November 27, 2016 - 22:31
I think Avatar's connection to disability is interesting for two reasons: first it is awesome to realize that the world's highest grossing film has a disabled person as its main protagonist. Secondly, Avatar presents a very intriguing dynamic between disability and "normality" due to the disabled main character's ability to switch between two different worlds, one world where he is disabled and the other where he is not. This article presents many noteworthy points that discuss said dynamic and Avatar's potentially "ableist" attitude.
http://mediacommons.futureofthebook.org/imr/2010/08/09/failure-imagination-role-disability-avatar