Eywa has heard you.

The scene that has always stuck out for me is the scene in which the once thought of as impossibly dangerous world of Pandora turns to work with the Na'vi people and help them fight against the humans. First, though, there are a few scenes that establish the background emotions that set up the drama for the fight scene. In the beginning of the movie, the Colonel explains to Jake that, "Out beyond that fence every living thing that crawls, flies or squats in the mud wants to kill you and eat your eyes for jujubees." This line works to create feelings of uneasiness for the audience. At the time that this movie was in theaters, many people were probably actually eating JuJuBees while watching the movie. Comparing our eyes to JuJuBees that the life on Pandora wants to eat makes it seem so much closer to the audience. It makes them think about their own eyes being eaten like candy. This line sticks with the audience for the rest of the movie- every time an inexperienced outsider is in Pandora alone, they struggle to fight for their lives in an environment that wants to kill them.
Later on in the movie, Jake has his "in the Garden of Gethsemane" scene that we talked about in class. He kneels down and vows to Eywa that he will stand and fight with the Na'vi people, but prays for help in the process. Neytiri overhears this plea and explains to Jake that "Eywa does not takes sides." In this scene we can feel Neytiri's sadness and hopelessness in her voice, but she also conveys some kind of acceptance when she says that Eywa "protects only the balance of life." Her explanation of Eywa's objectivity is very candid and matter-of-fact, showing us that this is something she has known for a long time; she is not surprised that Eywa has not helped them so far.
The scene in particular that I want to discuss is the scene in which the organisms that live on Pandora join together to fight for their land. This sort of coming together creates a feeling of hope and happiness for the audience. Who doesn't love a good, join-hands-and-sing type of movie? All of the life on Pandora that was once at odds with each other, the different Na'vi clans, the hammerheads, and the other hostile organisms that were constantly attacking Jake for the better part of the movie, put their differences aside to fight against the humans. The fact that they were all able to set aside their differences for the "better cause" makes the audience feel happy and hopeful for Pandora. At the moment when they needed help the most, the heard of hammerheads come running in to help fight off the giant machines that the humans were using to win the fight. During this scene, Neytiri screams, "Eywa has heard you!" and this moment makes the audience feel nothing short of elated. Earlier in the movie, Neytiri's candidness about Eywa's impartiality made us believe that She would really do nothing to help them. We can hear the disbelief in her voice and read it on her face. She holds her arrows high above her head in a celebratory way, much like the way we cheer when our football or hockey teams win a game. I actually found myself smiling at this moment in the movie.
The message that this scene is trying to convey is that of the "White Messiah" we have been talking about. Neytiri was so blunt about Eywa's ways because she had never seen Her act in any different way before. Then, all of a sudden, the white outsider comes in and, all of a sudden, She changes Her ways. She decides to help Pandora, She decides to take sides. Jake steps in and everything changes; the clans come together, the hostile wildlife of Pandora stops attacking every living thing and focuses on the humans, everyone sees the common good.