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Avatar: The Way of Water movie review: An aesthetically beautiful techno-marvel
Updated On: 14 December, 2022 05:02 PM IST | Mumbai | Johnson Thomas
This is modern myth-making befitting an epic tale of cultural identity inclusive of mother nature. Cameron’s attempt to go bigger and better than his 2009 magnum opus ‘Avatar’ has been achieved in terms of technology and visual alchemy but the story doesn’t really take us to any new dimensions.
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A still from the movie, `Avatar: The Way of Water`
Film: Avatar: The Way of Water
Cast: Zoe Saldana, Sam Worthington, Kate Winslet, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Giovanni Ribisi, Cliff Curtis, Edie Falco, Jemaine Clement, Jack Champion
Director: James Cameron
Rating: 3.5/ 5
Runtime: 202 mins
It`s been a 13-year-long wait for this meticulously planned and engineered sequel and the anticipation has reached sky-high by all accounts. So…has the interminably long wait been worthwhile? This is an unprecedented cinematic ambition that’s never been experienced before. The scale is epic, the dollars spent on making this sequel are unheard of and it’s a distinct possibility that this film might take several years to break even. But James Cameron’s execution of hooking the audience with an amazing world they could never imagine is unparalleled.
This is modern myth-making befitting an epic tale of cultural identity inclusive of mother nature. Cameron’s attempt to go bigger and better than his 2009 magnum opus ‘Avatar’ has been achieved in terms of technology and visual alchemy but the story doesn’t really take us to any new dimensions.
Jake Sully also known as “Toruk Makto” (Sam Worthington) and his wife/spiritual “Tsahìk” leader Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña) have begun to raise 4 kids; older brother Neteyam (Jamie Flatters), younger brother Lo’ak (Britain Dalton), youngest sister Tuk (Trinity Jo-Li Bliss), and their adopted oldest daughter Kiri (Sigourney Weaver). Spider (Jack Champion), a young human boy, is an integral part of that unit, Their continued presence in Pandora’s forests puts the entire Na’vi race under threat - by the sky people and their commander Colonel Miles Quaritch (Stephen Lang), who is seeking revenge on Jake. So Jake and his family have no other alternative other than to move home from the familiar forests of Pandora to a new location - numerous enchanting lush Maldives-like islands surrounded by water. Jake, Neytiri, and the kids try to stay undetected in their refuge with the ocean reef people clan of Metkayina but the omnipotent heavily armed enemy is not one to give up on the search.
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