It's called AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER. It's an epic sci-fi fantasy sequel that combines live actors interacting with animated figures. When I was a kid, I thought live actors acting opposite animated characters was the height of new technology when I saw Disney's MARY POPPINS at the Academy Theater in the Leimert Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. Well, this feature, produced and directed by James Cameron, is ultra-dazzling visually. However, I wondered the exact same thing I wondered when I saw AVATAR back in 2009: "Aren't there any full-figured blue characters in this thing? Are they all tall, slim and lacking body hair?"
In AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER, there's no blue person built like CBS late night host James Corden or like Queen Latifah. And most of them have dreds like Lenny Kravitz. As for the movie, it has shades and tones of Cameron's ALIENS, THE ABYSS and TITANIC. One of the coolest things about it was seeing Sigourney Weaver, star of ALIEN and ALIENS.
Plot-wise, for those of you who saw AVATAR, Jake Sully is a new family man living on Pandora. An old threat returns and Jake must launch into protective action. It's a predictable tale of colonization and cultural separation.
As I wrote, AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER is ultra-dazzling visually. The cinematic technology is amazing. That makes up for the predictable plot. And...seriously...couldn't James Cameron have delivered this predictable story in 2 hours and 15 minutes instead of 3 hours and 15 minutes? Jeez! It's the same running time as TITANIC.
AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER is now the 4th highest-grossing film in our box office history. Reportedly, AVATAR 3 is already in the works.
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