This document provides a comparison of the science fiction films Avatar and The Incredible Hulk. It summarizes their storylines, settings, and main characters. Avatar is set on the alien moon of Pandora and involves humans attempting to drive the native Na'vi from their lands. The Incredible Hulk depicts the aftermath of a gamma bomb accident that turns scientist Bruce Banner into the Hulk. While the stories differ, both explore themes of science, humanity's relationship with nature, and the struggle to control powerful forces.

1. SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, BUILDING AND DESIGN
THE DESIGN SCHOOL
FOUNDATION IN NATURAL BUILD ENVIRONMENT
NAME: Audrey Ting Ming Fang
STUDENT ID NO: 0320247
FILMS SELECTED: Avatar and The Incredible Hulk
WORD COUNT:871
ENGLISH 2 (ELG 30605)
WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT 1: COMPARE – CONTRAST ESSAY
LECTURER: CASSANDRA WIJESURIA
SUBMISSIONDATE: APRIL 8th
, 2015

2. Everyone loveswatchingmovies.Watchingmovieshelpsusfeel relaxedandexcited
because ourdailyroutinesandworksare tiringforpeople.Therefore,we wanttorelax and
enjoybywatchingmovies.Some peoplechoose cinemas,andsome peoplechoose theirhome
to watch movie.Movie genresare numerousformsorrecognizable typesof movies.Moviesare
dividedintodifferentgenressuchasaction,adventure,sciencefiction,comedy,fantasy,horror,
historical,mysteryandother.
To beginwith,Iam a movie passionate andmyfavourite moviegenre issciencefiction.
Two of my favourite science fictionis‘Avatar’and‘The Incredible Hulk’.‘Avatar’is2009
American science fictionmovie directedbyJamesCameronwhile ‘The IncredibleHulk’isa2008
Americanmovie directedbyLouisLeterrier. ‘The Incredible Hulk’isafilmfeaturingthe Marvel
Comicscharacter the Hulk,producedbyMarvel StudiosanddistributedbyuniversalPictures.
Both Avatarand The Incredible Hulk have atotallydifferentstoryline.In‘Avatar’,the
story is aboutNa’vi,blue-skinned,educated humanoidsthatlivedpeacefullyinPandorawere
attackedby humanfor a valuable mineral,unobbtanium because humanshave depletedthe
natural resourcesonEarth, leadingtoa severe energycrisis.Jake Sullywhoisaparaplegic
formerMarine take the place of hisbrotherwhois killedinarobberyin a missiononthe distant
worldof PandorausingNa’vi-humanhybridscalled“avatars”operatedbygeneticallymatched
humansinorder to exchange forthe spinal surgerythatwill fix hislegs.Jake Sully,the main
character inthe movie is giventhree monthstoevacuate the Na’vi.However,whenJake isin
the anotherplanet,Pandora,Jake’sAvatarisattackedandis rescuedbyNeytiri,afemale Na’vi.
Jake quicklyfall inlove withNeytiri buthe failedtoevacuate the Na’vi andhumanstartedto
attack the Na’vi to drive themaway.Atlast,the Na’vi wonthe battle.Onthe otherhand,the
movie ‘The incredible Hulk’isportrayingthe eventsafteragamma bomb. A scientist,Dr.Bruce
Bannerwhois seekingacure to make humanimmune togamma radiationfailedtofindacure
and causeshimto turn intoa giantgreenmonster. Bruce Bannerlivesinshadows,searchingthe
planetforan antidote.Cutoff histrue love BettyRossand enforcedtohide fromhisopponent,
Gen.Thunderbolt Ross,Bannersoonface a new hazard,a extremelypowerful enemyknownas
The Abomination.
The main character in‘Avatar’isJake Sullywhichisactedby Sam Worthington.Inthe
movie,Jake Sully,aparaplegicformerMarine,take overthe place of histwinbrotherwhohas
beenkilledinarobberyand becomespartof the Avatar Program. Jake’smilitarybackground
helpsthe Na’vi warriorsrelate tohim.The anothercharacterin the movie ‘Avatar’isZoe
Saldanaas Neytiri,the daughterof the leaderof the Omaticaya.Neytiri isattractedbyJake
because of hisbraveryand fall inlove withhim. The maincharacterin ‘The IncredibleHulk’is
Edward Nortonas Dr. Bruce Banner.Dr. Bruce Banneris a nuclearphysicistwhotransformed
intoa giant greenmonsterdue toexposure togammaradiation. LouFerrignovoicesthe Hulk.
The character BettyRoss is playedbyLiv Tyler.BettyRossisBruce’sgirlfriendandacellular
biologist.She wasforcedtoseparate withBruce Bannerasa resultof hiscondition. WilliamHurt
playedarole as Betty’sarrogant father,Gen.ThunderboltRoss.Gen.ThunderboltRosshas
devoted himself toarrestthe Hulk.TimRothplayeda role as the Abomination.

3. The most importantdifference betweenAvatarandthe Incredible Hulkisthe setting.
The settinginAvatar isin a planet,Pandora,adenselyforestedhabitablemooninthe Alpha
Centauri starsystem.The atmosphere inPandoraispoisonoustohumanandis occupied bythe
Na’vi.Cameron,the directorsaid thatthe movie isshotby using a modifiedversionof the
proprietarydigital 3DFusionCameraSystemtomake the scene inthe movie lookmore realistic.
For example,Pandora’sfloating“HallelujahMountains”were inspiredbythe Chinese HuangSan
mountains. Otherimportantsettinginthe movie isthe ‘Tree of Souls’,aplace where the Na’vi
gatherfor spiritual events.Athere,Jake istransferred eternally intohisavatarwiththe aidof
Tree of Souls. However,the settinginthe movie The IncredibleHulkismostlyinthe city,
Toronto.The crewmanagedto cleanthe streetwithintwentyminutesaftermessingthe street
withexplosivesandoverturnedburnedvehiclesothatthe businesscango on as normal the
nextday. The movie wasalsofilmedatthe Universityof Toronto,Morningside park,the
financial districtandafactory inHamilton,Ontario. Lateron,the movie wasshotfor a weekin
NewYork Cityandtwo weeksinRiode Janeiro.
In a nutshell,‘Avatar’and‘The Incredible Hulk’isdifferedinstoryline,settingand
character. I reallyenjoywatchingscience fictionmoviesbecause watchingmovieshelpsme to
escape froma dull dailyroutine intoaworldof fantasywhere everythingisbeyondimagination.
Theycarry me intoa virtual realityworldwithaliens.

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2. The Incredible Hulk www.imdb.com/title/tt0800080/
3. Avatar www.imdb.com/title/tt0499549