In the year 2154, Earth is in a state of crisis due to the depletion of natural resources. To find a solution, humans begin searching for resources on other planets, including Pandora, a lush moon orbiting the gas giant Polyphemus. Pandora is home to the Na’vi, a humanoid species with blue skin and tails who live in harmony with their environment.<br /><br />The RDA Corporation sends a team of scientists led by Dr. Grace Augustine to Pandora to study and mine a valuable mineral called unobtanium. The team also includes former Marine Jake Sully, who has lost the use of his legs and is sent to control an avatar - a genetically engineered Na’vi body controlled remotely by human consciousness.<br /><br />Jake meets Neytiri, the daughter of Na’vi Chief Eytukan, who initially sees him as a threat but eventually becomes his teacher and guide in learning about Na’vi culture. While learning about their way of life, Jake starts to feel more connected to the Na’vi than to his own kind.<br /><br />Colonel Miles Quaritch leads the military operation on Pandora and is ordered by RDA’s CEO Parker Selfridge to remove the Na’vi from their land so that mining can continue. Despite Grace’s efforts to negotiate peace between humans and Na’vi, Quaritch initiates an attack on Hometree, where Neytiri’s clan lives.<br /><br />Jake betrays RDA and sides with the Na’vi in defending Hometree. Afterward, he becomes fully accepted into their community and falls in love with Neytiri. Using knowledge gained through his avatar form, he helps plan an attack on RDA’s base before they can destroy another sacred site.<br /><br />During this attack, Quaritch engages in hand-to-hand combat with Jake in his human form while wearing an AMP suit - an exoskeleton used for heavy labor but modified for combat purposes. Neytiri kills Quaritch by shooting two arrows into his chest.<br /><br />The final scene shows Jake permanently transferring his consciousness into his Na’vi avatar using the Tree of Souls, allowing him to live with Neytiri and protect Pandora from human destruction. The film ends with Jake saying, “I see you,” a phrase used by the Na’vi in greeting and farewell that signifies understanding and connection.<br /><br />