The story takes place in 2154 on the moon Pandora, where 10-foot tall, blue-skinned, human-like creatures – the Na’vi – live complete harmony with their environment. Pandora is rich in minerals, and humans, who have an energy crisis on Earth, have traveled to Pandora to conquer it and to mine its minerals. Since humans cannot breathe in Pandora’s atmosphere, they use Na’vi-like “avatars”, which they control. Sam Worthington gives an excellent performance as Jake Sully, who becomes sympathetic to the Na’vi and their desire to protect their homeland. There is inevitably conflict that ends in violent war.