Hidden Details You Missed In Avatar: The Way Of Water

Hidden Details You Missed In Avatar: The Way Of Water

Key Release This article contains spoilers for Avatar: The Way of Water. Avatar: The Way of Water is a beautifully immersive film, with deep imagery and a tremendous amount of world-building. In 2009, James Cameron made cinematic history with Avatar - a lavish production that revolutionized 3D technology and became the highest-grossing film of all time. Over a decade later, Avatar 2: The Way of Water returns to the planet Pandora, but this time Cameron moves to the rainforests of the sea - the coral reefs. Avatar: The Way of Water's opening scenes show how the world of Pandora has...

Key Release This article contains spoilers for Avatar: The Way of Water. Avatar: The Way of Water is a beautifully immersive film, with deep imagery and a tremendous amount of world-building. In 2009, James Cameron made cinematic history with Avatar - a lavish production that revolutionized 3D technology and became the highest-grossing film of all time. Over a decade later, Avatar 2: The Way of Water returns to the planet Pandora, but this time Cameron moves to the rainforests of the sea - the coral reefs. Avatar: The Way of Water's opening scenes show how the world of Pandora has changed, initially focusing on Jake and Neytiri's family - before moving on to the return of the Sky People. This time they're not just mining for unobtanium; their goal is to terraform the world, claiming it as their own. The unexpected resurrection of Colonel Quaritch in Na'vi form soon adds a personal dimension to the rekindled conflict, and Jake flees to the Metkayina tribe for safe harbor. Naturally, it doesn't take long for things to go badly wrong, with the war against the Sky People finding its way to the sea as well. Kiri's Messianic Imagery Makes Avatar 2's Release Date So Very Appropriate Avatar: The Way of Water is a film about one generation bringing hope and redemption to the last. Jake, Neytiri, and Colonel Quaritch are locked in a cycle of violence, and it is up to the next generation to save them. The most intriguing of these new characters is Grace's daughter Kiri. It is strongly implied that this is a miraculous conception, and that she is in fact Eywa's child with clues to Kiri's true nature throughout Avatar 2 . This plays upon Christian Messianic imagery, presenting Kiri as a potential savior. It is likely Cameron's sequels will develop this idea, using the theme of a Messiah with a "ministry of reconciliation." Avatar: The Way Of Water Reveals Banshees Are Bioluminescent The opening scenes of Avatar: The Way of Water return to the familiar rainforests of Pandora, and there are shots of creatures from the first film. Jake and Neytiri reflect on their life together, and head off on a "date night" on banshees. This is the first time banshees have been shown flying at night, and attentive viewers will notice they share Pandora's typical bioluminescence. Jake and Neytiri are probably used to this, but viewers may wonder why a predator wants to stand out in this way. There's probably a good reason, though; all life in Pandora seems to be bioluminescent, and a predator would therefore be noticed as an absence of light if it did not share that property. The Sky People Settlement In Avatar: The Way Of Water Is Called "Bridgehead City" Avatar: The Way of Water portrays the humans as a force of destruction; their return is evocative of Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now. This time, they've come to stay, demonstrated by the fact they establish not a base but a city. A title card reveals the Sky People's home is called "Bridgehead City," an important term because - in military strategy - a bridgehead is a strong position secured inside enemy territory from which to advance or attack. The Humans Refer To Pandora's "Immune Response" The Sky People have a better understanding of Pandora and the Na'vi, with their defeat in Avatar clearly seen as proof Grace's hypothesis of a living planet was correct. They have chosen to return and wage war against an entire world, and there are several lines of dialogue suggesting Pandoran life continues to attack the Sky People; at one point this predation is referred to as an "immune response." This explains why the Sky People burned away a vast area of land before establishing Bridgehead City. They don't want the jungles of Pandora to be pressing against their city's walls. The Humans Consider The Na'vi An "Insurgency" In Avatar: The Way Of Water The Sky P...