Today I watched Avatar: The Way of the Water. There are spoilers here, so I will put the rest of the post after the jump.
The first Avatar movie, which was released more than a decade ago, explored several property-related themes including the rights of indigenous people, acquisition by conquest, and subsurface mining rights. The sequel moves from the forest to the ocean. On the planet of Pandora, there is a whale-like creature that is sacred to the native beings. The film depicts a whale-hunt that evokes many of the themes present in Ghen v. Rich, a classic property decision that most students learn during 1L.
