From the second official Avatar The Way of Water trailer, there are some significant revelations and unanswered questions.
Avatar was one of the most talked-about movies in modern cinema in 2009. The plot revolved around the paraplegic Jake Sulley, who replaces his murdered twin on a corporate mission to Pandora, a planet from which humans want to extract natural resources after the Earth has long since turned into a lifeless wasteland.
It was a highly successful box office hit at the time and a cutting-edge piece of art. Due to the movie’s success, rumors about potential sequels circulated. The Avatar franchise is ready to have a significant cinematic resurrection with four sequels slated to debut over the next three years, beginning with Avatar: The Way Of Water. And now, 13 years later, here we are.
The movie premieres on December 16.
The first installment of Avatar’s brand-new period, which is soon to be released, is of course big news among movie fans, and now a new teaser trailer has just been released to offer us a taste of what’s in store. What may we thus anticipate?
Cinematic Visuals With Underwhelming Storytelling
With indications of the struggles Jake Sully, Neytiri, and their family encounter, this trailer offers us a new perspective on the stunningly stunning world that filmmaker James Cameron created for his follow-up.
Cameron used new cameras created for the purpose to film numerous underwater sequences. The trailer begins with a group of the Metkayina, the aquatic inhabitants of Pandora, diving underwater, showcasing the underwater setting’s real splendor.
The official video demonstrates that the film will live up to its subtitle in more ways than one, from the stunningly original designs of the underwater species to the sheer number of aquatic critters and the amount of care and attention clearly put into building the depths of Pandora.
Nobody could find a flaw in the CGI or the new underwater technology of Avatar: The Way of Water at any time in the teaser, which is a tribute to the VFX team and evidence that the movie will be a visual masterpiece unlike any other.
We are aware that the original Avatar film from 2009 was set in the year 2154 and that the sequel will take place on Pandora ten years after the events of the first movie. Jake Sully and Ney’tiri have created a family despite all odds. However, because the Earth is still lifeless and desolate, people go back to Pandora in pursuit of natural resources. One storyline aspect that we know is true refers to the reconstruction of Hell’s Gate from the first movie.
We can be sure that Avatar: The Way Of Water will feature another war between humanity and Pandora’s indigenous Na’vi people because multiple shots in the film show the destruction of Pandora by humans once more. I just hope it’s something new and not just a rehash of what came before.
On Pandora, there are hints of a larger Na’vi civilization as well as a threat that appears to be older, so it will be interesting to see where it goes. Conflicts between several Na’vi tribes throughout the human-Na’vi war might make for some excellent world-building and gripping drama!
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11 Biggest Reveals in Avatar The Way of Water trailer
New RDA Exoskeleton Armor
The Resources Development Administration (RDA) armor, which is drastically different from that in the previous film, is one feature that is highlighted in the official trailer for Avatar: The Way of Water in terms of its villainous character. Many of the RDA’s ground forces in the original Avatar were piloting enormous, hulking exoskeletons that gave them the ability to fight Pandora’s local populace and fauna.
However, it is revealed in the trailer for Avatar: The Way of Water that the RDA has new exoskeletons that are far less voluminous in design than those in the first film. The armor in the follow-up appears to be considerably more robotic in design, somewhat like the Na’vi that the RDA is currently working with, with sleeker appendages that give the impression that the pilot is exposed to the elements rather than encased like the suits in Avatar.
Flashbacks to Neytiri’s pregnancy
Neytiri’s initial appearance in the newest Avatar: The Way of Water teaser shows her to be pregnant, suggesting that it is a flashback to the interval between the first and second movies. This sequence may have occurred within a few months after the conclusion of the first movie because it is well-known that Neytiri was pregnant at the very end of Avatar.
This scenario might take place at any time between the 14-year period between Avatar and the sequel because Jake and Neytiri in the Avatar sequel have a human son, three biological Na’vi children, and one adopted child. It is at least obvious that Avatar: The Way of Water will have flashbacks to this time, including one if not all of Neytiri’s pregnancies, regardless of when the sequence takes place.
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Hints Of Sigourney Weaver’s New Character
Sigourney Weaver will return to the franchise despite her character having died in the first film, James Cameron and Weaver both stated during the filming of Avatar: The Way of Water. Since then, it has come to light that Weaver will portray Kiri, Jake, and Neytiri’s adopted child.
More of Sigourney Weaver’s Kiri is featured in the second trailer for the Avatar sequel, including her relationship with her adoptive father and her general significance to the storyline. In the trailer, Kiri says she knows her father thinks she’s crazy and that she can feel “her” while sitting with Jake above a colorful pool.
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Who Could Kiri Be Talking About?
Thus, it is unclear to whom Kiri might be referring in the Avatar: The Way of Water video. One of the several scenarios for whose existence Kiri senses makes more sense than the others. Grace Augustine, played by Sigourney Weaver in Avatar, is the decision that makes the least sense.
In the first film, Jake and Neytiri attempted to permanently transfer Grace’s consciousness to her avatar body as she was dying, but the ritual failed and Grace passed away. Reintroducing Weaver as Kiri could indicate that Grace’s heartbeat is what Kiri is hearing.
The sequel might possibly reveal some sort of spiritual link between Grace and Kiri, with the former being whom the latter feels, further explaining Weaver’s return. Of course, James Cameron might also be cashing on Weaver’s skills and the pair’s bond.
On the other hand, the teaser shows that the person Kiri is referring to is Eywa. The Na’vi and Pandoran deity Eywa was prominently featured in the first film. Several images of the Avatar’s Eywa seeds are revealed shortly after Kiri’s speech about sensing “her” heartbeat, and Kiri also appears to be in contact with an underwater version of the Tree of Souls.
All of this could be a hint at Jake’s relationship with Eywa and Kiri’s relationship with the goddess of Pandora in Avatar: The Way of Water, suggesting that the first sequel to Avatar was worth the wait for more than just its visual effects.
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The Omaticaya’s residence burns
The second movie trailer for Avatar: The Way of Water contains one of the most significant plot hints to date. The sequel depicts the Omaticaya’s home on fire once more, seemingly paralleling the event that sparked the war in the first Avatar. In one scene from the trailer, Jake is oblivious to a vast area of Pandora’s woodland setting that is on fire.
The attack on Home Tree from Avatar’s imagery is strikingly similar, and it is likely to have the same effect in this film, driving Jake and the Omaticaya to battle the RDA and enlist the aid of the Metkayina.
A Better Look At Stephen Lang
Even though Quaritch died at the end of the first film, it was announced early on in the development of Avatar 2 that Stephen Lang would reprise his role as the villain of a Na’vi in the Avatar sequels. Quaritch’s appearance in Avatar: The Way of Water was initially seen in the teaser that accompanied Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, but the official trailer provides a far closer look at Lang’s new avatar.
Quaritch’s resurrection as a Recombinant, a Na’vi avatar with a soldier’s memories imprinted on it, was verified. Quaritch is seen in the trailer as this novel form of Avatar, giving fans his most menacing appearance to date.
What Does It Mean When Quaritch Crushes The Skull?
When Quaritch is seen smashing a skull with his bare hands in the teaser, it might imply a number of different things for the plot of Avatar: The Way of Water. Given the Na’vi’s larger size, it appears to be around the size of a human skull.
If this is the case, it may be a suggestion that Quaritch, a Recombinant in the Avatar sequel, is not the monolithic villain from the original movie and harbors animosity toward humans for putting him to his death in a hostile world.
Although it appears more human, the skull might really belong to a Na’vi, hinting at Quaritch’s ongoing conflict with the inhabitants of Pandora and the possibility that his Na’vi might be larger than theirs. Jake’s human body, which was left unconscious after being transferred to his avatar, might also be represented by the skull.
This would make sense because Quaritch probably harbors resentment toward Jake, and it suggests that their ongoing feud will be depicted in the franchise.
The Metkayina Are Skeptical of a Coalition With the Omaticaya
The leader of the Metkayina makes yet another significant revelation regarding the main plot of the movie. The chief is seen telling Jake, whose Na’vi from Avatar may now be chief of the Omaticaya, that he cannot permit Jake to involve the Metkayina people in this battle at one point in the Avatar: The Way of Water trailer.
Like in the first movie, it’s likely that after the RDA retaliates against the Omaticaya, Jake and Neytiri visit the other tribes of Pandora to ask for assistance. One of them is the Metkayina, and it makes logical that the head of that tribe wouldn’t want to drag his people into a conflict in which they haven’t yet taken part.
New Na’Vi Romance Calls Back To Jake & Neytiri
The Avatar: The Way of Water video appears to allude to a fresh relationship between the Na’vi in the follow-up that references Jake and Neytiri’s from the original film. The eldest kid of Jake and Neytiri, likely Neteyam, is heard saying in the new teaser that the only thing the Metkayina see is an outsider. Reya, the chief’s daughter of the Metkayina, responds by saying, “I see you.”
This term is significant in Na’vi relationships, as it makes reference to Jake and Neytiri’s connection in the first Avatar. The Avatar: The Way of Water video also suggests that this relationship might be what unites the two tribes to fight the RDA’s return.
The Title Is Better Explained
The first Avatar sequel’s teaser provides additional insight into the significance of the subtitle James Cameron chose: The Way of Water, aside from the improved focus on the aquatic life of Pandora discussed in the first point. The route of water connects all things from before birth to after death, according to a speech near the end of the trailer.
Images of a young Na’vi adjacent to a large sea creature and a dead body floating in the water are shown in addition to this. This gives the impression that the subtitle will be investigated much more thoroughly than only by displaying aquatic life on Pandora. Instead, it suggests that the title alludes to the underlying concepts of the whole movie and will be fundamental to the new Metkayina characters.
Naval Warfare Has Been Adapted By The RDA
The new Avatar: The Way of Water trailer’s concluding scene shows another significant battle between the Na’vi and the RDA, with indications that the latter has turned to naval warfare in response to the arrival of the Metkayina. A large ship is similar to the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarriers from Marvel’s The Avengers that float on the ocean are shown in one scene, along with vehicles and weapons prepared for the underwater conflict the movie is teasing.
A few seconds later, when a mechanical armor suit like a crab is seen assaulting the Na’vi underwater, these naval weapons are shown. These weapons most likely operate similarly to the exoskeletons from the previous movie, with a few adjustments made for underwater fighting. This is before more enormous RDA boats are depicted in the teaser as the battlefield for Avatar: The Way of Water’s main clash.
F.A.Q.s
Why are there islands that float in Avatar?
It’s all connected to superconductors. In the presence of a magnetic field, superconductors have the ability to float. Pandora, the alien world from “Avatar,” is actually just a large superconductor.
Can a 7-year-old watch Avatar?
I would not advocate this movie for younger children due to the continual use of strong language and some mild violence during the action scenes; rather, I think youngsters aged 10 and up would be a better target audience.
In Avatar, what do jellyfish represent?
A strange life form that resembles a jellyfish in some ways is the Panopyra. It bears no resemblance to any of the taxonomic plant groups that can be found on Earth and seem to represent a novel path in the evolution of the nervous system.
Conclusion
Although the initial trailer was gorgeous, it didn’t reveal anything about the movie’s overarching plot. The plot of this particular movie and the future of the franchise are both hinted at in this second Avatar The Way of Water trailer. The second trailer for James Cameron’s planned sequel to Avatar offers a lot of revelations and raises a lot of questions, from hints about Jake and Neytiri’s family to the amazing CGI on show alongside the malevolent elements of the movie and Avatar: The Way of Water’s overarching tale.
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