Communication In Avatar

Paper Proposal During the course of history, individuals have habitually come across others by way of diverse principles, beliefs, and values. Thus, in view of being able to live and work amongst one another serenely, a mutual understanding in addition to commitment of further cultures essentially needs to transpire. On the contrary, additional opinions as well as choices toward responding to dissimilarities occur. To further explain, the preference and choice to disregard differences even in rejecting the other cultures principles and values remain detrimental reactions towards difference. To put it differently, historically America’s early settlers came across Native Americans once the colonizers initially arrived to the New World. This
The phenomenological tradition conceptualizes communication as dialogue or the experience of otherness. This tradition theorizes communication by using concepts such as experience, dialogue, authenticity, interpretation, and otherness. The key elements that follows this tradition asserts that communication implies experience of the other which facilitates understanding and complete empathy. It as well proclaims importance of openness to others. the film Avatar portrays this tradition fairly well throughout the movie. For example, when we compare Jake in his avatar form to his regular appearance as a simple human being. Nonetheless, when first presented to his avatar, Jake perceives that the blue gigantic creature floating in the tank looks like his deceased twin brother Tommy. Thus, Norm Spellman disagreeing and letting Jake know it looks just like him. This detailed in-depth digital version of Jake is so impeccable that we as the viewers can see the similarity too. His features are combined with that of a Na’vi. From a phenomenological traditional perspective; what’s significant in correlating this is that we can’t see the line of stitching or a zipper on the avatar. Even though Jake’s avatar has blue skin, yellow eyes, and stripes, these alterations are made digitally, in a way that preserves all the details of his real face. As the audience, we are able to see his bone structure under his blue skin and the muscles and veins. Jake’s avatar looks just as natural and lifelike as his human form. In this moment Jake is totally setting aside his individual “real” self for the bigger picture of others in “real” need. Not to mention, Jake fighting against his own people which he called aliens with the Na’vi showed his true empathy for what was right and