Considering what Varang said, I imagine that the idea of the Mangkwan (or at least, her) not being connected to Eywa, could possibly be framed, not as a bad thing, but as a variation.
I dont like the idea of connecting spirituality/religiosity to goodness or protagnonism and athiesm or less-religiosity to antagonism. As someone whos not religious, I think thats lame, from a storytelling standpoint, I think thats too cliché.
But I think Varang's stance on Eywa from what she said in the trailer could be interpreted as a different lifestyle the Mangkwan live. I dont like to interpret Eywa as some sort of sentient being or force, bc Id rather stick to more sci-fi themes and also I think thats a little boring (it makes sense some Naive personify neural connections and memory storage of the biosphere as a diety but Id rather interpret the phenomena in the worldbuilding as phenomena). I think what Varang's stance could mean is that we see more variations of lifestyles, motivations, and beliefs systems of the Na'vi. I think the idea of a clan being disconnected from the belief of a world spirit almost is important to further flesh out the Na'vi as believable people, rather than particularly noble or hiveminded.
Im rlly interested and a little concerned about how what Varang said will play a role in the plot. This movie is definitely a lot darker than the previous and seems like a lot more elements about beliefs and sides will become more blurred. I anticipate how Varange and the Mangkwan will be characterized considering their design and introduction in the trailer.
