Originally Posted by
XanBcoo
I think it would have been ridiculous if he had gone back to his Human life. What possible argument could you make for his return?
He came from a dirty and bleak Earth that had literally no use for him, his brother (and likely only family) was dead, and he was crippled and handicapped to the point where his muscles were severely atrophied. Even on Pandora, he didn't fit in. Grace and the scientists didn't want him around because he was just a Marine, and Col. Quaritch had no use for him aside from his mission because he wasn't a Marine. He seeks acceptance from both groups and finds it in neither.
Then he's figuratively and literally reborn as a Na'vi. He takes his first tottering steps out into the bright world with his new body and working legs. He's so ecstatic that he ignores protocol in favor of feeling the dirt under his toes. That alone would have been enough, but then he's completely accepted by a new society. He bonds, once again figuratively and literally with the beings of Pandora. He's taken in as an Omaticaya and becomes a respected member of their society. He spends 1/3 of the entire movie immersed in their culture and then the last 1/3 as its savior. Not only does he have value, but he's also found acceptance and experienced biological empathy with other living beings. There's no "solid transition" because it happens gradually over the course of 2 hours.
You're talking like he just took a short 1 hour vacation on Pandora and decided on a whim to stay there. The movie pretty explicitly demonstrates that he has nothing to gain and absolutely everything to lose by returning to his human life.
But yeah, I guess it would make sense to go back to his life as a cripple after his mutiny. If he's not thrown in prison, I guess he could find himself a nice desk job. He might miss the love of his life back on Pandora, but that's a small price to pay for not throwing away your race.
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