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Originally Posted by FireGilbert
Avatar: The Way of the Water: What the hell did I just watch? How am I even supposed to review this? Feels like Cameron never intended for a sequel because the first hour is basically him modifying the story so he can re use actors and set up more films. It's poorly written and doesn't make much sense but does at least set up an interesting premise. Then we get the 2nd hour 2nd act that was a huge snooze fest developing the new characters and showing off the water effects. This was all teen angst and self indulgent cinematography. Could have used this opportunity to expand on some of the interesting sci fi concepts but instead the deepest theme here is colonialism is bad. Finally there is the last hour which is some of the best paced thrilling action you will ever see. It also doesn't make too much sense but damn it's entertaining and sort of pays off some of the previous build up. Overall this is beautiful looking with great action but over long and poorly written. If it was edited to 2 hours I would definitely recommend but don't think the 192 minutes is worth it. 6/10
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These movies are basically amusement park rides, meant to be appreciated in 3D for their visuals. The stories hit super cheesy cliched emotional points, and that's about all they offer. I will admit, they sucked me in a few times during the movie.
I wouldn't expect any great world building here. It's evil corporation vs. nature to the point of it being almost non-sensical. It's actually almost better when Cameron doesn't try and dive into sci-fi. He doesn't seem to have a very good grasp of it, and the concepts like clones were handled very clumsily. He's at his best when he's ignoring the lore and focusing on the action. Just like with T2 or Aliens, you can't overthink it or it doesn't make sense.