Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
Jake Sully lives with his newfound family formed on the planet of Pandora. Once a familiar threat returns to finish what was previously started, Jake must work with Neytiri and the army of the Na'vi race to protect their planet. (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: James Cameron
Written By: James Cameron, Josh Friedman
Starring: Stephen Lang, Sigourney Weaver, Giovanni Ribisi, Kate Winslet, Jemaine Clement, Zoe Saldana, Cliff Curtis, Sam Worthington, Joel David Moore, Edie Falco
Genres: Sci-fi, Suspense/Thriller, Action, Adventure
Franchise: Avatar
AKAs: Avatar 2, Avatar The Way of Water
Country: USA
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Avatar: The Way of Water belongs to 18 collections
1. Academy Award - Oscar - Best Picture and Nominees (collaborative: moderated by smviper00 - 44 stars)
2. AAA: Empire's five star movies (collaborative: moderated by KasperL - 24 stars)
3. Over 3 Hours Long (collaborative: moderated by djross - 19 stars)
4. #1 at the US Box Office (collaborative: moderated by BeeDub - 10 stars)
5. Sequel (collaborative: moderated by td888 - 9 stars)
6. Big-time Hollywood science fiction (public: djross - 7 stars)
7. Best by different standards (public: sesito71 - 6 stars)
8. Alien planets (collaborative: moderated by edkrak - 5 stars)
9. Belated sequel (collaborative: moderated by djross - 4 stars)
10. Oscar Nominations 2023 (public: BeeDub - 4 stars)
11. Annual top 5 worldwide box office, 1975 - 2022 (public: djross - 1 star)
12. Avatar (collaborative: moderated by td888)
13. Available on Divicast (collaborative: moderated by Dunstan-xxx)
14. 80th Golden Globe Nominees (2022) (collaborative: moderated by elhenzo)
15. Like Stories of Old: Best Movies of 2022 (collaborative: moderated by BeeDub)
16. Sinemada izledigim filmler (public: Bunyas)
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18. top 20 loved 2022 (public: bzymus)
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FrederikA | 75 77th |
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Unsurprisingly Cameron once again plays it fairly safe narratively, aiming to please as broadly as possible and as a consequence he won't win any awards for the story, but equally unsurprisingly the story is only the excuse to indulge in his creation, the alien world of Pandora in all its sprawling uncompromising splendour, and that is indeed a wondrous sight to behold.
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Leonardis | 96 91st |
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Blows the first movie out of the water (haha, hehe). Somewhat light storytelling can still be compelling, as is the case here. I genuinely loved the child characters and the actors playing them. I thought the villain was really entertaining, with surprising depth. The new wildlife was gorgeous and fascinating, as was the familial/relationship stuff. I was mesmerized and floored from beginning to end. Cameron’s innovation and self-patience absolutely paid off. Catch it on the big screen.
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jarobmul | 94 99th |
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Despite having one of the worst scripts and most cringe inducing dialogue I have ever heard... this movie was incredible. So well directed and meticulously crafted. It feels so weird to say that about a film with blue aliens calling each other bro and boy every 10 seconds, but it really was so amazing. These movies should always stay in theaters, I can't imaging watching them any other way.
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jacobclark12 | 81 74th |
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This is one of the few films to have given me a sense of wonder and awe in a while. Granted, the narrative takes a pause in the middle third, and there are some beats directly lifted from the first film, but The Way of Water is hands down the most beautiful film I have ever seen. It feels more mature and has more complicated character dynamics, and even though it could have some more plot meat on its bones, it is such a beautiful thing to behold that I don't mind some of its deficiencies.
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gameveryday | 95 93rd |
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The subtle details is fantastic. The whole indigenous vs modern theme is great. Was a bit of a slog in the middle but actions was so fluid and life like. By the end of the film, I wasn't thinking the film was going for too long despite it being 3 hour. It left a great impression on me instead. I'm looking forward to the trilogy.
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Mentaculus | 50 24th |
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Undeniable visual spectacle and technical craft held together by the threadiest of threads of characterization and plot. We, of course, know this already. But it bears repeating, as does a $1+ billion film trying to be eco-humanist may seem at least a bit disingenuous. Engagement feels like a kind of mass hysteria: it exists, so it must be more, right? Right? (I swear to God if he’s just remaking Dragonball Z with Zelda locations I’m quitting.)
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martryn | 85 86th |
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The movie is visually stunning. The action set pieces are a lot of fun. The story is absolute fucking shit. James Cameron is a hell of a director but a terrible writer. Lots of tiny, skinny, blue boobies barely hidden. Kinda liked that.
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moraesfelipe | 80 85th |
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It's just unique the way Cameron conducts this in a thin balance between actioner and spiritual drama, both things shown in such an epic, yet intimate fashion -- last third might be one of the best stuff he's ever directed. Gotta love the new character, the people from the water, even the military shitheads looking for revenge. Though there's lot of exposition, there's barely a plot to follow. Just sit, chill and root for your favorites in Pandora.
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kkabat | 1 11th |
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We live in an era where a 10 minute YouTube video with a 50$ budget is more entertaining, more educative and way more clever than a three hour long 250 million dollar James Cameron film. Honestly even if you tried you could not make this movie anymore bland and generic than it already is. I just feel sorry for the technical team that put hours and hours of their life on this.
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Quintonjamin | 60 51st |
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There are many problems with the plot, like why would Sully go to the water tribe in order to protect his forest tribe when he is just endangering the water tribe instead? The last hour is almost enough to make me forget the problems and the visual effects are truly amazing throughout.
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deaddilly | 50 14th |
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Today's landmark cinematic achievement: An extremely giant piece of shit suspended in water, composed of infinite fractals, out to consume the earth.
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bowfinger | 30 22nd |
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Take away all the CGI and mo-cap, what are you left with? Yet another corny, lazy, cookie cutter revenge story you have already seen a billion times. Fool me once...
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Ytadel | 4 43rd |
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First 3D movie I’ve seen in theaters since Great Gatsby in 2013. I normally hate the 3D thing but I figured I owed it to Cameron’s vision. Certainly looks visually majestic but I find it a bit redundant for it to just come down to Navi vs humans again. Also got a bit tired of Zoe Saldana’s crying-moaning noise thing; it worked in the first movie but was too much here. In fact Neytiri’s constant quasi-feral emotionality kind of made it seem like Jake Sully married a big blue retard.
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beard_metals | 70 75th |
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"Only the Avatar, master of all four elements, could stop them" In the first movie, Jake mastered the forest. In this one, they mastered the water. Can't wait for fire and wind.
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| 2 | brell | 35 55th |
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...then, everything changed when the sky people attacked
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| 1 | The_Rveal | 40 81st |
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I was surprised to find myself liking Avatar: The Way of Water. The film's effects and performances impressed me, and the expanded mythology of Pandora made the distinctions between the forest and beach-dwelling Na'vi more meaningful. Despite its reputation for having no cultural footprint, the extended time between sequels shows in the fully realized world and effects. I did have some issues with the high-frame rate images, which can be disconcerting as the resolution switches from shot to shot
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| 1 | Gamul1 | 96 96th |
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If this was the first Avatar movie, I would rate it 100, like I did for the first one. But, I had to take points off for recycling some of the same plot as the first one as well as unnecessarily bringing back Colonel Quaritch. Having said that, the movie is another visual masterpiece that is well directed and acted. The new take on the water side of Pandora is spectacular, with a new world of amazing creatures and interactions between the Na'vi. Will watch this in the theater again
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drtfx7 | 70 64th |
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Should have been an hour longer. Wanted to see more of the kids and that speaks how much each new character has to offer in the upcoming movies. Not a lot but some of the most intense action ever. Couple of odd choices here and there and three hours of undeniable spectacle that you can't afford to look away even for a second.
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Mirelurk | 78 73rd |
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It's a more compelling film than the first with some great little subplots and obviously the imagery is something to behold in Imax 3D. I felt like I'd actually like to go back into the story and world they've built here again and it doesn't feel like a rug pull for the sequel set up either. High frame rate took a while to get used to but even though the on again off again approach to it might seem scattershot at first, it seems well implemented.
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ADragon91 | 60 49th |
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James Cameron gives Thunderball competition on how many underwater sequences he can fit in a feature length film. As for the movie, it’s alright I guess. Retreads quite a bit from the first film and feels more like style over substance in places with pretty shots and CGI. I didn’t get the emotional impact from this one as much as the original. Jake and Neytiri get way less screentime as it focuses on the children and secondary characters. Not sure if it justifies the three hour runtime at all.
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| 1 | OlivVerdys | 0 4th |
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Nestlé is to food what Hollywood's Cameron is to cinéma. Diabetes and cancer-inducing.
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The Pirate | 83 72nd |
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A beautiful spectacle and a truly touching, mesmerizing experience when it lets emotion and awe drive the movies focus, but when they try to go for a plot they don't do much that hasn't been done or done better. The general conceit to leaving their village for the water people is a bit forced and the usual annoyances that come from children characters are all there, but the pure might of the atmosphere really is something to behold.
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Ofterdingen | 59 48th |
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Better on second watch, but pacing and story are still problematic (to say the least). On the other hand the action is seriously brillant and it probably couldn’t look better.
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amazedemon | 66 70th |
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Avatar: The Way of Water is a good film. It runs over 3hrs but is well-paced & filled with 3D eye-candy. Technically great, but in an age of superhero films, large scale CGI & franchises, this film seems to be treading water. The plot is alright though it features plenty of cringeworthy, clichéd character moments & a substantial amount of build up for future instalments. Also why was the whale exiled for killing? Enjoyable but I still have no desire to revisit the world or the characters.
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| 1 | jthusky | 75 68th |
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Wow. I’ve been Cameronpilled. Sure, this film relies on visual spectacle, and spends too much time on plot lines with little payoff, but the vibes are immaculate. Space whales! Spiritual magic virgins who are their own daughters! There’s enough good bonkers bullshit in here that the bad bonkers bullshit can be largely ignored.
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Duder | 75 89th |
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* If you’re not a fan of spectacle cinema, drop 10 points. Story wise it’s a very mediocre film, but Cameron’s mastery over the form, the way he puts you inside the world is just amazing. Experience wise, best movie of the year. If you’re watching at home, drop another 10 points. The experience is what counts.
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future42 | 30 35th |
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Great setpiece movie with a meh plot and way too long.
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rihrey | 41 41st |
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It's obviously visually stunning, a true spectacle, but wow... what a poor excuse of a story. The script is devoid of any depth, and it follows pretty much the same beats as the last film. There's not a ton of originality involved, it all feels overwhelmingly generic and uninspired. I can tell James Cameron cares very deeply about the visuals but maybe he should've also given a single shit about anything other than that.
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TJ monster | 82 91st |
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3d absolutely beutiful. the story is shite. but i only wanted to see the beaty really and i began craving magnificent scenes like a guilty feeling. it straight up was stunning top to bottom. it did not feel like 3 hours and i just wanted it to continue. the battle scenes where shortlived and unrealistic. and i cant wait for more world expansion. personally i think the next 2 films will be sand and ice and then it ends as a fin-arly of all 4 lands against the humans
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Bown | 84 72nd |
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Fundamentally, this is about as The Sequel To Avatar as it could possibly get, so it’s not going to win over the haters (who have a certain kind of cynicism I could never partake in and I feel a bit sorry for them tbh) but it’s also a significant improvement on the first, with actual characters (who have actual arcs!) and the most incredible visuals I have ever seen. I believed those aliens were real the entire time. First hour only ok and too much is setup for later, but…..he fuckin did it.
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KasperL | 80 86th |
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Three hours of glorious entertainment. Lang brings the goods, and a plot development involving Weaver's young character gives me hope for the franchise. I don't care that the story is simple when the visuals are this unbelievable. In fact, I probably even prefer it in this case. For while I revel in Cameron's imaginative level of detail, I find neither his realm nor the Na'vi particularly appealing. Switching it up in terms of location does help though, and those tulkuns sure are pretty dope.
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aross | 50 48th |
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Same strengths and weaknesses as the first one, so you will likely have the same opinion as you did for the last movie.
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| 1 | dr_Robert | 3 40th |
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"The story is written by a five year old, but the cinematography is often incredibly beautiful."
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| 1 | semioticus | 73 45th |
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It is an undeniably stunning movie. From a storytelling perspective it's definitely better than the first one. That being said, if you want me to invest three hours in a movie and by the end I don't feel anything about any of them in dramatic climaxes, your movie was probably too long.
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Hawkins | 85 80th |
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There's something endearing about James Cameron deciding to spend the rest of his foreseeable career indulging in a schmaltzy glow-in-the-dark world where jellyfish fly and butterflies swim. Sci-fi hasn't hit the whale button this hard since Star Trek IV and I'm loving it.
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| Average Percentile 54.74% from 669 Ratings |  |