Avatar: Fire and Ash
Ugh. On the one hand, Avatar: Fire and Ash is a better movie than the second Avatar. On the other hand, it’s a complete rehash of the second. The same characters, the same conflict. Like what?! What are you doing to us, James Cameron? The only human protagonist in the last two movies is Spider, whose acting is often just one-note and wrong, and James Cameron has decided to make him the focal point of the entire conflict. I left this movie torn, as I love the Avatar universe, the visuals are still insanely impressive, and this movie had better dialogue and script than the prior, but it’s so repetitive and long that you also want to pull your hair out.
-Z
Z and I put this off as long as possible, but it became clear we needed to venture to the theater 2 months after its release to see it in time for the Oscars. And it was just as disappointing as I figured it would be. This feels more like a cash-grab follow-up than what we are meant to believe is a carefully planned part of a 5-movie series. The plot is far too similar to Avatar 2, it could have easily been an hour shorter, and there were some pretty cringey writing moments. The visuals are still great though, and watching in 3D did save the score a bit. I just have a hard time imagining this series will turn things around in the next two movies.
-E
