More spectacular, more moving, more generous… The most anticipated film of the year, Avatar: The Channel does not disappoint After thirteen years of waiting, James Cameron finally presents this Wednesday the second part of his science fiction epic. and prove that it is always the visionary filmmaker whose films, from terminatormarked the history of cinema.
The one that has produced the two biggest hits of the 7th Art in quick succession once again moves away from what was possible to show on the screen. He devoted a decade of his life to making the path of water, which was shot in 3D and HFR, at forty-eight frames per second, versus the usual twenty-four seconds. For the needs of the film, this tech-savvy director also invented new cameras for filming underwater.
the plot of the path of water takes place ten years after the first film. When Colonel Miles Quaritch returns to Pandora, Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), his wife Neytiri (Zoe Saldana), and his four children are forced to leave their habitat in the woods. They go to the reefs, where they believe they will find asylum. But the clan that lives there, the Metkayina, with customs different from theirs, receives them with suspicion.
visually stunning
Visually, the path of water impresses with the level of delicacy of its computer-generated images, unmatched in the history of cinema. Director of terminator 2 Y True Lies offers fun action scenes, magnified by the HFR. The underwater sequences are also particularly immersive and are among the most unforgettable in the film. “It’s going to be Bora Bora on steroids,” producer Jon Landau promised.
Thus, James Cameron tends to privilege the exploration of Pandora in his narrative framework, which amazes with the beauty of its landscapes and the richness of its fauna and flora. As a naturalist, Cameron even goes so far as to film the ways and customs of the Metkayina for nearly an hour. Sequences where the action becomes contemplative.
as for Avatar Y Titanic 3D, ce sont les sequences intimes, lorsque la cámara de James Cameron s’approche des visages de ses personages, ou lorsqu’une des filles de Jake Sully observa l’air rêveuse les reflets du soleil dans l’eau, qui sont les most marquantes raised. Mocked by the film’s detractors for a decade, the character designs have been tweaked. His features have become more refined and also appear more detailed (Jake has crow’s feet!).
Beyond the visual aspect, irreproachable, the path of water it is not free of defects. The film suffers from its status as a second part, as is often the case in franchises, and very often sounds like a transitional episode before a third chapter announced (for 2024) as dramatic and explosive, where James Cameron will let his overflowing imagination explode. .
improved scenario
The scene of the first Avatar it had been criticized for its simplicity and silly dialogue. Those who were bothered by this aspect in 2009 will also be facing the sequel. the path of water Plus, it often looks like a new version ofAvatar, with an identical close-up and similar stakes. Dialogue has rarely been Cameron’s forte, and the ones attributed here to Jake Sully’s sons are very naive. And the male/female relationships portrayed in the film sometimes border on conservatism.
James Cameron, for his part, multiplies his efforts to turn the characters of Jake Sully and Miles Quaritch into icons. Quite cartoonish in the first part, they finally take on the thickness. Especially Quaritch, through which Cameron delivers a reflection on transhumanism: killed in the first film, the colonel comes back to life in the body of a Na’vi, with thoughts of his former body. Following in Jake’s footsteps, he will meet his son, a teenager fascinated by the Na’vi.
the path of water explores parenthood, a theme dear to James Cameron. The film thus stages the confrontation between Jake, who tries to protect his four children, and Quaritch, who maintains a love-hate relationship with his son. This dynamic guides the film, and offers it beautiful moments, which will find their culmination in the third part. The only drawback – Neytiri, in the center of the first film, here completely fades into the background.
Like in aliens Y terminator 2, children are at the center of the story. 68 years old when the path of water destination, the Canadian director also offers a quite contemporary reflection on what parents can learn from children: a new generation more committed to the future of the planet. Many scenes in the film are also intended to raise awareness about whaling and respect for the environment.
the path of water It does not suffer from its extreme duration – 3h12 – ideal in fact to better appreciate this immersion in the oceans of Pandora. The action stretches a bit at the end, when Cameron, true to himself, delivers three successive climaxes. Small flaws in the face of the astonishment that this type of entertainment arouses, for which movie theaters were created. Especially since Cameron seems to reserve an even more amazing show for the next few installments.
Source: BFM TV
