Avatar is the story of the paraplegic war veteran Jake Sulley. His life is about to be turned around when he inhabits an alien body known as an Avatar. His human consciousness is transferred into his Avatar in order for him to communicate with the native people; the Navi.

Jake soon finds himself torn between the needs of his own people and the culture of the Navi and general life on their planet, Pandora. He must fight for his own survival and what he believes is right.