Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) 

Directed by: James Cameron

Avatar has the premise of 'man vs nature' and through this, they explore a whole new world. One of the best parts about stories set in different worlds is looking at the small details. Just like in the first part, how we see Jake and Neytiri falling in love, in this film, we see Jake and Neytiri having a family, kids. Here, what was novel was how we see kids growing up in a world like this. It's beautiful. For me, it was just this portion that made the film worth it. It felt like a beautiful, heartwarming PIXAR film. And from there, it goes into the water world, which is also a new world and though this world is not very different, even these portions have that warmth and some interesting elements to it. The film is visually beautiful, and it has the visual palette of a film unlike any other film ever made, which is why it's very easy to forgive any small issues the film has too.

To me, the film was structurally very predictable. Even the first part was lowkey predictable, and this time, the second part felt more predictable. I wish they explored the kids growing up once they entered the water world, because it would've been shorter. Now the portions before they go into the water world, though nice, felt like an extended prologue sequence. In this film, the action felt a lot more slick and stylish than in the first part. I really enjoyed a lot of the portions. Some portions in the ending felt like the film was a mix of Avatar and Titanic. Although I really enjoyed watching the film, I'm not sure about what to expect next. Because the 'man vs nature' conflict is getting repetitive by now, but they also can't deviate from this because that's the core idea of Avatar. I'm curious to see what they'd do.