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Avatar : Opening Sequence

Paraplegic Marine Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) narrates the view of Pandora, an alien planet with abundant resources. The scenery changes to a futuristic Earth whose own natural resources have been depleted by climate change, war, and overpopulation.

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aerial shot, background plate, backlighting, brightness, establishing shot, establishing sound, hue, jump cut, long shot, music, nondiegetic, opening sequence, psychological setting, sound advance, special effects, traveling shot, voiceover narration

Diversity in Media Representation

LGBTQ: Cisgender Male, LGBTQ: Heterosexual Man, White: White American

"Opening Sequence" in Avatar. Directed by James Cameron, 20th Century Fox, 2009, Kinolab, https://kinolab.org/FilmClip.php?id=2512

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