Director: James Cameron

Cast: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver

Synopsis:

The film picks up with Jake Sully, Neytiri, and their family dealing with grief and turmoil — after the events of the previous film. A new, aggressive Na’vi clan known as the “Ash People,” led by Varang, emerges, threatening the fragile peace on Pandora. This conflict escalates as the family and their allies confront the Ash People and face the consequences of this new threat.

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For the past 16 years, we've pondered the question: what is "Avatar?" While some have tediously yapped about the films' "cultural impact," others have explored the question from more compelling angles. Is it merely a passion project of filmmaker James Cameron? A version of the "white savior" myth (see: "Dune," "Dances With Wolves," etc.) with blue, cat-like humanoid aliens? A glorified tech demo that ushered in another era of 3D while also solidifying the switch from celluloid to digital projection?

The answer became clearer with the release of "The Way of Water" in 2022, as that film doubled down on the strong theme of conservationism, as well as the various heady sci-fi concepts baked into the series' premise. What once was a story about a human Marine, Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), essentially switching species and becoming a Na'vi through a cloned avatar body was now expanded to include not just his Na'vi family, but his adopted daughter, an immaculately conceived reincarnation of his old human mentor (both played by Sigourney Weaver). And that's just the tip of the proverbial iceberg!

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