Even though Avatar is considered to be a visual masterpiece, there are a few characters and plot points that could be revisited to address various critiques. Below are a few possible Avatar remakes.

Questions to keep in mind:

• How does this different scenario affect Avatar in ways that we haven’t discussed?
• How will this scenario change the reactions to the movie?
• Will this scenario change the ratings of the film?
• Are there still problematic elements to this new scenario, and if so, what are they?
• Does this scenario fix any problems that we have found with this movie? (i.e. white savior complex, inaccurate portrayal of natives, gender/ race problems)

Make the Protagonist Female 

• Remove Jake Sully and change him with a colored, female scientist
  • Removes the white messiah complex
  • How does this change the dynamics of the group?
    • Not deemed as a threat like Jake was so the Omaticaya tribe will be less hostile towards her
    • She would still learn fighting techniques from Neytiri and in the process form a really strong friendship with her
    • The female is the human version of Neytiri because she becomes a warrior but is also very intellectual
  • How does she change the plot of the movie?
    • No romantic relationship? Maybe with Tsu’Tey?
    • Will have a strong fighting female duo (Neytiri and this woman)

Make the Protagonist Neytiri

What would happen if Neytiri was the savior of the Na’vi people and Jake Sully was simply a supporting character?

• White savior
• Gender
• Indigenous peoples

No White Savior

• Instead of just having Jake as the white savior, what if the entire Avatar sector “turn native” and help defeat the human invaders with the Na’vi leading
  • The relationship between the Na’vi and the scientists will be different
    • The scientists mostly help the Na’vi by giving them intel on the human army base
    • Will also help fight but they wouldn’t lead the tribes into battle like Jake does
  • No white savior
  • There would be no important romantic relationship
  • Plot line would be very different
    • Some tragic event would have to happen to the Na’vi early on in the movie to give the Avatar team (scientists who developed the avatars) a solid reason to “switch sides”
    • It would take time for the tribe to fully trust that large group of scientists
    • The Omaticaya people will be the battle strategists and will lead the Na’vi people into the fight

Na’vi People are Technologically Equal

Completely reimagined

• Na’vi dominated because of invisible attack by humans and thus subjugated
• Not depicted as indigenous
• No connection with nature