"Avatar," with its outstanding special effects, not only topped the box office in multiple countries upon its release but also won the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture in 2010. Its sequel, “Avatar: The Way of Water,” was released last year. The film tells the story of Jake, a soldier who, after losing his brother, takes on a mission on Pandora and falls in love with the local Na'vi, Neytiri, while helping them resist the human invaders from Earth. Director James Cameron has openly stated that "Avatar" implicitly critiques the role of the U.S. in the Iraq War, noting, “We know what it feels like to fire missiles, but we don’t know what it feels like for people abroad, or what it’s like to have missiles hit our own country.”

Recently, a surge of so-called "internet celebrities" sharing their travel photos from East Turkestan and Tibet on Taiwanese social media has been met with significant backlash. Critics argue that it is unethical to disregard the oppression faced by people in these regions while simply focusing on taking "pretty pictures." While the issue of China's re-education camps is a matter of domestic policy that is difficult to comment on, it begs the question of what drives the people of Tibet and East Turkestan to resist so strongly, even against the extremely harsh measures they face, including being sent to re-education camps. We can find some parallels in the behavior of the Na'vi from “Avatar.”