The Return of Avatar: The Way of Water

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Sara Sussman, Staff Writer

After a long while of waiting for James Cameron to release the second Avatar movie he finally did. While a lot of the old cast was included in this movie there were also some new additions such as Kate Winslet, Cliff Curtis, Edie Falco, and Jemaine Clement. Together the cast with a lot of help from CGI helped the film to gross about $2.131 billion dollars and counting.

Jake Sully’s son lost on top of a tulkun whale. Image from 20th Century Studios

 Avatar’s plot revolves around Jake Sully and Neytiri’s family. The humans returned back to Pandora led by Miles Quaritch because Earth is decaying. Their overall goal is to claim and colonize Pandora, but Quaritch also went back with a goal in mind: to avenge Jake Sully. Because of Quaritch’s hopes to punish Jake and his family, Jake and Neytiri agree to leave the Navi and hide among the Metkayina clan. While there, each of Sully’s kids connect spiritually with animals and the Spirit tree. Quaritch finds the Sully family and holds the kids as hostages to force Jakes to surrender. One of Jake’s sons dies by the hands of Quarich and his team. The rest of their family is saved and fully committed to their new life with the sea clan.

Leaders of the Metkayina water clan. Image from 20th Century Studios.

Way of the Water has already kicked off its premiere with 9 nominations such as Best Picture and Best Director. Avatar was awarded Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, and Best Visual Effects; with these awards, the movie won the 82nd Academy Awards.  This movie is the perfect combination of drama, fantasy, and science fiction. If you are willing to spare 3 hours of your time, this movie will take you on an adventure like no other. You will experience feelings and emotions that will have you crying and laughing. All 3 hours of the movie contain gorgeous backdrops, fantastic acting, and a fantasy land that will leave you wishing for more.