James Cameron shared on Friday that the upcoming “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” set to release Dec. 19, 2025, will be even longer than its predecessor "The Way Of Water."

James Cameron shared on Friday that the upcoming “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” set to release Dec. 19, 2025, will be even longer than its predecessor “The Way Of Water.”

  • masterspace@lemmy.caEnglish
    275·
    9 months ago

    Does anyone watch these movies?

    I know what the sales numbers say, but I have never once ever heard anyone bring up avatar, or the lore, or how it made them feel.

    The first one was literally just Pocahontas, but we all went and saw it cause everyone talked about how we were going to.

    • Ilandar@lemm.eeEnglish
      91·
      9 months ago

      The first one was definitely a massive cinematic event because of its visuals and the second one was also an event in itself because it was the sequel to the first film. If the third is released any time soon then I might reconsider going to see it. The gap between the first two was sort of what interested me but the second wasn’t as visually impressive for its time as the first. I would be surprised if there were many Avatar “fans”, though. It just doesn’t have anywhere near enough depth to its characters or their world and a lot of its themes about spirituality and indigeneity feel like some borderline cultural appropriation white guilt stuff. The people who are really into that aspect of the films are revealing quite a lot about themselves and their own insecurities, I think.

      • Shezzagrad@lemmy.mlEnglish
        41·
        9 months ago

        like some borderline cultural appropriation white guilt stuff.

        I feel this is more telling on you tbh. Honestly as an adult I appreciate it and it’s world building. It’s does portray colonialism and does go into many other interesting topics and world values, unfortunately none of those messages hit you, I’m truly not surprised.

        • Ilandar@lemm.eeEnglish
          3·
          9 months ago

          It’s not about whether or not they “hit” me - they are just extremely superfluous and lacking in any depth. If you like the film that’s nice, but its take on colonialism is objectively at a primary school level with its one-dimensional bad guys and noble savages.

  • TwoBeeSan@lemmy.worldEnglish
    131·
    9 months ago

    Does every director fire their editor once they reach a certain age?

    Ridley Scott, Cameron, Scorsese, Coppola… feel like there’s been back to back 3hr + movies in recent years

    • Ilandar@lemm.eeEnglish
      3·
      9 months ago

      I think it’s probably a reflection of their age, reputation and personal wealth, as well as how much of the casual cinema audience has died out and shifted to streaming. They can make a 3+ hour epic for film enthusiasts to see in the cinema and then put it on a streaming service where everyone else can watch it in two or three sittings very easily thanks to the playback position being retained on exit.

  • Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    51·
    9 months ago

    I still can’t believe that movie ended with space a whales swimming montage.

    Like who cares? We have real whales that are far more interesting, go film them James