The dilemma of body and mind has been of great interest to many since early philosophers began theorizing about their relationship and interconnection. Two important, but opposing, statements remain. The first is the claim that the body makes “special and ineliminable contributions” to understanding and cognitive processes (Clark, 2006, pp. 4). The other holds an extended functionalist view that sees physical behaviors as a method of processing information and environmental structures as a method of storing information (Clark, 2006, pp. 14-15). These statements are in opposition to each other since the first requires the body of a species to perceive the world as that species does, while the second places emphasis on the role of external structures to shape understanding and perception, therefore, does not require the specific body. Many researchers have documented their experiences and work completed with various animals to support one of the previous claims. Through the use of previous schools of thought, an analysis of the embodied and embodied mind depicted in the 2009 film, Avatar, will be completed to address Jake Sully's transition from being a paraplegic to inhabiting a Na'vi body and experiencing the world through the eyes of a member of the Na'vi group. Professor of philosophy, Andy Clark studies and analyzes the two competing streams of thought in his 2006 article, "Pressing the meat: A tension in the study of the embodied, embodied mind?" in which he concisely describes the tension that exists between them. The first statement, called the "Larger Mechanism Story" (LMS), supports the idea that the mind and body can exist without the pre... middle of paper... one cannot truly understand or experience the reality of a other species without having similar bodies through which the world is experienced and perceived. However, it is not necessary to experience the exact and true reality of another to empathize, build relationships and share mutual understanding with them. It is thanks to Clark's statement on the mind/body relationship that allows Cameron's character, Jake Sully, to inhabit the Na'vi body and control its actions using his human mind. The strength of the mind/body relationship is shown when Sully begins to adopt Na'vi consciousness and mind after prolonged exposure to the Na'vi body and community. This supports Clark's assertion that aspects of the body contribute both functionally and computationally, but also influence the individual's subjective conscious experience..