An invention and difficult to pronounce

an invention and difficult to pronounce This phrase is, of course, an invention and difficult to pronounce with its payable click sounds. At filmmaker James Cameron's urging, American linguist Paul Frommer made up the words, the sounds and the entire language and its grammatical structure. This is just one small, if significant detail serving as an indicator of how Cameron approached the Avatar universe, which he dreamed up 16 years ago and finally started turning into a film in 2005.

The goal, Cameron says now, was to make it all seem real. By "all" he means the sci-fi fantasy world of Pandora, an alien world threatened by future-shock humans who have already exhausted the natural resources of planet Earth. From the nine-foot Na'vi people to the fantastical flora and fauna of planet Pandora to the invading humans with their space-age technology, it did become real.

And so entertaining, and such a clarion call for environmentalists, that Avatar is both the highest-grossing movie ever and enormously influential among eco-activists. It is also a best-selling DVD and a payable Blu-ray that has tilted the home entertainment market toward high definition.