History Narm / Avatar

* Dr. Grace Augustine, when explaining that Pandora, a ''moon'', has more connections between its trees than the human brain. Sure, the viewer is shown what she means, but it still sounds ridiculous when said out loud, let alone to people who ''haven't'' seen what she's talking about. No wonder everyone just stares at her.

* After first meeting Neytiri, when Jake Sulley is chasing after Neytiri across a fallen tree truck and asking her to teach him to "see", he nearly loses his balance and makes a very flat [[DullSurprise "whoa"]] like Creator/SamWorthington lost touch with the peril in that scene.

* Depends on the viewer, but there are several events and lines in the movie that don't come off quite as dramatic as intended. The destruction of Hometree, particularly because of Quaritch's Colonel Kilgore moment during it, the [[spoiler: death of chief Eytukan]], and the "Eywa has heard you, Jake!" speech in the final battle can actually be pretty narmtastic, coming across as a bit over-the-top if you weren't fully drawn into the story.

* And then there's Grace's reaction after [[spoiler:she gets shot. Everything she complains about is that "[[MajorInjuryUnderreaction this ruins her day]]]]".

* Dr. Grace Augustine, when explaining that Pandora, a ''moon'', has more connections between its trees than the human brain. No wonder everyone just stares at her.

%%* "They killed their Mother!"

* A frequent source of snark about this film is that despite being the highest grossing movie of all time, the poster title and the subtitles use a variant of the infamously tacky font Papyrus. Series/SaturdayNightLive [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVhlJNJopOQ even did a skit]] with Creator/RyanGosling flipping out over it. Sure enough, the sequel changed the font.

* The unobtainable material needed to solve the human energy crisis and make interplanetary travel economical is called...''[[Main/ShapedLikeItself Unobtainium]]''. You would think that a film that invested so much into creating an artificial language and construct one of the most realistic spaceships, aircraft and mechs, would have thought a little bit harder than something that even a 5-year-old would call as lame. There ''is'' a line that explains the characters chose that name deliberately out of irony, but most people miss it.

* The unobtainable material needed to solve the human energy crisis and make interplanetary travel economical is called...''[[Main/ShapedLikeItself Unobtanium]]''. You would think that a film that invested so much into creating an artificial language and construct one of the most realistic spaceships, aircraft and mechs, would have thought a little bit harder than something that even a 5 year old would call as lame.

* When [[spoiler: Grace gets shot]]:
-->'''Jake:''' ''[to Norm]'' "Get the trauma kit!"\\
'''Norm:''' ''[screaming (to Trudy)]'' ''"TRAUMA KIT!!!"''

'''Norm:''' ''[screaming (to Judy)]'' ''"TRAUMA KIT!!!"''

* Creator/ZoeSaldana's entire performance as Neytiri can be this for some viewers. She goes highly overboard with the acting on occasion, including the "You are like a BAY-BEEE!" speech, and half the theater burst into groans and snorts when she went "Waaaaaaaaaah!" during [[spoiler: Eytukan's death]]. It doesn't help that she sounds exactly like [[Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean Tia Dalma]].
** At least in the latter case, it may be a misinterpretation. In some cultures that the Na'vi take inspiration from, such overly dramatic displays (from a Western standpoint) of mourning are entirely appropriate. The louder you cry, the bigger of a scene you make, the greater the mourning.

** Jake, to Norm: "Get the trauma kit!"
** Norm, screaming (to who??) ''"TRAUMA KIT!!!"''
*** He was screaming to Trudy. He didn't know where they keep the trauma kit.

* Though at least in the last case, it may be more a misinterpretation. In some cultures that the Na'vi take inspiration from such overly dramatic displays (from a Western standpoint) of mourning are entirely appropriate. The louder you cry, the bigger of a scene you make, the greater the mourning.

* Depends on the viewer, but there are several events and lines in the movie that don't come off quite as dramatic as intended. The destruction of Hometree, particularly because of Quaritch's Colonel Kilgore moment during it, the [[spoiler: death of the Na'vi chief]], and the "Eywa has heard you, Jake!" speech in the final battle can actually be pretty narmtastic, coming across as a bit over-the-top if you weren't fully drawn into the story.

%* "SHUT YOUR PIE-HOLE!"

* "Oh yeah, I banked SO hard!"
* "They killed their Mother!"
* "SHUT YOUR PIE-HOLE!"

* Dr. Grace Augustine, when explaining that Pandora, a ''planet'', has more connections between its trees than the human brain. No wonder everyone just stares at her.

* Dr. Grace Augustine of ''Film/{{Avatar}}'', when explaining that Pandora, a ''planet'', has more connections between its trees than the human brain. No wonder everyone just stares at her.
** Another rather narmy moment in that film is in the scene where [[spoiler: Eytukan is killed during the destruction of the Hometree]]. Neytiri sounds suspiciously like she's saying "wakey-wakey" at one point, which can rather ruin the dramatic mood once you hear it.
** Depends on the viewer, but there are several events and lines in the movie that don't come off quite as dramatic as intended. The destruction of Hometree, particularly because of Quaritch's Colonel Kilgore moment during it, the [[spoiler: death of the Na'vi chief]], and the "Eywa has heard you, Jake!" speech in the final battle can actually be pretty narmtastic, coming across as a bit over-the-top if you weren't fully drawn into the story.
** Creator/ZoeSaldana's entire performance as Neytiri can be this for some viewers. She goes highly overboard with the acting on occasion, including the "You are like a BAY-BEEE!" speech, and half the theater burst into groans and snorts when she went "Waaaaaaaaaah!" during [[spoiler: Eytukan's death]]. It doesn't help that she sounds exactly like [[Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean Tia Dalma]].
** Though at least in the last case, it may be more a misinterpretation. In some cultures that the Na'vi take inspiration from such overly dramatic displays (from a Western standpoint) of mourning are entirely appropriate. The louder you cry, the bigger of a scene you make, the greater the mourning.
** "Oh yeah, I banked SO hard!"
** "They killed their Mother!"
** "SHUT YOUR PIE-HOLE!"
** Lyle Wainfleet's over-excited cries of [[Film/FullMetalJacket "GET SOME!!!"]] have become pretty notorious amongst the ''Avatar'' fandom.
** Ridiculous slo-mo when [[spoiler: Quaritch terminates the link-ups and arrests Jake, Grace and Norm]]: Grace's "YOU BASTAAAARD!!" and Norm's silent shouting and aggressive pointing.
** After [[spoiler: Trudy and Max the scientist guy break Grace, Jake and Norm out of jail and they dash off down some corridors to steal a chopper and escape]], Max does a hilarious spin to check for pursuers.
** When [[spoiler: Grace gets shot]]:
*** Jake, to Norm: "Get the trauma kit!"
*** Norm, screaming (to who??) ''"TRAUMA KIT!!!"''