If you put aside Cameron 's other works, just watch "Avatar", the audience will find that his imagination, worldview and the use of the film industry are simply amazing.
What is even more undeniable is that "Avatar" has brought about a qualitative change in the film industry.
However, after watching "Avatar 2", I felt mixed feelings. Perhaps the greater the expectations, the greater the disappointment, and some flaws made me feel uncomfortable.
First of all, the film's obsession with special effects makes the plot as thin as paper, and the story logic is so far-fetched that it is unbearable.
Jack Sally is still the male lead in this film. After the first part ended, he and Nami tribe of Natiri defeated the Earthlings headed by Miles.
Since then, the two have become husband and wife and have several children. In the second part of
, the Jack family ushered in revenge from Miles.
Jack was afraid that Miles would kill in the forest. In order to protect his family, he stepped down as the leader of the Nami tribe. After taking his family out of the forest, he hid among the islands and reefs deep in the ocean.
Take this plot alone as an example, Jack's starting point is very problematic.
If he is afraid that his tribe members will be slaughtered, aren’t he afraid that other tribe members will be killed?
From this we can see that the "Water Way" to be described in this movie is to intentionally shift the battlefield from the forest to the ocean, and this change seems too deliberate.
In addition, the water creature with a very high appearance frequency in "Avatar: Way of Water" is called "Tu Kun". People's evaluation of it in the film is a species with high IQ and rich emotions.
But when the "female" Tu Kun was hunted, the group it was in did not produce a series of chemical reactions due to her death, but disappeared quickly.
, such a high IQ and emotional setting, seems to be self-defeating, and the branch line of Tu Kun also seems to be imperfect.
Secondly, is a stereotyped character setting for and a story routine.
Jack Sally went from being a warrior to an emotionally bound father.
Their family has an obedient eldest son, a perfect eldest daughter, a young son who loves to cause trouble and a naive young daughter.
In addition to reflecting the most common character settings from these children, many of the most common plots of American movies have also happened to children.
For example, the adventurous youngest son Locke almost lost his brother because he violated the order to find excitement. Qili was bullied by the children of the island clan and helped her vent her anger.
American adventure and bullying that have been praised in the past seem dull in the film.
In addition, his children perfectly replicated the content of the first part, making the story content routine.
In the first part, Jack learns how to be a beauty as a human, while his children learn how to go from a beauty in the forest to a beauty in the ocean.
In fact, the planet Pandora that viewers want to see is not only an unknown species, but also the planet is completely different from the earth and the newer settings.
's disadvantages are eye-catching, and their advantages are also eye-catching.
Of course, it is undeniable that "Avatar: Way of Water" once again raised the threshold for visual effects experience, and this movie can completely become a work of art.
In Cameron's eyes, aliens are no longer deformed by strange rocks, nor are they devil planets that only produce "alien shapes". This planet may also be an extremely romantic place.
is like the vibrant forest and clear ocean in the video.
There are reptiles in the forest, flying birds and beasts on the mountains, and various aquatic creatures in the ocean.
To be honest, after watching the full film of "Avatar 2" for the first time, a few words will quickly appear in my mind to describe it, such as never seen before, magical, unique, amazing, etc.
But if the movies are all shot like this, it might be more direct to go and watch geography or nature programs.
Finally, let’s talk about the metaphor in the film.
Anti-war theme has always been the ever-lasting content in the movie, and "Avatar: The Way of Water" is no exception.
Among them, when Miles and his group and a large number of mechanical troops came to Pandora again, they had burned most of the forests of Namei with just one landing, and the sky was filled with ashes and dark smoke.
Looking at the upcoming war, even the brave and warlike Namei couldn't help but burst into tears when she saw this scene.
Of course, there are often "anti-hunting" scenes in American movies. In the video of
, through Locke's connection with the injured Tu Kun, he found that such a powerful marine group as Tu Kun would be ruthlessly hunted by humans for the elixir of immortality.
Conclusion
In short, the movie "Avatar: Way of Water" does not have as high "popcorn" as a super-English movie. The film has a very broad worldview and rich life philosophy. Although
has many shortcomings, the highlights cannot be ignored.
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