrow literature we are reading in class to the lowbrow flims I find myself being drawn to, something I never would have done before this class.