![]() But the bad guys are coming with their guns and their bombs and their bombs and their guns.Īnd the Navi-a crude analog for the indigenous people of our own world-remain the Noble Savage trope they were in the last film, only less interesting now. Now we have underwater scenery instead of jungles. Now we have water Navi with bigger tails who can swim underwater for a really long time. ![]() Last time it was the hilariously named Unobtanium. This time it’s a golden whale goo that halts human aging. The mustache-twirling villains are after the precious resources of Pandora. I can’t wait for video games to have graphics as crisp and high-definition!īut the story is a mess. ![]() There were some funny and heartwarming scenes. Some of the fights-while too long-were exciting and action-packed and had cool special effects. The ‘wow’ factor is gone and all I see is an expensive cartoon. It’s arrogant and self-indulgent and I think the novelty that made that okay in the first film has worn off for audiences, or at least it has for me. And he’s being indulged by the studio with this massive SFX budget, the 3D, the IMAX format, the runtime. There’s an arrogance on display that I just find very off-putting. James Cameron is being indulgent here to excess.
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