Avatar 2

2022 - 12 - 14

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Review: In <em>Avatar 2 </em>Cameron Rips Off Cameron to ... (Bloomberg)

Avatar: The Way of Water is a visual spectacle—just don't pay too much attention to the dialogue.

[cost around $250 million](https://variety.com/2022/film/news/avatar-2-budget-expensive-2-billion-turn-profit-1235438907/), is the first of four greenlit sequels. The Way of Water, estimated to have Sure, he won’t convince cynics who think his fantasy is just too hokey—because it is very hokey—but if you are even a tiny bit impressed by his vision, it’s nearly impossible not to succumb to the overwhelming details that fill the screen.

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I've seen 20 minutes of Avatar:The Way of Water, here's what I can ... (Stuff.co.nz)

OPINION: A giant whale-like creature that is both pants-wettingly terrifying (for me) and the true dream of any imaginative child brought to vivid life.

But more than that, Avatar’s job is to entertain – and it needs to I have softened to Cameron’s passion project. “But we can’t preach," Landau says, afterwards. What the overarching story is, however, is not entirely clear. Even the much lampooned cat people feel more real than their 2009 counterparts, their faces more obviously reflecting the actors playing them. The light works the way we know light works, the water moves, fast and unpredictable, like water. The clips we’re going to see are not in order, he says, they’re just to give us a flavour of the film – without giving too much away. First impressions: this is as close to scuba diving as you could ever get without getting actually wet (or in my case, having a massive panic attack and drowning). Producer Jon Landau, who in the old days would have been the world’s greatest Vaudeville hype man, comes out to introduce what we’re about to watch. I’ve never been to a press conference where all the journalists start nodding along with the speaker, but Landau has that effect on people. It gets me a little misty-eyed, to be honest. *

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Avatar 2 review: a thrilling epic that gambles on how you watch it (Polygon)

James Cameron finally completed Avatar: The Way of Water, which returns Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, and Stephen Lang to the Na'vi world of Pandora.

But the battle in the last third of The Way of Water is different. The back and forth of the masking at the top and bottom can be intrusive. It seems like Pandora’s creator would recognize that sometimes the best move is to leave well enough alone, instead of looking for ways to fix something that didn’t need fixing in the first place. The changes mean that the tempo of the action on screen looks either sped up or slowed down as the switches occur. The final act of this movie shows off a freeing attitude he’s never fully embraced before in his action — even action that’s strikingly similar, like the massive sinking ship sequence in Titanic. In The Way of Water, Cameron leans all the way into manic mayhem, smash-cutting from one outrageous image to the next. It involves a gargantuan sea beast coming in off the top rope in a way that left my theater cheering. Avatar: The Way of Water tells a simple but engaging story in an imaginative, beautiful environment. Miles Quaritch (Stephen Lang), reborn in a cloned Na’vi Avatar body, is leading the charge to kill that turncoat/insurgent Jake Sully, and won’t let anything stand in his way. Avatar: The Way of Water, James Cameron’s fundamentally enjoyable and exciting sequel to the 2009 blockbuster Avatar, is meant to represent a major technological advance in cinematic exhibition. The story setup is simple: Sky People (the rapacious, militarized humans of the Resources Development Administration) are back on Pandora after the events of Avatar, and this time, they want something even more unobtainable than the element unobtainium. [long-delayed](https://www.polygon.com/2017/3/10/14882944/avatar-2-sequels-delayed) 192-minute opus, which reportedly cost somewhere between [$250 million](https://variety.com/2022/film/news/avatar-2-budget-expensive-2-billion-turn-profit-1235438907/) and [$400 million](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/avatar-the-way-of-water-box-office-china-release-1235268699/) to make, were held at theaters equipped to project the film in a high frame rate (HFR).

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Avatar 2: The Way of Water is technical overkill (British GQ)

James Cameron's long-awaited sequel to Avatar, The Way of Water, is visually sumptuous and formally bold — the latter to a fault.

The first act: a spellbinding reintroduction to Pandora. [watched it again](https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/avatar-2-james-cameron) a couple of months ago, out of sheer professional curiosity. While in Avatar the humans wanted to mine Pandora for its abundant terrestrial assets, now the plan is for full-on colonising, starting with a You might remember, too, that he was the gruff gruntish fellow who died at the end of Avatar, taking a couple of arrows through the chest from Neytiri. [The Way of Water](https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/avatar-way-of-water-trailer), having seen the first one when I was 12 or 13 and forgotten about it since — this strange cultural artefact that happened to be the highest-grossing movie of all time and yet no one could pick out a scene. They've lived in relative harmony for the preceding ten years, forever watching out for the return of the sky people, all while tending to the lavish, synaptic garden planet they call home and heaven.

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'Avatar 2' review: Na'vi gazing at its finest (Los Angeles Times)

Thirteen years after the first 'Avatar,' James Cameron finally returns to the distant moon of Pandora in this transporting, radiantly personal sequel.

The more he suffers, the more he can thrill us, and the more fully the wonder of cinema can be reborn. It’s part of the director’s hook, his wind-up showmanship, his belief that moviegoing can be a religious and even redemptive experience. Miles Quaritch, here reborn — and played once more by the ferocious Stephen Lang — as a Na’vi avatar implanted with a surviving packet of the colonel’s memories. Led by the kind, welcoming Tonowari (Cliff Curtis) and his less hospitable wife, Ronal (a glaring Kate Winslet), the Metkayina are a highly evolved clan of water dwellers, as underscored by their aquamarine skin (in contrast to the Omaticayans’ cerulean tones), seashell-and-fishnet jewelry and intricate tattoos, reminiscent of Maori body art. Even coming from a filmmaker used to setting intimate relational sagas against large-scale tragedy, the tenderness and occasional sentimentality with which Cameron invests this drama of family conflict and survival feels unusually personal. [“Aliens”](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-07-18-ca-16778-story.html) and “Terminator 2: Judgment Day,” two of the most indelible sequels in action-cinema history, knows a thing or two about intelligent, expansive franchise building. If anything, those contradictions hit you with even greater force in “Avatar: The Way of Water,” which fully and subtly immerses you in the Na’vi world from start to finish. Weaver’s casting also raises some odd, potentially discourse-sowing questions about Kiri’s chaste (for now) bond with a young human male and fellow foundling named Spider (Jack Champion), who likes to run, bare of chest and foot, with the Sully clan. Instead, he unleashes a grave threat that drives Jake and Neytiri from their Omaticayan jungle home and sends them fleeing to the ocean, where they seek refuge with a civilization of Na’vi reef dwellers known as the Metkayina. In “Avatar: The Way of Water,” the director James Cameron pulls you down so deep, and sets you so gently adrift, that at times you don’t feel like you’re watching a movie so much as floating in one. The level of computer-generated artifice on display in every landscape and seascape is cumulatively staggering, in ways to which even the first movie, toggling insistently between Jake’s human and Na’vi experiences, didn’t aspire. And he does, after some visual adjustment; the use of high frame rate (a sped-up 48 frames per second) tends to work better underwater than on dry land, where the overly frictionless, motion-smoothed look might put you briefly in mind of a Na’vi soap opera (“The Blue and the Beautiful,” surely).

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Avatar: The Way Of Water Review – Dead In The Water (GameSpot)

James Cameron's Avatar 2 has some incredibly beautiful shots, but fails to live up to its legacy as a bleeding edge spectacle.

Way of Water really gives the impression that what James Cameron is actually interested in with Pandora is the sort of thing you'd find in a National Geographic documentary rather than a blockbuster movie. The problem is that Jake Sully is about as engaging and likable as a piece of driftwood, and he and Saldana's chemistry as the central couple is about as charming as a carton of spoiled milk. The movie is at its best when it's pretending to be the prettiest screensaver you've ever seen in your life, and then crumples spectacularly the second it tries to make any of its lovingly rendered blue aliens tell anything that resembles a compelling story. t one point, it's because the Earth is dying and humans want to repopulate on Pandora, and at another, it's because there's been a new Unobtanium-flavored natural resource that humans want to mine (we won't spoil what it actually is, but trust us: it's a doozy). Just about all of the water and underwater effects are rendered immaculately, and there is some genuinely incredible animation at work to capture little micro expressions in the acting which make the Na'vi characters look and feel very real. To be fair, not all of Avatar 2 looks like it's buffered with artificial frames for that motion smoothing effect.

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Avatar: The Way Of Water Is Overwhelming But Wonderful (Gizmodo)

James Cameron co-writes and directs the sequel to 2009's Avatar starring Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana.

In Avatar: The Way of Water, James Cameron has brought Pandora back into the public consciousness with an awe-inspiring mountain of a movie. Things happen underwater, on the water, in the air, on a sinking ship, anywhere to give the scene a sense of awe. But more than any of that, it’s the way the technology compliments the actors and helps them create believable and emotive performances in such different bodies. And while all of this might make Avatar: The Way of Water sound more like a nature documentary than a Hollywood action blockbuster, don’t worry, James Cameron delivers that as well. The joy is in the discovery, and it’s never boring, even if at times it can be a tad drawn out. The basic story of Avatar: The Way of Water is simple. So the Sullys must learn the ways of the new tribe (led by two new characters, played by Cliff Curtis and Kate Winslet) in hopes to contribute and keep themselves safe, all while the threat of war looms somewhere else on Pandora. As a result, you become increasingly attached to the world and everyone and everything in it. While not quite on the same level as Aliens or T2 (at least on a single watch), The Way of Water is a sequel that expands and improves upon the original in almost every way. [James Cameron](https://gizmodo.com/james-cameron-explains-why-the-original-aliens-poster-i-1848196917), has made four narrative sequels in his career and two of those, [Aliens](https://gizmodo.com/moms-the-word-on-the-anniversary-of-james-camerons-alie-1847281734) and [Terminator 2: Judgment Day](https://gizmodo.com/how-terminator-2-judgment-day-changed-the-blockbuster-1798318855), are inarguably two of the best sequels of all-time. The mission to kill Jake Sully is led by Colonel Miles Quaritch (Stephen Lang), who died in the first film but is brought back here in a Na’vi body that has Quaritch’s memories. Where things get more complicated is that in the years since Jake became Na’vi, he and Neytiri have formed a family.

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Avatar: The Way of Water is a 'damp squib' (BBC News)

In 2009, James Cameron's Avatar became the highest grossing film ever released. Thirteen years on, can his follow-up – starring Sam Worthington and Zoe ...

The Way of Water clocks in at 192 minutes, which is half an hour more than the first Avatar, but after the opening scenes, when the humans land on Pandora, the story is barely moved on at all. You won't find out here, because The Way of Water is now officially part of a Lord of the Rings-style continuing franchise, so it doesn't bother to stand up on its own. Yes, we may have had a 13-year wait for the first Avatar sequel, but apparently there are three more due to come out in 2024, 2026 and 2028. The stage is set for a rip-roaring adventure, a space opera sprinkled with debates on the ethics of colonialism and assimilation. If The Way of Water is anything to go by, that's not a prospect to relish, but let's hope Cameron uses those sequels to address one key point, at least. He is a stripy-blue Robin Hood - and he has a stripy-blue Sheriff of Nottingham to contend with. It's nice and scenic, of course, and all of Cameron's technological obsessions are on show. Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), his mind now permanently installed in a blue alien Na'vi body, is the chief of his clan, and he and his wife Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña) have four children. The invaders raze miles of jungle in a fiery apocalypse, much like the one at the start of Terminator 2. More importantly, it saps the narrative of the high-stakes urgency it had when he was leading his troops against the bad guys. One of Jake's sons bonds with a lonely whale. The villainous Colonel Miles Quaritch (Stephen Lang) was killed at the end of Avatar, but his memories were transferred to a Na'vi body, so now he is just as super-strong and super-tall as Sully.

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James Cameron's 'Avatar 2' is a visual extravaganza with a strong ... (Economic Times)

Spectacular visuals and memorable characters are the highlights of the movie.

The action is there, too, of course, and it's exciting because you've become invested in the family and worried about the kids who are never where they're supposed to be and are often in danger because of it. And soon his family is on the run, taking up home in another part of Pandora, on the water with a new tribe led by Ronal ( [Kate Winslet](/topic/kate-winslet)) and Tonowari (Cliff Curtis) who reluctantly grant them refuge and try to teach them how to live on the water. Sometimes we're just sitting in the water with Kiri who is also sitting in the water. [Trinity](/topic/trinity)Jo-Li Bliss) and an adopted teenage daughter, Kiri (Sigourney Weaver), and they're happy living in the forest. And you'll forget all about checking the time from the first shot of Pandora and Jake's earnest exposition about what's been going on in the past decade. The film isn't just visually compelling, either, it's spiritually rich as well - a simple but penetrating story about family and the natural world that is galaxies better than the first.

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'Avatar: The Way of Water' Review: Breathtaking and Clunky All at ... (CNET)

James Cameron's Avatar 2 is a gorgeous sci-fi blockbuster and an even better nature documentary.

Still, the parental anguish and the engaging journeys of the young characters give The Way of Water emotional heft. And while Way of Water's heart seems to be in the right place, Jake is still continually the one telling the Na'vi how things are. There's even a moment involving a fish and a bigger fish that was kinda cringe when George Lucas did it in [The Phantom Menace](/culture/entertainment/star-wars-the-phantom-menace-cast-reunite-for-20th-anniversary/) 23 years ago. Even at over three hours -- and again, those 3D glasses can get uncomfortable -- it's hard to think of anything that could be cut. It's jarring that Jake, the newcomer to Na'vi society, not only becomes chief of the tribe but -- even when on the run -- continues to speak for her. As you explore this beguiling underwater realm alongside the Na'vi, these CG characters become completely real and far more fleshed out than the real actors over on the human side of things. In probably the most delightful use of 3D I can remember, fish and Na'vi dart out of the screen toward you before dancing away into the depths. Not to mention that the new movie, Avatar: The Way of Water, clocks in at a near-endless 3 hours and 12 minutes, which sure is a long time to wear 3D glasses. The focus on the kids means the grown-up characters are left underdeveloped. The new film unfolds from the viewpoint of these kids, each of whom struggles with their part-human/part-Na'vi background. You can almost reach out and splash your hand in the sparkling water. Specifically, he falls in love with tribal princess Neytiri ( [Zoe Saldana](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0757855/)).

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Is 'Avatar 2' Streaming on HBO Max, Disney+ or Netflix? (Decider)

There are only a couple of more sleeps until you can head back to Pandora. It's been nearly 13 years since Avatar first hit theaters and James Cameron is ...

With this strategy, we could be watching Avatar: The Way of Water from the comfort of our homes by early February 2023. As of now, the only way to watch Avatar: The Way of Water is to head out to the movie theater when it releases on Friday, Dec. The company previously released its movies on the streamer and in theaters on the same day. However, they now allow a 45-day window between the theatrical release and the streaming release. [Avatar: The Way of Water](https://decider.com/movie/avatar-2/) features an all-star cast including [Sam Worthington](https://decider.com/tag/sam-worthington/), [Zoe Saldaña](https://decider.com/tag/zoe-saldana/), [Sigourney Weaver](https://decider.com/tag/sigourney-weaver/) and [Kate Winslet](https://decider.com/tag/kate-winslet/). Read on for more information.

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Age Rating Of Avatar: The Way Of Water Parents Guide (7 Big Things) (No-Guilt Fangirl)

Your teens and tweens might be asking if they can see this one. It's a big movie and a big sequel. But can they? What is the true age rating of Avatar: The Way ...

Avatar: The Way of Water is over 3 hours long, and that’s a really long time for younger kids to sit through. Characters are impaled, shot in the face with arrows and axes, and one has an arm ripped off by a large cable. [Watch the Avatar: Way of Water trailer](https://youtu.be/o5F8MOz_IDw) here. During one early scene you can see a Navi floating in a tank and her breast (including nipple) is shown. But it definitely helps if you see the other one first. We’ll also give the Avatar 2 age rating and age-appropriate recommendations. Can you get by without it? But it’s very brief and not the focus of the moment. Can your kids watch this one? What is the age rating of Avatar: The Way of Water? Your teens and tweens might be asking if they can see this one. What is the true age rating of Avatar: The Way of Water?

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James Cameron: 'Avatar 2' Pregnant Warrior Advances Female ... (Variety)

James Cameron says pregnant warriors in "Avatar 2" advance female empowerment on screen.

“Avatar: The Way of Water” opens in theaters nationwide Dec. The things that really ground us and give us power, love, and a purpose? Speaking to Robert Rodriguez as part of [Variety’s “Directors on Directors” series,](https://wp.me/pc8uak-1lBRhc) Cameron spoke about the female empowerment in his long-awaited “Avatar” sequel. [James Cameron](https://variety.com/t/james-cameron/)’s “ [Avatar: The Way of Water](https://variety.com/t/avatar-the-way-of-water/)” is jam-packed with extraordinary visuals that moviegoers have never seen before on the big screen. And I thought, ‘Well, if you’re really going to go all the way down the rabbit hole of female empowerment, let’s have a female warrior who’s six months pregnant in battle.'” And then you have one of the characters go into battle pregnant.

'Minds Will Be Blown': James Cameron Tells Robert Rodriguez Why ... (IMDb)

'Minds Will Be Blown': James Cameron Tells Robert Rodriguez Why 'Avatar 2' Is 'Dangerous' and the Key Advice Guillermo Del Toro Gave Him · 14 December 2022 · by ...

Namely, Rodriguez and his sons are some of the first people to have seen an earlier version of “The Way of Water. Cameron, for instance, makes Rodriguez swear a “blood oath” that they’ll make a sequel to “Alita.” And there are other perks to their friendship. It’s just a screen saver, meant to enliven whatever drab editing bay he’s in, putting the final touches, this November afternoon, on “ [Avatar: The Way of Water](/title/tt1630029/),” his long-gestating sequel to the 2009 blockbuster that introduced the world to the way of the Na’vi.

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James Cameron: 'Avatar 2' Does Female Empowerment Better than ... (IndieWire)

From “Aliens” to “Terminator 2,” James Cameron has no shortage of badass female action heroes in his films. And according to the director, Zoe Saldana's ...

Cameron called this depiction of a pregnant woman “the last bastion” of female roles that aren’t seen in movies. During the conversation, Rodriguez asked Cameron about the decision for Ronal to be pregnant during the events depicted in the film. [James Cameron](https://www.indiewire.com/t/james-cameron/) has no shortage of badass female action heroes in his films.

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Avatar: The Way of Water review – a soggy, twee, trillion-dollar ... (The Guardian)

Thirteen years in the making, James Cameron's insipid, overlong followup to his sci-fi record-breaker is a very expensive beached whale.

Frankly, there isn’t a single interesting visual image and the whole thing has the non-briny smell of a MacBook Pro. The submarine world of this film is, in its way, its chief character and its whole point. Now, after 13 years of unimaginably expensive pixel-crunching, the aquatic followup has arrived, with a third and a fourth on the way.

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Box Office Preview: 'Avatar: The Way of Water' Eyes Domination ... (Variety)

A decade after “Avatar” cemented its place in box office record books, director James Cameron is returning to the lush world of Pandora with “The Way of ...

But “Avatar” may be the exception to lackluster attendance in the country. The first film is the highest-grossing Imax release ever with $270 million globally, despite only 300 screens in existence at the time. [Avatar: The Way of Water](https://variety.com/t/avatar-the-way-of-water/)” is one of today’s rare Hollywood movies granted access to play in China, where the original became a sensation with $261 million. So far, Chinese cinemas have tallied $22 million in advanced sales for “Avatar 2,” and it’s realistic that initial returns could reach $100 million by Sunday. With those estimates, “Avatar 2” could also land among the biggest global openings of the year, around “Doctor Strange 2” (with $449 million excluding China) and “Jurassic World Dominion” (with $356 million including China.) [against all odds](https://www.vice.com/en/article/bjw4bv/10-years-later-avatar-is-the-most-popular-movie-no-one-remembers) – remained in the public consciousness.

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Avatar The Way of Water box office prediction: James Cameron film ... (The Indian Express)

Avatar: The Way of Water is coming 13 years after Avatar witnessed record-breaking footfalls in the cinema halls. It earned 2.7 billion dollars during its ...

Vijaykumar, president of the Film Exhibitors United Organisation of Kerala (FEUOK), shared, “The expectations are very high for Avatar 2 in Kerala. The first reactions to Avatar: The Way of Water have started pouring in, and critics and moviegoers are unanimous in their praise for Cameron’s style of filmmaking. While Film Exhibitors United Organisation of Kerala (FEUOK) were at the loggerheads with the makers of Avatar 2 over the profit-sharing terms, it seems the issues have been resolved. The advance sale of tickets in the country is growing with each day. Ashish Saksena, COO – Cinemas, BookMyShow, said, “Avatar: The Way of Water has already reached 1 million tickets in advance bookings on BookMyShow and is expected to accelerate as the movie gears up for its release on December 16. But with reasonable ticket prices, the film might also pull in people even in Tier 2 and Tier 3 towns. However, the big hiccup for Avatar 2 would be that it will release in India only on around 3000 screens. It will also be the highest-grossing Hollywood film of all time in this country because James Cameron is truly a visionary beyond being a filmmaker. Johar suggested, “Avatar has been a huge film and people have been watching it on small screens all these years, so there is a good awareness level among the audience. Now, all eyes are set on The Way of Water and film trade experts are looking forward to if Cameron will be able to recreate history at the ticket counters. So, Jake along with his family finds refuge in the Metkayina clan but the family has to learn ways of water to survive. [Avatar: The Way of Water](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/hollywood/avatar-the-way-of-water-first-reactions-bigger-better-more-emotional-than-first-film-8310250/), the follow-up to James Cameron’s highest-grossing film of all time Avatar, is all set to hit the theaters on December 16 across the globe.

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Avatar 2 On Track For Biggest Opening Box Office Weekend Since ... (Screen Rant)

Avatar: The Way of Water will hit theaters this week, and it's tracking to be the biggest opening week for a film since Spider-Man: No Way Home.

The hype surrounding Avatar: The Way of Water has grown over recent weeks, with its projections steadily increasing. Ultimately, the audience will decide the future of James Cameron's run with the franchise. Reports suggest that The Way of Water has a budget of upwards of $350-400 million, which would put it in contention with Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides' record $379 million non-inflation-adjusted budget in 2011. If Cameron's claims about what his new movie needs to make at the box office are true, The Way of Water will need to perform similarly to the original's $2 billion+ haul in international markets during its run in theaters. The film's projections are boosted by its scheduled release in China, which THR speculates could add upwards of $100 million to the film's total opening weekend gross. [Avatar: The Way of Water](https://screenrant.com/tag/avatar-2/) is now tracking to have the biggest worldwide opening weekend of 2022 and the best since Spider-Man: No Way Home's pandemic-era record $583 million opening in 2020.

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James Cameron Explains How Avatar: The Way of Water Is a ... (Gizmodo)

The director's long-awaited sequel to the highest-grossing movie of all time arrives December 16.

[a self-proclaimed fan of Marvel and DC movies](https://gizmodo.com/james-cameron-avatar-way-of-water-vfx-marvel-thanos-1849872067)—couldn’t resist pointing out that “Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel — all these other amazing women come up, but they’re not moms and they’re not pregnant while they’re fighting evil.” [$3 per monthExclusive: Private Internet Access [happen to be mothers](https://gizmodo.com/moms-the-word-on-the-anniversary-of-james-camerons-alie-1847281734). But I guarantee you, back in the day, women had to fight for survival and protect their children, and it didn’t matter if they were pregnant. [Avatar: The Way of Water](https://gizmodo.com/avatar-2-movie-review-the-way-of-water-james-cameron-1849876980) emphasizes so many things the filmmaker is known for, including cutting-edge special effects, high-stakes action, the idea that a sequel can surpass an original, and strong female characters. And I thought, ‘Well, if you’re really going to go all the way down the rabbit hole of female empowerment, let’s have a female warrior who’s six months pregnant in battle.’ It doesn’t happen in our society—probably hasn’t happened for hundreds of years. Cameron’s past sequels in particular have helped define what a woman action hero looks and acts like: think Sarah Connor in Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Ellen Ripley in Aliens.

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The Beauty of 'Avatar' Left Some Fans Depressed — After Forming a ... (Variety)

When “Avatar” first hit theaters in 2009, audiences had never seen anything quite like it before. James Cameron's science-fiction spectacle became a ...

But after finding a support system through Kelutral, “The Way of Water” isn’t just a long-awaited return to an alien world he loves. “This is a movie about blue space cats,” Perrin chuckles. I had to return to the doldrum of reality, trying to figure out what I was going to do with my adult life,” Perrin says, recalling his experience after seeing “Avatar.” “I had been struggling with depression and I didn’t know what it was. Now, the “Avatar” community is entering uncharted waters: the release of another series entry — and an epic-length, even more technically dazzling one at that. “I never thought that my life would be so changed for the positive when I saw some movie about blue space aliens.” While post-“Avatar” depression took a toll on him, the group helped Perrin find the language to recognize his own mental health troubles. The solution he found worked best for him was simply allowing himself to be fully drawn in — a credo he has shared with others. Perrin and Williamson are both members of Kelutral, an online “Avatar” fan community established on the messaging app Discord. “I felt like that was an amazing dream, but now I had to wake up. “The first time I experienced it was probably several years after, just rewatching it on Blu-ray,” Williamson says. Jacob Williamson, a 25-year-old physicist living in Atlanta, Ga., was also a latecomer to post-“Avatar” depression. “I reexperienced it in 2018 after visiting Pandora — The World of Avatar at Disney World.

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Ten immediate thoughts about Avatar 2 (The Spinoff)

The sequel to the biggest film of all time is finally here. Alex Casey and Stewart Sowman-Lund weigh in with their reactions to Avatar 2: The Way of Water.

/ AC I had an incredible time, and yet I really doubt I’ll be clamouring to watch it when it finally comes out on Disney+ in about two years time. Whether you like the smooth 48fps or not, that is how James Cameron intended it to be watched etc. If you do want to watch The Way of Water you should definitely “splash out” on the full IMAX 3D experience. I will admit I was moved to tears by the plight of the Tulkun (huge fan of Magic in the Water over here, which I can only assume was a huge touchstone for Cameron) and since the screening have felt a deep urge to watch more Blue Planet and really get “into” the sea more. The most recent example I can think of is Top Gun Maverick, another sequel that dominated the box office for months and yet proved that dumb action movies can be more than money makers, but proper movies. [endlessly distracting](https://www.polygon.com/reviews/23506051/avatar-2-way-water-review-james-cameron)” whereas others call it “ [the first great high frame movie](https://www.engadget.com/avatar-the-way-of-water-review-hfr-high-frame-rate-170058030.html)”. Remember when Shortland Street went HD and Chris Warner suddenly looked like he was tottering around the hospital like Charlie Chaplin on fast-forward? I realised at about the two hour and 40 minute mark of The Way of Water that the film is longer than Hamilton: the Musical (including its intermission). The arrival of the Tulkun, a 300-foot-long mega genius whale with the emotional intelligence of Mother Theresa or something, is a truly jaw-dropping bombshell that enters the undersea villa. But regardless of the uncomfortable heaviness on my nose as I juggled two pairs of glasses, I was absolutely in awe of the 3D achievements in Avatar 2. Alex Casey and Stewart Sowman-Lund weigh in with their reactions to Avatar 2: The Way of Water.

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How to Watch Avatar: The Way of Water – Release Date and ... (IGN)

Thanks in large part to its extraordinary visuals, Avatar ascended to the top of the box office to become the world's highest-grossing movie of all time.

[The Little Mermaid - Official Teaser TrailerCheck out the teaser trailer for The Little Mermaid, the upcoming live-action reimagining of the animated musical classic. The film runs for a total of 3 hours and 12 minutes including credits. Avatar: The Way of Water will be available with early showtimes tomorrow and a wider release date of December 16 worldwide. Avatar: The Way of Water will be available in both 3D and standard formats depending on which theater you see it in. Avatar: The Way of Water is not currently available to stream online, though it will almost certainly be added to Disney+ eventually. You can go to the links below to watch the movie.

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Here's Where To Watch 'Avatar 2 The Way of Water' (Free) Online ... (Deccan Herald)

20th Century Studios Movie! Here's options for downloading or watching Avatar: The Way of Water streaming the full movie online for free on 123movies ...

Avatar: The Way of Water will debut on Prime Video, but it won't be streamable; instead, it will only be available to purchase or rent. When it comes to streaming, Avatar: The Way of Water should only be available on Disney Plus; therefore, it is unlikely to be released on Netflix. While much of the specifics of Avatar: The Way of Water are still a mystery, we do know that it takes place on Pandora some 13 years after the first film. How to Watch Avatar: The Way of Water for Free? It will only be available on the MTV channel, which you may get if you subscribe to cable or satellite TV. Filming in New Zealand continued in June 2020, and James Cameron said that the live-action portion of the production was finished in September 2020. Is watching Avatar: The Way of Water on Disney Plus, HBO Max, Netflix, or Amazon Prime? Principal shooting for both Avatar: The Way of Water and Avatar 3 started in September 2017, with the majority of the underwater motion-capture filming occurring between November 2017 and May 2018. Everything we currently know about Avatar: The Way of Water, the franchise's next film, is included here. Here’s options for downloading or watching Avatar: The Way of Water streaming the full movie online for free on 123movies & Reddit, 1movies, 9movies, and yes movies, including where to watch the James Cameron’s Movie at home. Eight theatrical release dates were postponed due to the film's demands over a long period of time; the most recent was announced in June 2020, which resulted in the current 2022 release date. Humans have developed an "Avatar," which is a Na'vi body controlled by a human mind implanted electronically, in an attempt to communicate with the Na'vi.

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'Avatar: The Way of Water' Review: It's Even More Eye-Popping ... (Variety)

In James Cameron's sequel, the underwater sequences are dazzling, but the story of Jake Sully and his family is a string of serviceable clichés.

On the other hand, where the culminating sequence of the original “Avatar” was that astounding spectacle of the Na’vi swooping this way and that on their flying psychedelic griffins, the climax of “The Way of Water” is more heavy-duty, with bullets, apocalyptic fire and a collapsing ship that makes several of the characters look like they got trapped in one of the disaster sequences of Cameron’s “Titanic.” Evoking that movie is a tactical mistake, because it reminds you that “Titanic” was a jaw-dropping spectacle with characters who touched us to the core. But though the faces of the Na’vi and the MetKayina are expressive, and the actors make their presence felt, there is almost zero dimensionality to the characters. Cameron has raised not only the stakes of his effects artistry but the choreographic flow of his staging, to the point of making “The Way of Water,” like “Avatar,” into the apotheosis of a must-see movie. Cameron, in “The Way of Water,” remains a fleet and exacting classical popcorn storyteller, but oh, the story he’s telling! “The Way of Water” cost a reported $350 million, meaning that it would need to be one of the three or four top-grossing movies of all time just to break even. On the island, Jake and his family form an uneasy alliance with the Metkayina clan, who live in harmony with their aquatic surroundings, and who look a lot like the Na’vi except that their skin is light teal and they have Maori-like tattoos.

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Avatar 2: Pirates Plot Russia Screenings as Draft Law Stamps on ... (torrentfreak.com)

Cinema owners say that Avatar: The Way of the Water will hit Russian screens this Christmas, despite Western sanctions. A draft law supports it.

A perfect copy of Avatar 2 hitting Russian cinemas via a DCP source seems unlikely but crazier things have happened recently, including a global pandemic and a major war in Europe. Some cinemas say they are prepared to screen Avatar 2 using a ‘экранку,’ better known in the West as a ‘cam’ or ‘camrip’. The exact cost of a pirate copy in Russia depends on a number of factors, IZ reports. Access to pirate copies in Russia can cost as little as 50,000 rubles (US$790) but at the other end of the scale, 1,000,000 rubles (US$15,800) can sometimes be the going rate. Marvel’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was reportedly leaked on the day of its official worldwide release and was immediately screened in some Russian cinemas but not all. In common with all pirate releases, quality is one of the most important factors.

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Piracy of Avatar 2 Likely to Be Legalized In Russia (The Direct)

A new move by Russian cinemas could legalize showings of pirated copies of Avatar 2.

[Avatar was/is the biggest movie of all time](https://thedirect.com/article/avengers-endgame-box-office-avatar-lose), and it was no slouch in Russia itself. This could cause the illegal release of the film to be pushed a number of weeks when the Russian release calendar is a little less crowded. At this point, it seems like Russian theaters are more than willing to do just about anything to get James Cameron's latest blockbuster on their screens. This mass-pirating effort could potentially cost theater owners thousands of dollars in fines, however. However, one country that will not be able to enjoy the Titanic director's latest sci-fi odyssey is Russia. With the film, director James Cameron will attempt to follow up on his 2009 epic, Avatar, a movie that became the biggest box office hit of all time.

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