What is it like to *be* a Na'vi?

[auroraglacialis]

Originally Posted by Cynegen

Of course not. Ecology is just what happens to life. But when we speak of conscious entities, it is appropriate to speak of purpose.

True - in that context it is possible, but even then - humans as conscious beeing do so many things not for a specific purpose...

Those two issues (animal queues, and the bones of the 'others') definitely tie together in my mind, and with several other interesting facts about Pandoran life forms.

So I assume, you will write some more

One idea I had once was [spoiler] that Eywa/Pandoran life could actually be a creation - kind of like what would happen if on Earth the Avatar-lovers would mysterioulsy come to power and use all biotechnology available to create their own version of a paradise [/spoiler]

I'm glad I was able to write something that ends with hope instead of just the specter of endless conflict...

Oh, I think if JC manages to get the sequels to an end, he will definitely provide an ending with hope. That is simply good conventional storytelling and one thing about JC is, that he follows these conventional and proven principles - that is why his movies are such a success - not because he breaks convention but because he follows them. So the "happy ending" is a classical one and even if it is not an all gold and glory ending, every story that is targeted to make people feel better and thus achieve high sales has an ending that leaves people with hope or content in the end. In Avatar I it was Jake beeing reborn. Such a strong positive ending. I have no doubt, at least the last sequel will have a good ending (the second one may have a cliffhanger though )