Set more than ten years after the release of the first movie “Avatar”, James Cameron is back with its sequel of another dazzling level i.e., “Avatar: The Way of Water” which starts by telling the story of the Sully family (Jake Sully, his feisty mate Neytiri, and their children), the problems that follow them, the extents they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive, and the tragic events they survive.
Starring Sam Worthington (Jake Sully), Zoe Saldana (Neytiri), Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Cliff Curtis, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Edie Falco, Jemaine Clement, Vin Diesel, Kate Winslet, and others, Avatar 2 a sequel of Avatar movie (released in 2009) is produced by James Cameron and Jon Landau, while directed by James Cameron.
Avatar: The Way Of Water has landed and created havoc at the Indian box office. On day one, the movie debuted with Rs. 45 crores. For those who don’t know, Avatar: The Way Of Water is running into Housefull shows even in Kashmir.
Box Office Collection For Avatar: The Way Of Water
The Way of Water is drawing large crowds to the theaters, and based on its first-day box office haul, it appears to have the potential to surpass Avatar as the most successful Hollywood production of all time. After the 2019 movie Avengers: Endgame, which took in Rs 53.11 crore on its first day in theaters, Avatar 2 had the second-highest opening weekend in the Indian market which appears to be around Rs.45 crore.
In the southern market, sci-fi drama is making the most money. Just from Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Karnataka, it has made more than Rs 23 crore. A total of Rs 18 crore (approx.) has been collected from the other regions. The movie is the first in the post-pandemic era to record such a massive opening day figure.
Avatar: The Way Of Water Movie Review
Early reviews of James Cameron’s long-awaited sequel, Avatar: The Way of Water, indicate that it may surpass the success of the 2009 original. Avatar 2 appears to have delivered and built on the visual legacy created in the first film despite spending 13 years in a state of relative limbo. Despite all of The Way of Water’s praise, there are some common complaints about a franchise that, despite its influence, may not be as well-liked as other science fiction epics.
Avatar: The Way of Water’s early reviews often demonstrate that director James Cameron has maintained his emphasis on the film’s visual effects over anything else. The result is genuinely novel and appears to have stretched the bounds of filmmaking. Standing out from the crowd is a difficult task in modern film because jaw-dropping effects are so common.
But many viewers claim that the movie accomplishes that. There is no denying that Avatar: The Way of Water is one of the most visually stunning films ever, even though some of its weaker aspects—storytelling being one of them—do not get a pass. The early reviews of Avatar 2 reveal the mixed response from different corners and flooded social media platforms with truly appreciating the movie for its stunning graphics & visuals somewhat losing storyline along with its overstretched runtime of 3hrs and 12 minutes (192 minutes).
“Undoubtedly, Avatar: The Way of Water is a boundless visual spectacular show. The protagonists could develop a little bit more, but overall, it’s a better, more nuanced story with strong emotion than the first. It is undoubtedly lengthy and features some of the best 3D visuals and techniques.”
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Budget For Avatar: The Way of Water
The entire budget for Avatar: The Way of Water is around $ 350 million, or Rs. 2897 crores in Indian currency.
Avatar: The Way of Water has made 200 crores in sales in India through a variety of distributors, and instead of the customary share asking, South India saw share asking as high as 61 to 71% for the first two weeks.
Will There Be A Third Avatar Movie?
After being filmed in New Zealand concurrently with Avatar: The Way Of Water, the third movie in the series was also finished by December 2020, and is scheduled to be released in 2024. But some post-production work still needed to be wrapped up, as per James Cameron. After Avatar 3, there will be two more sequels, with premiere dates of December 18, 2026, and December 22, 2028, respectively.
Movie Rating Of Avatar The Way Of Water
It’s impossible to discuss “Avatar: The Way of Water” without coming off as overly dramatic. James Cameron’s follow-up, however, is a truly breathtaking cinematic experience that will leave you floating on a high from a successful film. The Motion Picture Association has given 20th Century Studios’ “Avatar: The Way of Water,” which opens in theaters globally and India on 16th December (Friday), a PG-13 rating for “partial nudity, intense action, sequences of strong violence, and some strong language” while IMDb rated it as 8.2 and Rotten Tomatoes has given certified fresh status rating it 78%.
In an unprecedented move, considering the tons of buzz generated and euphoria created around the movie, Disney asked multiplexes in Mumbai and neighboring cities to play Avatar: The Way Of Water at midnight and even early morning that too from the day of release. However, midnight screenings are not uncommon nowadays in India.
James Cameron’s POV About The Future Of Avatar Movie Sequel
After Avatar (2009), Cameron has a four-movie plan that will culminate with Avatar 5 in December 2028, but he has acknowledged that the third movie might end up being the final one if the sequel doesn’t perform as well at the box office.
Let’s not get puzzled by the futuristic thoughts and enjoy the dive in the clear and charismatic water surrounded by Tulkun (Whale like creatures) and “NaVi” people and embedded with luminous graphics. It appears like no filmmaker can come even close to Cameron when it comes to making technologically groundbreaking cinema, for the time being.
Enjoy the movie in 3D and forget not to share your experience here in the comment box.
