(spoiler alert) A lot of the themes and messages in Avatar are very common in science fiction, in particular the parallels with the story of Dune are striking:

(spoiler alert) A lot of the themes and messages in Avatar are very common in science fiction, in particular the parallels with the story of Dune are striking: - greedy corporation seeks to exploit a resource with little regard for the native population (spice/unobtainium) - saviour from same race as greedy corporation is accepted into native population and through a mythical prophecy, becomes leader and unites tribes against greedy corporation - native population and their natural habitat are massively underestimated and through help of saviour defeat greedy corporation