{"id":150930,"date":"2022-12-07T16:50:58","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T16:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/the-way-of-water-garners-positive-early-reactions\/"},"modified":"2022-12-07T16:50:58","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T16:50:58","slug":"the-way-of-water-garners-positive-early-reactions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/the-way-of-water-garners-positive-early-reactions\/","title":{"rendered":"The Way Of Water garners positive early reactions"},"content":{"rendered":"
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James Cameron’s Avatar<\/em><\/span> <\/em>series has evolved over the years: from an unprecedented box office smash to semi-forgotten cultural artifact<\/span> to most anticipated follow-up of the year. Early reactions to Avatar: The Way Of Water<\/em><\/span> indicate the sequel definitely delivers, with one message becoming clear from early audience members: \u201cNever bet against James Cameron<\/a><\/span>\u201d<\/p>\n

One of the film’s biggest cheerleaders is pinocchio<\/em> filmmaker Guillermo Del Toro, who echoed one of modern cinema’s preeminent philosophers<\/span> when he tweeted<\/a><\/span>, \u201cI say it again: Avatar 2 – seeing it you realize how long it has been since you saw a MOVIE-MOVIE (like that, in caps).\u201d Previously, he had shared<\/a><\/span> that the film is \u201cA staggering achievement,\u201d adding that it’s \u201cchokefull [sic] of majestic Vistas and emotions at an epic, epic scale. A master at the peak of his powers\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

Cameron’s mastery is a frequent refrain for critics who have seen the movie. Entertainment Weekly<\/em>‘s Yolanda Machado<\/a><\/span> called the director \u201ca technology master\u201d whose \u201cdirection is at its most precise here.\u201d Drew Taylor<\/a><\/span> Ugh The Wrap<\/em> wrote of being \u201coverwhelmed\u201d by The Way Of Water<\/em>‘s \u201ctechnical mastery and unexpectedly intimate emotional scope.\u201d Vulture<\/em>‘s Wise Ebiri<\/a><\/span> said that it’s Cameron’s \u201csweetest, gentlest, most personal film. Possibly even his most emotional. It revisits all his greatest hits, but it’s always totally sincere.\u201d Ebiri added: \u201cHe is never leaving Pandora. He loves this family.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c[It\u2019s] an Avatar movie: slow start, big build, incredibly involving second act with a ton of world building and cool creatures that blisses you way out, then an hour of screamingly good crystal clear emotionally trenchant action to send you home full and happy,\u201d tweeted The Atlantic<\/em>‘s David Sims<\/a><\/span>. IndieWire<\/em>‘s David Ehrlich<\/a><\/span> called the movie \u201clight years better than the first & easily one of the best theatrical experiences in ages,\u201d saying he was not particularly eager for an Avatar<\/em> sequel but now \u201ccan’t *wait* to see Avatar 3<\/em><\/span>\u201d<\/p>\n

There is some criticism to be found between the fawning praise. Storywise, Machado wrote that the movie \u201cis just \u2026.Dances With Wolves<\/em><\/span> and Free Willy<\/em><\/span> for Gen Z!\u201d The lengthy runtime was noted by several audience members (It \u201cfeels drawn out at 3 hours & 10 minutes,\u201d producer and critic Scott Mantz<\/a><\/span> noted), while empire<\/em>‘s Amon Warmann<\/a><\/span> tweeted that \u201cmany of the storylines feel like they have to stop and start, and the high frame rate was hit & miss for me.\u201d Even in a largely positive reaction, Uproxx<\/em>‘s Mike Ryan<\/a><\/span> joked that the movie was \u201c[maybe] too overwhelming,\u201d because \u201cSometimes I’d miss plot points because I’m staring at a Pandora fish.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Fans can decide for themselves if the return to Pandora is worth the wait when the movie gets its wide release on December 16, 2022. But based on these impressions from the first wave of viewers, it seems that hitmaker James Cameron has indeed made another hit . <\/p>\n<\/div>\n