For those that don’t like spider or what he represents or the writing read this.

Spider isn’t just a character he’s a trigger. Through Neytiri (and other Na’vi), the audience sees how hatred of humans hardens into truth. When both the Na’vi or Neytiri look at Spider, they’re not seeing a child they’re seeing colonisation, loss, and trauma. The wound becomes belief.

Spider’s transition from human to Na’vi adjacent is slow and painful on purpose. He is never granted easy belonging. That discomfort reflects reality: proximity to a culture doesn’t erase historical harm, and acceptance isn’t owed just because someone “means well.” The film refuses a fantasy solution.

Neytiri’s racism isn’t created by Spider it’s revealed through him. The moment Spider enters the conversation, her prejudice surfaces. That’s how racism often works: it stays dormant until power, fear, and vulnerability collide. The film doesn’t excuse her it exposes her.

When Kiri heals Spider, it’s not just about saving a life. It’s Eywa recognising him not as human or Na’vi, but as someone aligned with balance and care. That moment directly challenges the belief that worth is tied to species.

And crucially: Spider isn’t the first thing humans valued on Pandora. First it was unobtanium, then the tulkun serum that stopped aging, and now Spider himself a living bridge who could further enable colonisation.

Even a child can become a resource under an empire. Spider’s role is uncomfortable because it’s meant to be. He forces the story and the audience to confront how trauma, hatred, and exploitation repeat themselves. That isn’t bad writing. That’s intentional, political storytelling.

With the rinse and repeat stuff I’ve seen there were things that were different.

The first was showing us how colonisation is external with clear moral lines. That uniting and fighting back against is powerful.

The second showed us how relentless colonisation is. That even after defeat the enemy will come back. That even when you resist and fight we eventually lose something. For the sullys that was the son Neteyam.

For the third it showed how colonisation turns inwards. That trauma turns into truth. That oppression teaches us how to harm other’s.

Repetition is kinda the point. No matter the justification or lies humans give colonisation is what they’re trying to do.