Have the Na'vi been the bad guys the whole time in the Avatar films?

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   Lone Wolf Primeposted 9 months ago

   After watching a few youtube videos on this, I've discovered that a lot of people online seem to think the Na'vi are not only the real villains of the Avatar films, but they actively root for them to always die in favor of saving humanity, who's on the verge of dying according to the first "Avatar" film from what I can remember.  Some theories suggest the goddess of Pandora is actually a hive mind virus or some symbiotic entity that manipulates free will.  "Avatar:  Fire and Ash" climax is used as an example in this theory a lot, when Eywa had the sea creatures unite to fight against the humans. 
   
   I personally can see both sides of this.  Although I do find it laughably strange how similar humans are in the Avatar films to the aliens we saw in "Independence day."  Think about it.  Granted, we're not locusts, but we do use up a lot of natural resources with inorganic tech that hurts the environment either directly or indirectly in some cases.  Apart from a few niche people who actively recycle, most humans don't really do much to help the environment, so how are we that much different than the locusts in "Independence Day?"  Our own history has even shown we're not above conquering other places to harvest their resources.  Yet, I don't see a single person making comments about we're technically the bad guys in "Independence Day", and the poor alien locusts are just trying to find a new home..even if it means killing all of us to do it. 
   
   Yet, when I see the Avatar films, I see people literally saying the Na'vi are selfish just because they want to protect eywa, who was established as their god, and seemingly an entity that their entire lives have grown dependent on.  Maybe, I'm ignorant.  If I am, then I apologize.  Can someone explain to me if the Na'vi are the real villains in the Avatar films?  And if so, then why?

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      wildernessposted 9 months agoin reply to this

      I doubt that the writers intended the Na'vi to be villains.  That role is played by the humans, specifically the little turd running the evil corporation.  That company doesn't even care about human survival, only in the money it will earn.  Even in fire and ash the corporate villains are extremely obvious in their objectives and goals, and in what they don't care about (the lives of sentient beings).

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