Avatar 2

The first Avatar was released 13 years ago. Now I only remember that it was the first movie with full-fledged 3D and breakthrough computer graphics. Since then, such a leap in technology has not happened, which means that the sequel should take not only a beautiful picture, but also everything else: characters, plot, drama.

Cameron has clearly been tormenting sequel scripts for a reason (now Avatar is a series of five films) for several years. In the original Avatar, I was only worried about the character Sigourney Weaver–and even then because she was played by Weaver. In The Way of Water, CGI characters evoke much more emotions.

Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), reborn in the body of a na'vi hybrid, has got a big family with his chosen one Neytiri (Zoe Saldana). Now they have three children of their own: the eldest son is Neteyam, the middle Lo'ak, the youngest Tuk. In addition to them is the adopted teenage daughter Kiri (Sigourney Weaver), miraculously born from the comatose body of the na'vi heroine Weaver. The family also has close ties with Spider (Jack Champion), the son of the antagonist of the first film, Colonel Miles Quatrich. The military had to leave him on Pandora during the evacuation – because Spider was still a baby who could not be placed in a cryosleep capsule.

As you might guess, such a large number of new characters of different ages and backgrounds is a clear reserve for sequels. Each child has his own quite predictable role in the plot, in "The Way of Water" they have just begun to be revealed. And, of course, a significant part of the 3-hour timekeeping of the film goes precisely to the development of relations between Sally's family and other characters, as well as within herself.

At the same time, the plot outline specifically for the "Path of Water" is quite simple: after about 15-16 peaceful years, people returned to Pandora again – all the same evil, but now they are also much more prepared. The Earth fleet immediately begins building the city as a base, and the Marines go to exterminate the locals – among them, the number one target, of course, is Jake Sully, who betrayed people.

The main character, along with his family, flees from an unexpectedly started war – and emigrates from his native tribe of forest na'vi to the village of water na'vi. The latter differ in skin tone, they have more massive tails and arms – to swim better. In short, the world of Pandora in the sequel no longer seems to be just a beautiful amusement park, but a full-fledged big planet