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The Transcendental idea of "nature must be respected" is illustrated in the movie, Avatar, from 2009, which is about the lush alien world of Pandora that live the Na'vi, living beings who appear primitive but are  highly evolved. Because the planet's environment is poisonous, human/Na'vi hybrids, called Avatars, must link to human minds to allow for free movement on Pandora. Avatar, which means “descents,” describing a deity who descends into human form. In the Hindu beliefs it' s refereed to as earthy manifestation, descends to earth to protect it. The Na’vis job is to protect the tree of souls, they are in tune with nature, nature is their goddess, the avatars speak to Eywa their goddess of Pandora. This tree holds a significance to Eywa and the Avatar did everything in their power to protect it.

In the song, Secrets, by One Republic from 2010, Ryan Tedder truly expresses the Transcendental thought “conformity.” The song reveals lyrics such as, “ Tell me what you want to hear,” meaning tell me what the world wants you to be, “... don’t need another perfect lie” don’t tell me anymore lies tell me the truth, “ don't care if critics jump in line” I don't care if people criticize me, “ I'm gonna give all my secrets a media type="youtube" key="qHm9MG9xw1o" width="560" height="315" align="right" way” I'm going to let the world know who I am. He's telling a story, he doesn't wanna follow what society wants anymore, he's tired of holding back.

The movie Boiler Room, from 2000 exemplifies “ materialism is corrupting” through the movie. Main character Seth Davis is a 19-year-old drop-out who wants loads and loads of money, ran an illegal casino out of his home. Driven by his thirst for money he finds an opportunity to work at a firm offering him millions. The firm he will be working for makes people millionaires overnight. They're rewarded with mansions, Ferrari cars and more luxury items they wouldn't even know what to do with. It becomes a habit once you start, but Seth took too long to realize that and got stuck. He realized that having millions isn't what it's so cracked up to be, he faces dilemmas of money and greed vs morals and legality. Obviously, money is taking over his mind, he struggles to realize other things are more important and he let money get in the way of his social life. Transcendence, made in 2014, clarifies the moral “ technology is corruptive.” Main character Johnny Depp is conducting a highly controversial experiment to create a sentiment machine. When people try to kill him, they become the catalyst for him to succeed. He has the urge and drive for knowledge so he download his conscious to a supercomputer and becomes a zealot to the Internet. He connects with computers all over the Earth and the machine adventually takes over his body. media type="youtube" key="8k4lUcWmVzY" width="560" height="315" align="center" Reyna's Section:

The 2009 box office phenomenon, Avatar, illustrated being one with and respecting the natural world throughout the movie. The movie is based upon an alien world called Pandora where the Na’vi inhabit it. The plot of the movie focuses on a paralyzed marine that get’s disguised as the Na’vi creatures but still has some human qualities so is called an Avatar. By doing this, the main character, Jake Sully, is put into the world to learn how they live and in the process of doing that, realizes that the Na’vi creatures can not be harmed. That they have a special bond with nature and that the natural environment is essential to their existence. This best supports transcendentalism because it shows how the NA’vi are connected to the land and are not conformed to modern society. Another main character, Natyiri, Says “ Our great mother does not take sides, she’s protects the balance of life. All energy is borrowed and someday you have to give it back.” This means that mother nature is not going to hurt us, it is here to benefit us and to make our lives better. Also, Natyiri is saying that if people keep taking from nature, in some some way it has to be given back, forced or not. Her presenting this belief to Jake, proves how much the Na’vi are this proves that they don’t need to rely on technology and doesn’t need to conform to society. If they are one with mother nature then they are at peace.media type="youtube" key="5PSNL1qE6VY" width="560" height="315"

The 2007 movie Into The Wild starring Emile Hirsch, is based on a true story about Christopher McCandless. He was a regular college student who one day decided to leave the modern society and to find peace on his own. Christopher planned to travel “into the wild” to Alaska to experience life for what it is and to discover himself. As he goes on his journey, he meets new people and experiences the struggles of life in the wild. As said in the movie “There’s no blank spot on the map anymore, anywhere on Earth. If you want a blank spot on the map, you gotta leave the map behind.” This means that you can’t have everything figured out and plan your adventures. The adventures have to come natural and you shouldn’t conform to society. People shouldn’t play by society’s rules, they should live life by being connected with the Earth and themselves. This movie is connected to transcendentalism because Christopher McCandless isn’t conforming with the modern world. He completely separates himself so he no longer has to rely on society, the only thing he needs is himself and the Earth. media type="youtube" key="YIaPXeMmt5Q" width="560" height="315" The 2012 song River sung by Emeli Sande is an example of materialism because she sings about a person who is too focused on perfection and what is right for other people and not himself. The first verse of the song, “ If you're looking for the big adventure and gold is all that's on your mind, If all you want's someone to take your picture, then I won't waste your time. See, maybe I'm too quiet for you, you probably never noticed me,but if you're too big to follow rivers,how you ever gonna find the sea?” explains how people are looking for so much, and are trying to fit what society thinks is “perfect”. But what people don’t realize that what is perfect for them, is right in front of their face. People become materialistic and think nothing is good enough and has to be perfect for society. media type="youtube" key="TwHkvFNaFzg" width="560" height="315"

For the 2010 song, Fireworks by Katy Perry, illustrated trusting one's own instinct in transcendentalism. The song is about not caring what other people think, to just be yourself and trusting yourself and intuition. Katy talks about how people feel and how society is making people change. Her line “You don't have to feel like a wasted space, You're original, cannot be replaced”. She is saying how you should not feel like you don't matter because you do. Trust yourself and be who you are.

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The series The 100 from 2013 illustrated “Nature must be Respected” throughout the show. In the first episode 97 years after a nuclear war, humankind is living in space. 100 juvenile delinquents are sent down to Earth to see if the planet is habitable. Once the 100 gets to Earth, they start to appreciate Earth more and more but then they all start to run out of things to eat. The 100 didn’t want to kill animals but when they did they prayed and felt disrespectful because the animal didn’t do anything to them and it was a part of nature.media type="youtube" key="700w63Q02rk" width="560" height="315"

The Transcendental thought of “Trusting ones instinct” has revealed itself in the TV series Revenge which first aired in 2011. Revenge is based off a novel called The Count of Monte Cristo. The show is about a girl named Emily Thorne who moves to the Hamptons seeking revenge on people who wronged her and her father. Emily’s father was framed for a crime he did not commit and betrayed by the woman he loved, this woman being Victoria Grayson the matriarch of a powerful family (The Graysons). Emily wrote out a list of possible people or families that could have been the betrayers, all along her instincts told her it was Victoria. media type="youtube" key="zVw08q44ubo" width="333" height="247" align="right" The movie Spy Kids Game Over represents the Transcendental theme “ technology is corrupted.” This movies about under-age spy’s Juni and Carmen Cortez journeying inside the virtual reality world of a 3-D video game designed to outsmart them, as the awe-inspiring graphics and creatures of gaming come to real life. Spy kids is technology corrupted by the 2 Agents stuck in a 3-D video game playing it as if it is real life and not stopping. media type="youtube" key="mFoZz6PG72k" width="560" height="315"

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