Adrenaline Rush

      The scene I'm going to give my account on is the scene where Jake was chased by a Thanator, a jaguar-like beast. In this scene, you get the common main character targeted by a superior being whether that be human or beast. The scene displayed many intense situations, many where it was too close for comfort, with Jake constantly running, fighting for his life. At one point Jake was cornered underneath the roots of a huge tree in which the Thanator used its claws to reach into the creak to claw Jake out. You'd assume that he'd be safe for a minute or two but the Thanator breaks the roots with ease. Jake was forced out of the hole and furthered chased till he jump down a waterfall guaranteeing his safety from the Thanator.
      This scene resulted in many various and dangerous circumstances, but it was the music and sounds that gave off its colors. The scene was accompanied with strong percussion, drums beating down bringing vibes of uneasy and adrenaline. The drums accompanies a symphony of brass winds with intervals of immediate fortissimo. These sudden increase of sound loudness further enhance the atmosphere of sudden rush. At the point where Jake jumps down the waterfall, the music bellows down to long extended sounds recurring that he is at the border of safety. During the midst of all these dramatizing music, the realistic sounds from the breaking of trees, jaws gnawing, claws scratching, Jake's scream, and the Thanator roaring gives off a realistic feel, realistic ideals that which are follow-able.
      You can say that in the amidst of all this action, the theme being displayed is that of the fight and flight response, or adrenaline rush, and it is this that people can relate to that brings them into the world of Pandora. For people, we've all experienced a time where we've either fight or runaway, although it doesn't have to be as extreme as in Jake's case. Jake's reaction to the event was also that which is follow-able.  Either way, we still experience these feelings, and it is the adrenaline that was portrayed in this very scene that we can relate to that experience we had that creates our fantasy and sympathy to attach ourselves into this movie.