When his brother is killed in battle, paraplegic Marine Jake Sully decides to take his place in a mission on 

the distant world of Pandora. There he learns of greedy corporate figurehead Parker Selfridge's intentions of 

driving off the native humanoid "Na'vi" in order to mine for the precious material scattered throughout their 

rich woodland. In exchange for the spinal surgery that will fix his legs, Jake gathers intel for the 

cooperating military unit spearheaded by gung-ho Colonel Quaritch, while simultaneously attempting to 

infiltrate the Na'vi people with the use of an "avatar" identity. While Jake begins to bond with the native 

tribe and quickly falls in love with the beautiful alien Neytiri, the restless Colonel moves forward with his 

ruthless extermination tactics, forcing the soldier to take a stand - and fight back in an epic battle for the