James Cameron Calls The Indonesian Tribe An Inspiration For Avatar: The Way Of Water

Avatar: The Way of Water (20th Century Fox)

JAKARTA - James Cameron expressed his inspiration in absorbing Metkayina, one of the marine clans in the film Avatar: The Way of Water. He said the inspiration was obtained from one of the tribes in Indonesia.

Through an interview with National Geographic, James Cameron shared the story. But he did not specify what sea terms he was referring to.

"Metkayina is a native local culture. They deviate from the land-based forests of Na'vi (from the first film) maybe tens of thousands of years ago and physically adapt to the oceans," said James Cameron.

"To take the original culture on this planet and describe it through Pandora, we do a lot of research on a culture that is related to the ocean," he said again.

There are tribes in Indonesia living in houses on stilts, living on rafts and others. We are looking for something like that," he explained.

James Cameron is also trying to equalize Pandora's world to the oceans that exist in the real world. From islands to coral reefs. All of this has to do with Cameron's interest in the world of the ocean.

"It's no secret that I'm a marine explorer now. I've had a romantic relationship with the sea my whole life," said James Cameron.

They said write what you know and I know a lot about the sea and I love the sea. I thought why not combine the two? I want a film about the sea: what is the place where life was born, "he continued.

Metkayina is one of the marine clans where the character highlighted there. She meets many new Navi. The beauty of the Metkayina world has made the public curious about James Cameron's inspiration.