Análisis del Mito de Gaia y de la perspectiva ecocrítica en Avatar, de James Cameron

Abstract

It is well-known that Popular Culture contains a wide variety of myths. In Avatar, a representation of the Myth of Gaia can be distinguished in the world James Cameron created. However, the film can be also analyzed from an ecocritical point of view. Consequently, the following article will show, through such myth and also through James Lovelock’s hypothesis, how Gaia can be observed in Pandora and properly recognized in Eywa Goddess. According to Ecocriticism, Cameron’s view on Pandora is that in which defending the environment is the most relevant issue. The Na’vi, who is the weakest and oppressed group, will be able to overcome the difficulties and defeat the interests of a modern society focused on extracting natural resources at any cost.