After waiting for a decade, finally, it’s here.
What took Cameron long 13 years to release the movie is still a wonder to me, but however, better late than never. So, spared my time after ages for this one and to put me into surprise, I was blown away by the superficiality of the story and acting— Nah, I don’t think it was worth the wait, nor the hype. But it is as it is, your opinion doesn’t matter as long as you are against some “BRAND.”
The first one was much more organised, like, I was galloping the CGI, wondering how far technology has gone. Particularly the story; the emotions involved in every scene made me love it. And thought the next part would be even greater. Yeah, it’s great minus the story split into unstitched events full of chaos and predictable agenda.
Still, I watched the whole movie— long 3 hours of continuously complaining about how it’s not making sense. Many of you might argue and even stand against my opinion about the movie, that’s your choice and I’m in no position to counter your arguments. Cause, I believe it’s all about perception and we all are free to make different choices with no obligation as long as they don’t violate subjective integrity.
So, what made me complain so much about this GEM?
Well, it’s all about comparison. A decent comparison with the first one where there was a logical (somewhat) beginning, development, and then it ended with a promise. But look at this one— you don’t know why all of a sudden the fish brain got so important, or more generically, what’s with all the tribes and their interactions with the colonisers.
Did you feel the same?
Anyway, enough with the complaints— don’t fool yourself with me considering a critic or some sort of movie geek. And I don’t dare accuse Cameron of making anything not worth watching— yeah, it had a few things for which you are invited to invest your time. Yeah, a few; unfortunately. Point to be noted, it’s my opinion— not of an expert or notable cinephile.
The most distinguished element that I consider worth pondering is the ending. Yeah, all through the movie to get something of interest is the family bonding shared among the children, the parents; especially, the father Jake. The emotion stirred up during the burial, I am sure seeing the most precious thing in life drifting away is heartbreaking enough.
Again, the brutality against the Tulkun; the killer fishes as they say, it’s so realistically portrayed. Although they are just imaginary figures, metaphorically, they contribute to a much more realistic view of the modern world— the merciless killing of things that makes money jeopardising their survival.
So, yeah, welcome to the real world; Pandora can wait.
A lesson I learned over the years by watching numerous fantasy movies is that, don’t mix up reality with the vivid world you see there. It puts you into dissatisfaction and eventually, you feel like you’ve been robbed of your time. So, go with the flow, make some wow noise with every flying, fighting, and romantic scene— enjoy the show while you are on it.
Till then, keep watching, keep sharing your thoughts. And ignore all the negative highlights made above.
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