A sequel 13 years in the making: Avatar: The Way of Water

I was unsure about how I would like the new Avatar

BY JULIA WIERZBICKI ‘23

To be entirely honest,

Although I appreciated the beauty of the first movie, I felt like they focused entirely too much on the politics of the story and should’ve spent more time discovering the world of Pandora. Luckily, it seems like the higher-ups read my mind, for that’s exactly what the Way of Water was all about.

There’s not much plot

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in the second Avatar – it mainly revolves around Jake Sulley and his family trying to fit in with another civilization (the Metkyina Clan) while trying to escape the Colonel, who wants to kill Sulley once and for all. After that simple story is established, there are several elongated scenes fully focused on exploring the world and bringing the sights and sounds of Pandora to the audience. While the first Avatar spent most of its time in the forest, this movie had the characters exploring the underwater world of Pandora. This opened up a whole new world for the audience to see and immerse themselves in. And honestly, that’s the only way these movies can be watched. If you’re here for the story or groundbreaking acting, you’re not going to find it. The acting is pretty solid,