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Avatar 2's Rotten Tomatoes Score Highlights 3 Things About The ... (Screen Rant)

Avatar 2 has been in production since before the first Avatar movie was released, suffering plenty of delays due to creator James Cameron developing better ...

Both Avatar and Avatar: The Way of Water having very similar scores means that Cameron has unfortunately not won over the critics of the first film. One of the main things that Avatar 2's Rotten Tomatoes score highlights is that people still want to see movies in the Avatar universe. Whether it be because of its groundbreaking visual effects or the opportunity to return to Avatar's world and characters, Avatar 2 is still resonating with the critics who have seen the film. The difference is minuscule but still suggests that Avatar 2 has been more positively received than its predecessor. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes is collating these reviews, and its score for Avatar: The Way of Water highlights interesting differences from Cameron's original Avatar. Avatar 2 has been in production since before the first Avatar movie was released, suffering plenty of delays due to creator James Cameron developing better technology to craft the best version of the film, particularly for its underwater scenes.

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How 'Avatar: The Way of Water' can help give theaters a lift (Los Angeles Times)

James Cameron's sequel is expected to open big. But box office for 2022 is still lagging pre-pandemic numbers by more than 30%. Blame a lack of movies.

“The Way of Water” was made with 3-D in mind, not as an afterthought. The first “Avatar” opened with a mere $77 million in the U.S. For movies that do get in, China remains uncertain because of the coronavirus situation in the country. [told the Hollywood Reporter](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/james-cameron-interview-avatar-the-way-of-water-franchise-future-1235271483/). It’s a situation that he and cinema operators expect to improve next year as the industry gets closer to a normal rate of releases. If “The Way of Water” hits his goal, he’ll occupy three of the top five slots. Cameron already has two of the top three pictures globally — “Avatar” and 1997’s “Titanic” ($2.2 billion). The average domestic box office for those titles this year is $89.23 million, similar to the average gross per movie in 2019, the organization said. “I don’t think the industry realizes how big this is going to be,” Gelfond said. “The Way of Water” hits theaters as Bob Iger begins his own sequel as Disney’s CEO. and Canada in three days, nearly a low for the year. For the Walt Disney Co., it’s a revival of what the Burbank entertainment titan hopes will be a long-lasting blockbuster franchise.

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What to know about Avatar: The Way of Water before it comes out (Vox)

Humans at first used these hybrid avatars to broker peace with the indigenous Na'vi. Characters like Dr. Grace Augustine (Sigourney Weaver) and Norm Spellman ( ...

Augustine had a connection with and compassion for the Na’vi, respect for the planet, and a love of nature. They believed that if they placed Augustine’s body on the Tree of Souls, a spiritual beacon for the Na’vi, they could transfer her consciousness to her avatar form, essentially switch bodies, and save her life (it’s the same ritual that the Omaticaya perform on Sully at the end of Avatar). First, there’s a “feral child” named “Spider” in Way of Water, the son of human settlers who was raised on Pandora and was unable to return home with his parents. Spider was just a baby during the humans’ defeat in the first movie, and therefore too small to fit in the returning spaceship’s cryopreservation chambers. Because Jake and Tom share the same genetics and because Tom was neuro-linked to his avatar, Jake — a Marine — is the RDA’s best option to salvage their investment. When it comes to critics’ reviews, Avatar stands at [82 percent on Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/avatar/reviews?type=top_critics) and 83 percent on [Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/avatar/critic-reviews). Avatar is also the [biggest movie of all time](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/chart/ww_top_lifetime_gross/?area=XWW), topping the chart of the biggest worldwide gross in history at $2.9 billion. By the end of Avatar, Sully is taken in and develops an unbreakable bond with the Omaticaya clan of Na’vi, having fallen in love with Neytiri (Zoe Saldana). After defeating the Sky People and sending them back, the Omaticaya attempt to perform a spiritual transfer in which Sully’s consciousness is transferred to his avatar body (thereby nullifying any need for a computerized neural link). In order to get around this, a human organization called the Resources Development Administration (RDA), which handles space exploration and transportation (and is responsible for said resource plundering), creates what’s known as the Avatar Program. Also, the flora and fauna on Pandora — in Avatar: The Way of Water especially — react with extreme hostility toward human beings. Of course, watching the original between now and the release date would be the ideal thing to do, but maybe you don’t have the time for the two hour and 41-minute behemoth of a movie, or perhaps you’re a purist who won’t feel right watching Avatar on your non-3D TV, computer, or, heaven forbid, your phone.

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'Avatar' sequel a visual and creative masterpiece (Charlotte Post)

James Cameron outdoes himself with epic 'The Way of Water'

And with no other act/adv/fan films on the horizon, theaters will be packed with Na’vi devotees for months to come. Hard to fathom what the cast did to make their characters’ movements so fluid. Cameron and his team have taken the art of film and fantasy to a new level. And with the future arrivals of chapters 3, 4 and 5, that will be a welcomed reality in years to come. During interludes, the family’s bonding with plants and animals becomes as amazing as the hardcore action scenes. But the real showstoppers are a complex stereoscopic 3D multi-camera system (cinematographer Russell Carpenter), an AI process that captures actors’ movements, applies algorithms and then the layers of animation that bring the 3D-CG characters to life. Sully: ‘I just want to keep my family safe.” The Sullys seek refuge in the ocean-bound territories of the Metkayina clan. That you could binge-watch “Avatar” for an entire weekend. The very engaging plotline, dotted with the Sully family’s perils, is never less than compelling and easy enough to follow, even with its plethora of characters and odd animals. You fully understand that any bliss may come at a price for them and their protectors. You’d think after creating “The Terminator,” “Aliens,” “Titanic” and the ground-breaking “Avatar” that writer/director James Cameron had put all his creative cards on the table. If you miss a detail, it doesn’t matter, you’ll get the gist.

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