Avatar Scenes Without CGI

Ever since it debuted in theaters in December of 2009, James Cameron’s science fiction epic Avatar, has become a cultural phenomenon, it kickstarted the trend of 3D movies and is still the highest grossing movie of all time at the worldwide box office (though it was briefly unseated by Avengers: Endgame). The film is set in the future and follows Jake Sully, an injured former Marine who is recruited for a mission on the alien planet of Pandora. He soon is transported into the body of one of the Na’Vi and forms a close relationship with one of the Na’Vi whose name is Neytiri. From romance, action, suspense, and science fiction, Avatar has it all. Even eleven years after the film’s original release the CGI still holds up magnificently and there was clearly a lot of work that went into making the film. From all the motion-capture technology for the human actors to portray the Na’Vi (and even mo-cap for the film’s animal actors), as well as building the film’s extensive sets digitally and physically, there was clearly a lot that went into making Avatar look as beautiful as it does. From Na’Vi tribal dances, to kisses, creating both beast and machine, and performing out of this world stunts, Cameron and his team clearly went the extra mile when bringing Avatar to life. There is really no question why the film has become so big in the pop culture landscape and with the several sequels on the horizon, it’s footprint is about to get even larger.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:22 Drinking Water from A Leaf:
00:55 Jake and Neytiri Kiss
01:28 Banshees
01:58 Neytiri Yelling
02:32 The Colonel’s Mech
03:10 Thanator Attack
03:42 Sigourney Weaver
04:12 Mo-Cap Horses
04:47 Climbing The Floating Rocks
05:18 Jake Waking Up
05:39 Avatar Live
05:58 Tree Of Voices
06:24 Na’Vi Tribal Dance
06:52 Dragon Assault Ship Flight
07:28 Na’Vi Vs. Colonel 3D Fight
07:52 Outro

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Written by: Nate Richard
Narrated by: Kydra Ryan
Edited by: V.Serhii

[iloveskzxstay]

This makes you really appreciate the work that goes behind the scenes of movies like Avatar.

[Joshie]

Considering how long ago this film first came out, I'm still surprised at how well the graphics looked, even for 2009. You can tell there was so much time and work put into this film. Making it an iconic masterpiece. I bet the second film will be even better.

[joel]

Only Zoe could have brought Neytiri to the level she did. World class performance from her, throughout, from the shouting to the smiling, to the looking, to the crying. She nailed it! Can't wait to see her again in December

[Lady-Kanerasoka]

Fun fact most people don’t know: James Cameron’s idea for “Avatar” existed as far back as his idea for “Titanic, ” but since our movie technology at the time wasn’t really all that good, he decided to wait a while until it improved before revealing this epic sci-fi movie to the world. He obviously made the right choice

[FlywithAvi]

The incredibly beautiful world of Pandora created by James Cameron, which you want to visit more than once. I'm sure I'm not the only one who has Neytiri as their favorite character. Zoe Saldana played this role just perfectly beautiful!

[ramal]

The fact that this movie was from 2009, I can't imagine the motion capturing and the tech would do in Avatar 2 and later movies

[ModestFOXProductions]

The fact they included real people too. The line between a 3d animated character and a real person got truly blurry in this movie. It's not just "Oh look a human next to a 3d character" Is barely noticeable, it looks so real and it blends so nicely! Like it doesn't look awkward or anything, it's just there.

[sylusgf]

I was 9 years old when the movie came out, watched it at age 15 and now I am 21 and still impressed by its high quality

[lordvenjix]

Avatar 2 would break the record of all movie box office collection like the first one.

[mezmerizedlifejay]

The best 3d experience you'll ever have in a theater. You felt like you were there

[anshumansahu]

Avatar will remain the benchmark for film innovation for years to come.

[lunarwolfgaming]

I was 7 when my dad took me to see Avatar, and I loved it so much and couldn't wait for the next movie to come out, can't wait to see what James is planning for the upcoming Avatar movies

[dbodooley]

Dislike this movie all you want but you can’t deny how incredible the visual effects are. Just that alone makes this movie a 10/10

[_b_l_x_c_k_]

Avatar never fail to amaze us even with the new sequel. Some movies’ sequel actually became not as good comparing to their first movie but Avatar literally make a whole fascinating plot that actually gives the movie a new look to it.

[juttasiebum]

It's unbelieveble to see the actors in an empty room and all have to show emotions like love, sadness, badness etc. That's totally crazy, but wonderfull. Avatar is one of my favorite films. I like science fictions. But the work behind the scenes is so fantastic. Everybody of the whole crew has to get the Oscar. It's so amazing. The actors are greatfull. I enjoy the next Avatar.

[GJesse]

Extreme skillset from the actors, being able to mentally take themselves out of such a goofy looking scenario and still deliver a meaningful and powerful performance..

[jaylorprod.]

It must of been so difficult to even try and sell the idea of this movie. It was 2007 when they started filming and working on this movie and cgi was really just making its way into films, but even then typical action movies had 1/4 of it be cgi and it didn’t really look that realistic, but for this movie where 80% of the visuals are cgi and they look pretty damn real for a movie released in 2009. The work put into this is unimaginable and is honestly a historic accomplishment

[josiahp.]

"You definitely don't want to tick Neytiri off."

Oh, that aged like a fine wine.

[ankeshmbbs]

this masterpiece was created back in 2009.

Imagine what’s waiting for us in 2022 in Avatar 2?
The technological advancements in CGI and motion capture are going to make the sequel movie a surreal experience.
Can’t wait for it!!

[foodmenu]

CGI used in avatar is much much better than CGI used now. Such a master piece 💛