Avatar

The Na'vi language was created entirely from scratch by linguist Dr. Paul R. Frommer. James Cameron hired him to construct a language that would be easily enunciable for actors to pronounce but would not resemble any human language. Frommer created about 1,000 words. Cameron requested Dr Frommer that the Na'vi language must be entirely new, as it's supposed to be from another planet, and that it should sound "nice" to the audience. Cameron didn't want any additional editing done to their voices and wanted them to sound authentic and not unnatural. Equipped with a vast knowledge of linguistics, Dr Frommer understood what kinds of sounds the Na'vi language would or wouldn't have. Just like "j" and "r" don't exist in Korean, in English, the 'h' sound is unaspirated. In a similar vein, Frommer's conception of the new language totally avoided the sounds of "ch", "th", and "sh". Additionally, Frommer had to decide on the language's syntax -- or rules regarding word order. He came up with his own set of constraints and words to be used in the language of Pandora. The tongue took inspiration from the natural languages of the world to create a totally different spoken form.

When Jake's late brother, Tom, is uncovered, he's played by Sam Worthington. In the next shot of Tom being covered again it's clearly someone else.

There are no opening credits of any kind (outside of the 20th Century Fox title card). The title of the film doesn't appear on screen until the end of the movie.

Avatar (Special Edition) The following scenes have been added:

• The first flight across Pandora is longer, with the helicopter flying past the Stuurmbeast herd. Grace informs Norm and Jake about it.
• The squad reaches the abandoned school, revealing that Grace teaches English to the Na'vi children until a serious incident occurred (bullet holes around, etc.) which was insinuated.
• Jake and Neytiri running through the neon-lit woods is slightly longer.
• When Jake joins the circle, a little Na'vi girl smiles at him curiously, but her father holds her back. Neytiri then arrives and hands Jake a fruit.
• Jake tries to ask Neytiri her name, but she seems annoyed by that.
• Jake, Grace, and Norm proceed from the helicopter to the secluded laboratory, with an explanation about the mountains.
• At night, Jake and Neytiri run through the luminescent forest.
• After Jake touches the Fan Lizard, it flies away in a radiant glow. Its fellow species follow suit and, to the delight of Jake and Neytiri, raise themselves into the air.
• As Jake and the other Na'vi climb the mountain, Neytiri flies past them on her banshee, Seze.
• The Na'vi go for an aerial hunt for Stuurmbeast. Jake shoots one and exclaims in excitement. Neytiri follows suit as well.
• The Na'vi destroy the Hell Trucks of the mining company.
• The next morning, Wainfleet's squad sifts through the remains of the Hell Trucks. It turns out that the Na'vi also killed the soldiers. Quaritch and Selfridge watch the live broadcast.
• Tsu'tey's fall from the sky is longer. A few plants decelerate and break his fall.
• The scene with the Hammerhead Titanotheres has been extended.
• The fight between Neytiri on a Thanathor and Quaritch is slightly longer.
• Tsu'Tey's death: He knows he is dying and appoints Jake to be his successor. He insists that Jake kill him because, according to Na'vi customs, Jake has to pass him to Eywa by killing him with his own hands. Neytiri starts to cry. Jake reluctantly complies with his wish, stabbing him with a knife as the camera passes by him.
• The end credits have an addition using Discovery Zone's Bless the Plague soundtrack. The copyright year has been replaced with 2010.

Edited into Bones: The Gamer in the Grease (2009)