Avatar: The Way of Water

[bosk1]

I tend to find with most movies, and Way of Water specifically, that I can walk out of the movie having really enjoyed it and not really thinking about the small flaws I noticed along the way. Both Avatar movies did such a great job of sucking me into the environment and story that the flaws didn't stick with me right away. It's only later that I recall little things that bug me or think about mediocre or generic writing. It's rare that those after the fact annoyances ruin a movie for me, but it's happened.

Usually, I'm the same, unless it was something that really jumped out at me and took me out of the moment for some reason. 

Anyhow, saw it last night.  There are some things that bother me about the series, and those are amplified in this film.  But that being said, getting past those basic things, it was an enjoyable movie.  I thought the story was better than the first, and I enjoyed this one more.  The effects and cinematography of it all were just gorgeous, and I'm really glad I got to see it in 3D.  The water stuff was all so well done and immersive.  Really amazing.

[MinistroRaven]

Watched it today, and I liked it, I liked it even more than the first one.
the visuals were sooooo captivating, I simply love the very well done work here.
The family aspect of the movie was on point, I love it.

The story has some flaws though and the writing on some parts was lame. The other thing I didn't like was that IMO it is unnecessary long.

[MinistroRaven]

It's called way of the water because if you can manage to go the whole movie without a pee break you become an avatar

[axeman90210]

I caught Way of the Water (or at least most of it, had to step out into the lobby for a few minutes in the middle for a work emergency).Overall I felt similar to the first one. The visual effects are absolutely stunning and the creativity and vision to flesh out the world of Pandora is impressive. The story and acting are there, and they're fine, but they're not doing anything particularly interesting to me. I'm glad I went to see it once, and if I had an Imax screen near me I might go a second time, but I won't have any desire to watch it at home.

[Vmadera00]

It's called way of the water because if you can manage to go the whole movie without a pee break you become an avatar

I became an Avatar then.

Finally saw it, and I liked it. Not sure I would say is better than the first one but it is good. Couple of things bothered me, but it didn't take away from.enhoying the movie.

[MinistroRaven]

I watched it a second time and I must say I didn’t like it as in my first watch.
I think it is TOO identical as the first movie but with a family and in the water.

[Chino]

I've kind of had the opposite experience. I saw it for a fourth time over the weekend. My first watch left me with quite a recycled taste in my mouth, but I didn't feel that way leaving the theater this time. I'm struggling to verbalize why. My brain isn't in gear yet on this Monday morning. With each rewatch I get more interested in where the franchise is going to go.

[Vmadera00]

I've kind of had the opposite experience. I saw it for a fourth time over the weekend. My first watch left me with quite a recycled taste in my mouth, but I didn't feel that way leaving the theater this time. I'm struggling to verbalize why. My brain isn't in gear yet on this Monday morning. With each rewatch I get more interested in where the franchise is going to go.

I only saw it once, but I did leave the theater with the same feeling of interested in seeing where the story will go. I just hope it doesn't feel very similar to what we've seen so far. Though I read the next one will have a darker tone, as it deals more with the Na'vi, rather their conflict with humans.

[Chino]

I've kind of had the opposite experience. I saw it for a fourth time over the weekend. My first watch left me with quite a recycled taste in my mouth, but I didn't feel that way leaving the theater this time. I'm struggling to verbalize why. My brain isn't in gear yet on this Monday morning. With each rewatch I get more interested in where the franchise is going to go.

I only saw it once, but I did leave the theater with the same feeling of interested in seeing where the story will go. I just hope it doesn't feel very similar to what we've seen so far. Though I read the next one will have a darker tone, as it deals more with the Na'vi, rather their conflict with humans.

I'm excited to see that for sure. Looks like we're going to be introduced to a hostile clan.

https://geektyrant.com/news/james-cameron-teases-that-avatar-3-will-address-the-ash-people-as-well-as-a-darker-side-of-the-navi
" I want to reveal the Na’vi from another angle because, for the moment, I have only shown their good sides. In the early films, there are very negative human examples and very positive Na’vi examples. In Avatar 3, we’ll have the opposite.”

[Vmadera00]

I'm excited to see that for sure. Looks like we're going to be introduced to a hostile clan.

https://geektyrant.com/news/james-cameron-teases-that-avatar-3-will-address-the-ash-people-as-well-as-a-darker-side-of-the-navi
" I want to reveal the Na’vi from another angle because, for the moment, I have only shown their good sides. In the early films, there are very negative human examples and very positive Na’vi examples. In Avatar 3, we’ll have the opposite.”

Something else I read, which I think is interesting but could end up affecting production, is that the scenes with the kids for the nest two movies were already filmed. Apparently to avoid showing aging by the younger actors (Stranger Things issues, as they're calling it).

If the story calls for the kids to be the same age in future movies, I get it, but it puts them in a difficult situation if they need to reshoot any scenes later on.

[Chino]

I'm excited to see that for sure. Looks like we're going to be introduced to a hostile clan.

https://geektyrant.com/news/james-cameron-teases-that-avatar-3-will-address-the-ash-people-as-well-as-a-darker-side-of-the-navi
" I want to reveal the Na’vi from another angle because, for the moment, I have only shown their good sides. In the early films, there are very negative human examples and very positive Na’vi examples. In Avatar 3, we’ll have the opposite.”

Something else I read, which I think is interesting but could end up affecting production, is that the scenes with the kids for the nest two movies were already filmed. Apparently to avoid showing aging by the younger actors (Stranger Things issues, as they're calling it).

If the story calls for the kids to be the same age in future movies, I get it, but it puts them in a difficult situation if they need to reshoot any scenes later on.

Correct. There's going to be a time hop of several years 30-40 minutes into the 4th film. So the kids filmed all their scenes for the beginning of the movie, and then the rest will be filmed with the new/older actors when the time comes. You have to keep in mind that TWOW started filming like 5 years ago. If JC waited to film their parts for #4, they'd be adults by then. By the sounds of it, filming for the third movie is basically wrapped at this point as well and has already entered post.

[gmillerdrake]

I'm excited to see that for sure. Looks like we're going to be introduced to a hostile clan.

https://geektyrant.com/news/james-cameron-teases-that-avatar-3-will-address-the-ash-people-as-well-as-a-darker-side-of-the-navi
" I want to reveal the Na’vi from another angle because, for the moment, I have only shown their good sides. In the early films, there are very negative human examples and very positive Na’vi examples. In Avatar 3, we’ll have the opposite.”

Something else I read, which I think is interesting but could end up affecting production, is that the scenes with the kids for the nest two movies were already filmed. Apparently to avoid showing aging by the younger actors (Stranger Things issues, as they're calling it).

If the story calls for the kids to be the same age in future movies, I get it, but it puts them in a difficult situation if they need to reshoot any scenes later on.

Correct. There's going to be a time hop of several years 30-40 minutes into the 4th film. So the kids filmed all their scenes for the beginning of the movie, and then the rest will be filmed with the new/older actors when the time comes. You have to keep in mind that TWOW started filming like 5 years ago. If JC waited to film their parts for #4, they'd be adults by then. By the sounds of it, filming for the third movie is basically wrapped at this point as well and has already entered post.

It's slated to release next Christmas season again so I'm sure they're well into post production.

[Chino]

Just a PSA to the forum that this movie will be available on streaming platforms tomorrow. Disney+, Max, and a few others will have it.

[Adami]

Just a PSA to the forum that this movie will be available on streaming platforms tomorrow. Disney+, Max, and a few others will have it.

I'm thinking about watching this on my phone. Good idea?

[faizoff]

Just a PSA to the forum that this movie will be available on streaming platforms tomorrow. Disney+, Max, and a few others will have it.

And in two weeks both movies come out on 4k Blu-ray too. Should look great.

[Vmadera00]

Just a PSA to the forum that this movie will be available on streaming platforms tomorrow. Disney+, Max, and a few others will have it.

I'm thinking about watching this on my phone. Good idea?

Make sure the audio is through your phone as well. Do not use headphones.

[Adami]

Just a PSA to the forum that this movie will be available on streaming platforms tomorrow. Disney+, Max, and a few others will have it.

I'm thinking about watching this on my phone. Good idea?

Make sure the audio is through your phone as well. Do not use headphones.

I was just going to use subtitles. No audio.

[jammindude]

I know the film did really well. But didn’t it underperform? Is that going to have an effect of Cameron’s 5-film vision?

[Vmadera00]

I know the film did really well. But didn’t it underperform? Is that going to have an effect of Cameron’s 5-film vision?

It made 2.3B worldwide, and had descent reviews (Just slightly lower than the first one), I would say that's pretty good.