This article contains spoilers for "Avatar: The Way of Water."
The first "Avatar" is a rather simple film. As monumentally innovative or visually stunning as the film was, there is a reason why the plot is often compared to "Dances With Wolves" and "Pocahontas." With a script that follows films we've seen before and characters that felt a bit archetypical, there was little room for inner struggle or complex questions about ethics and morals because the bad guys were genocidal colonizers and the good guys were literally fighting for their existence.
Still, it is commendable that James Cameron made a giant blockbuster all about deforestation and the destruction of the environment. You see, James Cameron has a long history of environmentalism and activism, spending his vast fortune building intricate submarines to reach the deepest depths of the ocean, becoming a rather successful supplier of organic brassicas, and so much more.
The first "Avatar" is a rather simple film. As monumentally innovative or visually stunning as the film was, there is a reason why the plot is often compared to "Dances With Wolves" and "Pocahontas." With a script that follows films we've seen before and characters that felt a bit archetypical, there was little room for inner struggle or complex questions about ethics and morals because the bad guys were genocidal colonizers and the good guys were literally fighting for their existence.
Still, it is commendable that James Cameron made a giant blockbuster all about deforestation and the destruction of the environment. You see, James Cameron has a long history of environmentalism and activism, spending his vast fortune building intricate submarines to reach the deepest depths of the ocean, becoming a rather successful supplier of organic brassicas, and so much more.
- 12/20/2022
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
Following the groundbreaking release of “Avatar” in 2009, James Cameron’s epic sci-fi franchise about a humanoid species called the Na’vi is finally back with the first of several sequels. After a 13-year gap, the saga will pick up with “Avatar: The Way of Water” in December before continuing on with what are currently being dubbed “Avatar 3”, “Avatar 4” and “Avatar 5” in 2024, 2026 and 2028, respectively.
Stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver and others look back on the original while teasing what’s to come as “The Way of Water” picks up on their story over a decade later.
“It’s been about 10 years,” Weaver tells Et of the time she’s committed to the franchise since starring in the first one. “And then, in the meantime, Jim Cameron has written four amazing stories about what is now a family, the Sully family. And so, the stakes are higher. There are more amazing characters.
Stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver and others look back on the original while teasing what’s to come as “The Way of Water” picks up on their story over a decade later.
“It’s been about 10 years,” Weaver tells Et of the time she’s committed to the franchise since starring in the first one. “And then, in the meantime, Jim Cameron has written four amazing stories about what is now a family, the Sully family. And so, the stakes are higher. There are more amazing characters.
- 9/24/2022
- by Melissa Romualdi
- ET Canada
Exclusive: Dileep Rao is set to reprise his role as Dr. Max Patel in James Cameron's forthcoming Avatar sequels, joining returnees Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Joel David Moore, Cch Pounder and Giovanni Ribisi. Newcomers include Kate Winslet, Oona Chaplin and Cliff Curtis. The 20th Century Fox film officially began production last September, while plot details continue to be kept under wraps. The sequels to the original, which holds the record for…...
- 1/25/2018
- Deadline
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