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104 of 109 humans found the following review helpful.
Very comprehensive
By Parka
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R2CVENGF5LIZ6M Someone from the Resources Development Administration (RDA) labs has leaked this confidential report. Not only that, he/she has with great success sold this online (where I purchased mine) and at major bookstores! That’s one smart, profiteering, mole.
This is the fact book on Pandora, the kind of book issued to soldiers who are when it comes to to invade that planet for it is cherished resources. It has all the selective information on the ecosystem, resources, flora, fauna and the native population called Na’vi, finish with all their culture and behaviour. There are classified data on the weapon systems used by RDA, including the Avatar project. And everything is accompanied by CG images.
I had a lot of hesitation before buying this survival guide and it’s not because I’m affrighted that James Cameron might send Avatars to get me. I like art books and books on movie production, this book is neither of those. This is genuinely a visual associate to all the stuff that’s shown in the movie. It’s for the extreme fans, those who need to recognise each little detail, from the ferns on the ground to the mating habits of the Na’vi.
It’s an interesting book but commended more to the hard core fans of the movie.
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33 of 33 humans found the following review helpful.
Excellent comprehensive guide to the world of Avatar.
By David.
If you have seen the movie and had and/or devised a large total of questions in regards to Pandora, the Navi, Earth’s current state (in regards to the film),etc or if you just want everything fleshed out for you, then this book is for you.
It’s VERY comprehensive. It’s almost as if one has a textbook of everything and anything regarding Pandora. I love it. To see how much detail has been given to everything (and I in a literal sense mean everything) just makes me sit in aw of what James Cameron has invented and the world that he (with the support of others) has developed. Everything just comes to life and so much detail is put into everything that Pandora could effortlessly exist.
If you are looking for a book that has galore sort of “making of” material in it, then you won’t find it here. There is not one thing related to making of the movie in the book.
From now on when I watch the movie, I am going to receive pleasure from it a lot more knowing all the specific little details behind the story and Pandora. It just helps me get enjoyment from the masterwork that is Avatar even more.
Don’t hesitate to buy it. There is a narrative to the book at the beginning but then it divides itself up like a textbook (although there is commentary by a specific person within each section). I think it’s great for all ages.
17 of 17 persons found the following review helpful.
A will have to have for hard-core AVATAR enthusiasts
By JaredZ
A very content rich book on the background, history and “survival guide” to the world of Pandora (James Cameron’s movie setting for his latest block buster hit, AVATAR)
This book describes Pandora in great detail, from botany to history to anthropology. Included is a glossary of translated terms or words applied in the fictitious language of the “Na’vi”. Screen shots of this book may be found at the publisher’s site: [...]
Avatar: A Confidential Report on the Biological and Social History of Pandora (James Cameron’s Avatar)
I suspect that there will be a sub-culture following of the theme of AVATAR’s Pandora. I commend this for enthusiasts, as well as for the lay person wanting to skim over clear or deep perception to the reputation development procedure of the “fantastic” society of the “Na’vi”.
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