SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, BUILDING AND DESIGN

THE DESIGN SCHOOL

FOUNDATION IN NATURAL BUILD ENVIRONMENT

NAME: SAM WEI YIN

STUDENT ID NO: 0320364

FILMS SELECTED: The Avengers and Avatar

WORD COUNT:976

ENGLISH 2 (ELG 30605)

WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT 1: COMPARE – CONTRAST ESSAY

LECTURER: CASSANDRA WIJESURIA

SUBMISSION DATE: APRIL 3RD, 2015

As a teenager I love movie, some of them will put this as their hobbies.

There are different genre of movie shows nowadays such as romantic, mysteries,

horror, comedy and others. Which types of movie were yours favorite? Sciences

friction movie was my favorite compare to others. Sciences friction genre movie

story talk about science and technology of the future. I prefer to watch science

fiction genre compare to other. When I watch science fiction genre movie I feel

like I am in the movie. After movie I could have fantastic imagination. Let us talk

about history of sciences friction genre movies. Science friction genre movie

ushered in in the late 1960s. Planet Of The Apes was the early science frictions

genre movie and gain twin support, continue with 2001: A Space Odyssey, Blade

Runner, Tron, The Thing, and Dune marked the end of a period rich with idea-

driven science fiction. (Phipps, K. (2013). Sciences Frictions. Retrieved April 1,

2015). Yes, there have been great science-fiction films made since. And the sorts

of science-fiction films that immediately followed what I’m calling The Laser Age

—which tended either to be sentimental efforts inspired by E.T. The Extra-

Terrestrial or action hybrids inspired by The Terminator—were often great as

well.( Phipps, K. (2013). Sciences Frictions. Retrieved April 1, 2015). They just

belong to a different time. I had chosen my two favorites science friction genre

movie with different storyline, and setting.

The storyline of avatar is how human attack the Pandora which is a half

human kind creatures known as Na’vi and what Na’vi did to protect their home

from being destroy while in The avengers is about how a parties prevent earth

involve in a disaster created. The story of Avatar begins with Jake Sully, an ex-

Marine who participate in Avatar Program and travel to the Pandora. Jake Sully

got a whole new physical look, he start his whole new life at Pandora. He falls in

Naytiri a young beautiful Na’vi. However, as the times pass he slides deeper in the

war between Naytiri clan and military-industrial force of earth .

Next, storyline of the avenger S.H.I.E.L.D. has located the mysterious

Tesseract device and the Army's super soldier Captain America. The Tesseract is

actually a gateway to an entirely new world called Asguard. A mysterious being

known as Loki arrives on earth and immediately assumes that he can rule all

human beings. But that irks S.H.I.E.L.D. directory Nick Fury the wrong way. As

Loki escapes with the Tesseract, Nick Fury believes this is an act of war against

Earth. His only hope is to assemble an actual team of super heroes.

Besides, Avatar is about non-men kind known as Na’vi. Na’vi a humanoid

race have blue skinned, a pair of golden eyed and their height could reach 12 feet.

In movie of the avengers, all characters had superpower. Back to Avatar, the main

character was Jack Sully. He was an ex-marine who wounded and paralyzed from

the waist down in a war. There are no other ways to recover his paralyzed from the

waist down and healthy body. However, he participate a program name Avatar

unwittingly. This program was to created genetically-bred human-Na’vi hybrids

known as Avatar. Avatar had the same physical as Na’vi and was a living

breathing body controlled by a human driver through a technology that link the

driver’s mind to avatar body. Therefore, Jack Sully had been travel to Pandora and

starts his new life as Na’vi. Neytiri a Na’vi was also a main character in this

movie. She was a young and beautiful Na’vi women that jack sully fall in love

with. Besides, Naytiri had a totally different side when she was in a battle field. In

a battle field, she likes a ferocious beast. Meanwhile, Iron Man, Loki, Thor, Black

widow, Bruce Banner, Captain America, Clint Barton, Nick Fury, Maria Hill were

all important character in The Avengers. This movie start with Loki- Thor’s

brother, son of Laufey, God of Mischief (Lee, S., & Kirby, J. (2011). Thor. New

York: Marvel Pub) Loki was the one who begin the war. Thor, God of thunder and

lighting. He was one of the avengers’ members. The ability of these two characters

is different from the other because Thor and Loki was God, while the other were

human. Iron Man was a man name Tony Stark, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of

Stark Industries. Next, Mr. Bruce Banner was a atomic physicist. The irradiated of

gamma energy makes him become a green hulk. Captain America was a boy name

Steve Rogers who born in early 1940 and he was an army due to physical

requirements he was invented to volunteer a project name Rebirth. The name of

Captain America came from his suits. Nick Fury was directors of SHIELD. He was

the person assembles those entire hero to fights against Loki and alien army. Black

Widow was a women name Natasha Romanoff. She was a elite woman sleeper

agents.

Settings of two movies were different. Setting in Avatar was a planet named

Pandora. The condition of Pandora is not allowed human to survive but full of

resources needed by human. This planet covers by forest and the creatures in forest

is totally different from creatures we known. In The Avengers, setting was set at

Earth and Asgard. Loki and his alien army use Tesseract power travel from Asgard

to earth. There is much property damage in this war.

In conclusion, Avatar and The Avenger had different in storyline, and

setting. Avatar was about how human transform become Na’vi and look for

resources in Pandora and end up by war. There was also a love story between

Na’vi and hybrids Na’vi. The avengers was about of group of elite protect our

earth conquer by other creatures. Last but not least, I enjoy watching sciences and

friction movie.

References

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson927/

SciFiDefinition.pdf

https://thedissolve.com/features/laser-age/47-science-fiction-cinemas-richest-era-began-with-

two/

http://www.fandango.com/avatar2009_103067/plotsummary

http://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/scifi/plot-synopsis-image-james-camerons-

avatar.html

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0848228/plotsummary

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0848228/synopsis