Thank God we did not have to wait another decade for this one. Though I am aware that this franchise is far from over. Obviously taking off after the previous film, Jake and his family (who are currently in mourning) are still dealing with Quaritch. And to make matters even worse, he's got a new friend; a psychotic Na'vi leader by the name of Varang.
To my surprise, this selection in the franchise fixed some issues from Way Of The Water, notably Spider. The previous film did not know what to do with Spider, but this movie gave him more to do and made him relatively interesting and I really applaud it for that. We also see some growth in Lo'ak and Kiri, with Lo'ak I found significantly less stupid in this than his first appearance (which makes sense considering the tragic circumstances of his brother), and Kiri becoming more independent and developing into her own person. Varang is completely INSANE and a very good match for Quaritch, and I am TERRIFIED to see what she does next (assuming she's in the next one). Other highlights for the film include the visuals (Duh), the performances, and the fight scenes.
Flaws; obviously the runtime is a problem. 3 hours and 15 minutes, really😒? I also will admit that the franchise is starting to feel very repetitive. I'm not sure what more they can do with Quaritch (aside from giving him a love interest of course). He needs to either A; die in the next one or B; turn to the good side, adding more meat to Varang's arch.
This is not out of bitterness, but I do also suggest they "mercy kill" Neytiri. And I call that mercy because the woman has already lost her dad and her son. She was kind of a hypocrite in this (with all due respect) and Cameron should be used to mercilessly killing people in this franchise anyway, so just a suggestion.
3 down, 2 more to go. Thanks For Reading.
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