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Avatar: The Way of Water — Movie Review
by KJ Proulx
The day has finally arrived. It has been 13 years since the release of Avatar and while I still love that film and was eager for a sequel, for many years I just didn’t believe it was happening. Well, those thoughts can now take a back seat. Avatar: The Way of Water is now playing in theatres and this sequel to the biggest film of all time is the better of the two movies, and as I said, I still love the first. Here’s why you should check this one out if you liked the first.
Set many years after the events of the first film, Avatar: The Way of Water follows Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) and the family he has created with Neytiri (Zoe Saldana). Their four kids are just as central to the story of this film as they are. When the “sky people” known as humans return for a new reason that I will leave out of this review, Jake and his family flock to a new tribe to request shelter. This is where they meet the Na’vi of the Metkayina Clan of the ocean of Pandora. This group teaches the Sully family how to live, breathe, and thrive underwater. Once the looming threat comes looking for them though, the Metkayina Clan are also caught in the crossfire. I’ll hold off on diving in deeper because I don’t want to ruin who returns and how it all plays out.
