In 2009 director James Cameron destroyed the box office with the release of Avatar that to this day is still the highest grossing film of all time. There have been talks of him bringing new chapters to the story since its original success and groundbreaking effects. Now the first of the planned three new films Avatar: The Way of Water is finally almost here. The new chapter features old and new cast including Zoe Saldana, Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Stephan Lange, Kate Winslet, Giovanni Ribisi, Jemaine Clement, Cliff Curtis, Edie Falco, and CCH Pounder. Could this return to Pandora be worth the long wait or will it fail to keep its head above water?

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Avatar: The Way of Water follows Jake Sully who lives with his newfound family formed on the planet of Pandora more than a decade after the events in the previous film. Once a familiar threat returns to finish what was previously started, Jake must work with Neytiri and the army of the Na'vi race to protect their planet.

 

I have to say that I was never that big of a fan of the original film. I thought it looked awesome and had some great action, but just never really sucked me in. After revisiting it recently for the first time since its release I found myself enjoying it quite a bit more than previously. That got me a bit more excited to see this new chapter and the look of the trailer had me pretty interested to see what Cameron had up his sleeve. Is there any way that the film lives up to the original? The answer is yes and then some.

 

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