Avatar Script - Themes and Genre

GENRE


Avatar can be classed as:

Sci-fi

Action

Adventure
Romance
Fantasy

Within these are many major themes:

War

Peace

Love

Magic (of a new world)

Rivalry

These are raised through the script.

In the case of Avatar, the idea and script were in development for almost ten years.


UK audience behaviour and trends:

A poll of 5,000 cinema-goers by The Telegraph newspaper concluded that one in five people chose to see a comedy film at the cinema, making comedy the most popular genre of film in the UK. Action/adventure films are the next most popular with 15% of the votes.  Avatar can be classed into the action/adventure genre, so Avatar was almost certain to do well at the UK box office.