The shills and woke media got an early look at James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water and of course every reaction is glowing as the film is going to make billions and billions of dollars.
Tom Page who writes for CNN International says it all and offers, “Avatar: The Way Of Water is ‘more is more’ writ large. It’s more beautiful, more in awe of Pandora; more vocal in its environmentalism, more damning of humans. It’s an adrenaline shot to 3D filmmaking and an uncompromising doubling down. You’d expect nothing less from Cameron.”
Check out the first reactions below that have hit Twitter.
While the box office is estimated to open to around $175 to $200 million, director James Cameron recently said in order to break even the flick has to perform as well as Star Wars: The Force Awakens which finished with a box office of $2 billion. Marvel’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever opened to similar numbers and will be lucky if it hits $800 million.
Update: The box office numbers are in and it’s a huge disappointment.
Cameron has also caused controversy as of late with some of his comments directed at comic book movies as well as odd comments about testosterone.
Cameron blasted DC and Marvel movies stating the characters act like they are all in college and don’t experience things that really ground us.
Regarding the testosterone comment, the director who is known for movies such as Terminator 2, called testosterone a toxin.
“A lot of things I did earlier, I wouldn’t do — career-wise and just risks that you take as a wild, testosterone-poisoned young man,” he filled in THR, declining to specify further. “I always think of [testosterone] as a toxin that you have to slowly work out of your system.”
What do the Avatar: The Way of Water reactions say:
#AvatarTheWayOfWater is “more is more” writ large. It’s more beautiful, more in awe of Pandora; more vocal in its environmentalism, more damning of humans. It’s an adrenaline shot to 3D filmmaking and an uncompromising doubling down. You’d expect nothing less from Cameron.
— Tom Page (@thomas_page) December 6, 2022
There is no — Z-E-R-O — reason for #AvatarTheWayOfWater to clock in at 3:12, essentially identical to the first only immersed in water, this indistinguishable-from-its-predecessor rerun exhausts & numbs, when are studios gonna step in and demand tighter — stronger — edits? 😑
— Erick MMT Weber (@ErickWeber) December 7, 2022
As an Avatar stan, I had high hopes for #AvatarTheWayofWater and for me it totally delivers. Sure it’s a little long, but worth it for the gorgeous visuals, wonderful new characters. A total thrill.
— Kara Warner (@karawarner) December 6, 2022
Happy to say #AvatarTheWayOfWater is phenomenal! Bigger, better & more emotional than #Avatar, the film is visually breathtaking, visceral & incredibly engrossing. The story, the spectacle, the spirituality, the beauty – this is moviemaking & storytelling at its absolute finest. pic.twitter.com/RicnpDghrx
— Erik Davis (@ErikDavis) December 6, 2022
This is James Cameron leaning right into that Cameron playbook. There are Titanic vibes, True Lies vibes, Abyss vibes, Terminator 2 vibes – it is Cameron in top form, matching tremendous visuals w/ a VERY entertaining & emotional story that leaves you wanting more. LOVED! pic.twitter.com/Dz1FL6a2It
— Erik Davis (@ErikDavis) December 6, 2022
I felt similar after #AvatarTheWayOfWater than I did after #TopGunMaverick in that it reminds you why we love movies & why we anticipate big spectacle on the big screen. When it lands on all levels, there’s nothing sweeter. This one entertains BIG time. Truly, a memorable ride pic.twitter.com/TEEYEEV0Yh
— Erik Davis (@ErikDavis) December 6, 2022
AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER: Yeah never bet against James Cameron. Trying to spare hyperbole, but I’ve never seen anything like this from a technical, visual standpoint. It’s overwhelming. Maybe too overwhelming. Sometimes I’d miss plot points because I’m staring at a Pandora fish
— Mike Ryan (@mikeryan) December 6, 2022
What is Avatar: The Way of Water about?
Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, Avatar: The Way of Water begins to tell the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive, and the tragedies they endure.
Directed by James Cameron and produced by Cameron and Jon Landau, the Lightstorm Entertainment Production stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang and Kate Winslet, with Cliff Curtis, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Edie Falco, and Jemaine Clement.
Screenplay by James Cameron & Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver.
Story by James Cameron & Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver & Josh Friedman & Shane Salerno.
David Valdes and Richard Baneham serve as the film’s executive producers.
The film gets released on December 16 in theaters.
