[Rummyfan]

The Na'vi talk to the earth and the animals. They live in harmony with nature. Through them, Cameron preaches the same simpleton back-to-the-earth bullshit as those phonies who go to Pow-wows and talk out their asses about magical American Indians. Hell, I'm surprised there isn't a cameo by Iron Eyes Cody. It's a really insincere message in a movie ripping off Ferngully's plot as its excuse for big-ass explosions and massive battles. "Fighting is bad. Here's some more!"

I'll give it a miss. Frankly James Cameron's characters have always come across as written by a teenager. Sounds like more of the same here. Unobtainium? C'mon!!!!!

[RightFighter]

What’s wrong with the name “Unobtainium”? Oakley has been using that name for years for the rubber that they use on their sunglasses. In a sci-fi movie designed to appeal to kids - that name is perfect to convey the fact that this material is hard to obtain.

From an Oakley product description: Add that to the comfort of a Three-Point Fit plus UNOBTAINIUM® components that increase grip with sweat, and you’ve got the closest thing to an unfair advantage in sports competition.

[Sister_T]

Unobtainium is the same stuff used in the movie "The Core". Here, unobtainium is used to build a ship to drill to the center of the earth and is able to resist the heat and pressure, converting it to energy to power the ship.

When I heard that unobtainium was the "quest" in Avatar, I was like, "Are you serious? Couldn't come up with something original, eh?"