Avatar: The Way of Water is a lackluster sequel to the most forgettable success story in film history.
Summary by NewsWall Apr 17 23
- For years, Avatar has been regarded as an outlier: the most successful picture that no one remembers, it is rarely mentioned in best-of lists, and it is hardly mentioned when discussing iconic sequences or quotations.
- It's stunning for a while, but the picture falters when it comes to telling a tale.
- It's difficult to care about the children of characters you didn't care about the first time around, and it's difficult not to laugh at moments like Lo'ak, Jake, and Neytiri's second son sharing trauma stories telepathically with a big fish.
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How 'Avatar: Way of Water' cast, crew made underwater scenes: How free divers, tech experts and dauntless actors helped James Cameron redefine underwater ...
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How 'Avatar: Way of Water' cast, crew made underwater scenes: How free divers, tech experts and dauntless actors helped James Cameron redefine underwater ...
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How ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Solved the Problem of CGI Water: Nearly all of the sea shots in the blockbuster are digital. But making them seem real via ...
nytimes.com/2022/12/16/movies/avatar-2-fx-cgi.html
‘Avatar’ Tattoo Man Raymond Knowles Is Psyched for ‘The Way of Water’: Raymond Knowles, the world’s biggest fan of James Cameron’s sci-fi blockbuster ...
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Avatar: The Way of Water Will Shape the Moviegoing Experience—Maybe Not for the Better
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Avatar 2 Is Goofy, Cringey, and Spectacular: The Way of Water is most successful as history’s most expensive nature documentary.
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James Cameron’s Many Homages to His Own Movies in Avatar: The Way of Water: In ‘Avatar: The Way of Water,’ James Cameron references many of his past films ...
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How Much Avatar: The Way of Water Cost—And How Much It Needs to Make: James Cameron's long-awaited sequel has lofty ambitions at the box office in order to ...
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'Avatar' sequel grosses $17 million in Thursday showings: The long-awaited James Cameron blockbuster is expected to gross $150 million to $175 million through ...
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Sam Worthington Reveals The 2 Major Roles He Almost Landed Outside 'Avatar': "The Way of Water" actor revealed that a producer of a blockbuster franchise ...
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Early reviews of "Avatar" sequel could push it to box office gold: "Avatar: The Way of Water" may live up to lofty expectations.
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'Avatar: The Way of Water' makes $17 million in Thursday previews, driven by big 3D sales
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Everything you need to remember from 'Avatar' before seeing 'Avatar: The Way of Water'
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Avatar: The Way Of Water Box Office Collection Day 1 - A "Fantabulous" Opening At Rs 41 Crore
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James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water mints ₹40 cr on Day 1 at box office | Mint
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Avatar 2 mints ₹40 cr on day one, beats No Way Home, Avengers: Infinity War: Avatar: The Way of Water is off to a massive start at the Indian box office ...
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