科幻大片《阿凡达》短片在线看 环游潘多拉外星球

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卡梅隆新片《阿凡达》(Avatar)又发布了一支短片，这支短片由在片中扮演格蕾丝·奥古斯汀博士(Dr. Grace Augustine)的西格妮·韦佛(Sigourney Weaver)担任旁白，介绍了潘多拉星球的地理概况、生物种群等内容，让人饱览这个遥远奇特外星球瑰丽壮观的景象！这帧特辑很有《国家地理》自然片的范儿。
　　《阿凡达》将于12月18日上映，1月3日登陆内地。卡梅隆本人将于今年12月23日出席《阿凡达》日本首映式之前挤出一天时间来访中国，在北京与中国媒体、影迷直接对话。
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　　潘多拉小百科
　　潘多拉并不是一个行星，它其实是一个巨型气体行星的卫星。这个巨行星叫做Polyphemis，它位于半人马座的阿尔法星系，这个星系距离我们4.4光年，是离我们最近的恒星系统。
　　阿尔法星系有3颗恒星，分别是阿尔法A、阿尔法B和阿尔法C，Polyphemis就绕着阿尔法A星运转。
　　Polyphemis的个头是木星的两倍，它的名字来自希腊神话里的独眼巨人，因为它上面也有一个风暴云构成的大红斑，就像一只眼睛怒视着它的卫星潘多拉一样。
　　潘多拉绕着Polyphemis运转，它和地球差不多大，由于Polyphemis不止潘多拉一个卫星，所以在潘多拉上可以看到一次有两个甚至三个月亮挂在天上的奇景。潘多拉的空气充满氨气、甲烷、氯气，不依赖别的设备人类在这里根本无法生存，然而就是这样的环境却孕育出了一群独特的生物。
　　哈利路亚山
　　潘多拉有一种稀有的矿藏“Unobtainium”，由于磁场漩涡效应，一些外露在地表的巨型“Unobtainium”岩石漂浮到了空中，形成了壮观的空中山峰，人类把它们叫做“哈利路亚山”(Hallelujah Mountain)，因为这些矿石可以让他们致富；而纳美人则把它们叫做“雷岩”，并对这一区域心怀畏惧。
　　纳美人(NA'VI)
　　纳美人是潘多拉星球上的土著，他们是一种身高3米的高级智慧生物(文明尚处于原始人类阶段)，通体蓝色带有花纹，除此以外，他们的体型、样貌都几乎和人类一样。纳美人全身都没有毛发，头上长长的像头发一样的东西其实是他们的露出体外的神经系统。
　　Dire Horse(六脚马)
　　纳美人的陆地座骑，相当于人类的马，不过它比人类的马要大得多，有六条腿，4米高、4.25米长，堪比地球上的大象。
　　Banshee
　　全名“高山banshee”，它们是潘多拉空中的一种生物，纳美人通常骑着它们去打猎。Banshee有点类似地球远古的翼龙，靠覆盖在骨上的翼膜飞行。不过想要骑一只Banshee并不简单，首先要先赢得它的尊重，只有它接受了你你才能骑上去。
　　Leonopteryx
　　潘多拉的空中霸主，翼展可达25米。纳美人非常敬畏、崇拜这种凶猛美丽的生物。
　　Viperwolf
　　潘多拉的一种食肉动物，类似地球上的狼，喜欢集群。
　　Titanothere
　　全名“槌头Titanothere”，因为这种动物的脑袋上长着一个槌子状的角，陆地食草动物。
　　Thanator
　　丛林食物链的顶级捕食者，落入它的尖牙利爪的动物几乎没有能幸还的。

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Pandora is a fictional moon from James Cameron’s Avatar universe and the setting of the film and video game Avatar. Pandora orbits the fictional gas giant planet Polythemis. Pandora is a lush rainforest-covered extraterrestrial moon filled with incredible life forms – some beautiful, many terrifying. Pandora is also home to the Na’vi. They are a sentient humanoid race that humans consider primitive, but are actually more evolutionarily advanced than humans. Standing three meters tall, with tails and sparkling blue skin, the Na’vi live in harmony with their unspoiled world.
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Just as most vertebrate life on Earth evolved to have four limbs, most vertebrate life on Pandora evolved to have six limbs (the humanoid Na'vi are an exception). Flying animals have two wings and four legs, while land animals have six legs.
Compared to Earth, Pandora is a lush jungle paradise. At night, virtually all life on the world bio-luminescences in various shades of blue (explaining the Na'Vi's blue skin color, which is better camouflage at night on Pandora).