Guide Before Watching Avatar: The Way of Water!
It took more than a decade for director James Cameron to finally make a movie happen Avatars: The Way of Water. With this long time lag, it makes sense that there are still people who are not very familiar with this sci-fi film franchise that takes place on Planet Pandora. Old fans are no exception, maybe the memory of the first film is a little vague. That’s why this time we will discuss some important elements of the film Avatars the first thing we need to know before watching Avatars 2.
Should You Watch Avatar Before The Way of Water?
The answer is no, because there are several reasons why movies Avatars 2 it will feel like a soft reboot. The first is a long time lag that makes every story presented in the sequel Avatars it will feel new. Where the main characters Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) and Neytiri (Zoe Saldana) have opened a new chapter to live with the coastal Na’vi tribe Metkayina. Their enemy is still the RDA, the human race that colonized Pandora, but they are basically a new group with a new base in Bridgehead and a new goal bigger than before.
The second reason, why we can skip the film Avatars first is because in the sequel there will be more new characters than old characters. Jake and Neytiri did return as the main characters in the film Avatars 2, but this time the scope of the story is wider, where they already have a small family. Which consists of 3 biological children (Neteyam, Lo’ak, Tuktirey) and 2 adopted children (Kiri, Spider). Apart from Jake’s family, the film will also feature the chief of the Metkayina tribe named Tonowari (Cliff Curtis), his wife Ronal (Kate Winslett), and their 2 children (Tsireya, Aonung).
Highlights of the First Avatar Movie
Although we can skip the first film, but there are some important things and moments in Avatars which can improve the experience of watching the sequel to the maximum. Here are various interesting things from the first film that can be used as a guide before watching the film Avatars 2 at the cinema:
- The premise of the Avatar Movie: Taking place in the 22nd century in 2154 to be exact, film Avatars The first starts with the premise that Earth’s natural resources have been exhausted, while the world’s population is very dense. This forced humans to look for new resources to save them from extinction. Until finally they found the answer from the rare mineral Unobtanium on the planet Pandora, which is located outside the Milky Way galaxy. This mineral is predicted to be used as renewable energy for most of human needs.
- Human Sending RDA: To achieve its goals, the human race then sent their representatives to Pandora, namely the Resources Development Administration (RDA), a non-governmental organization that finally mined Unobtanium on Pandora through their headquarters called Hell’s Gate. However, in the process they have to deal with the Na’vi, primitive blue-skinned aliens who are native to the planet Pandora.
- Na’vi Against Invaders: From the perspective of the Na’vi, where the most affected in the first film is the forest tribe Omaticaya, they inevitably have to fight human invaders who come with troops and advanced equipment. Because for them the mineral Unobtanium and the Pandora realm as a whole is a sacred part of Eywa aka All-Mother, the divine entity that guides the life of the Na’vi nation.
- RDA defeat: Long story short after a handful of people allied themselves with the Na’vi, including Jake who eventually became a Na’vi through the Avatar program and the help of the Omaticaya tribe, the RDA was finally defeated. Despite the enormous sacrifice, the RDA agreed to leave Hell’s Gate. Meanwhile, Jake and some ‘good’ humans decided to stay on Pandora.
Key Characters Returning in the Sequels
After more than a decade, a number of veteran characters from the first film are making a comeback Avatars 2. Four of them will play a very important role in the sequel:
- Jake Sully: The main character in the first Avatar film begins his story on Pandora as a soldier who replaces his late brother. Even though he couldn’t walk, his DNA allowed him to participate in the Avatar program. Where his consciousness can be transferred to the Na’vi body. In ending In the first film, it is told that after getting the help of the Omaticaya tribe, he is now permanent with his Na’vi body.
- Neytiri: A woman and warrior from the Omaticaya tribe who eventually falls in love with Jake. Together with his girlfriend and also the Omaticaya fighters, he managed to defeat the RDA. After more than a decade has passed, in the movies Avatars 2 later she will be told that she is married to Jake and lives with her small family in the coastal Metkayina tribe.
- Grace Augustine (Sigourney Weaver): In the first film, Grace is depicted as a human scientist as well as the initiator of the Avatar program, which greatly appreciates life on Pandora. In the end he supported the Na’vi along with Jake and a few others. When he was badly injured in a battle with the RDA, the Omaticaya attempted to permanently transfer his consciousness to a Na’vi body. Unfortunately, Grace died first and made the process fail. Interestingly actress Sigourney Weaver will be back involved in the film Avatars 2 later, but this time he will appear as a new character as well as Jake’s adopted son Kiri.
- Miles Quaritch (Stephen Lang): Colonel Security Operation RDA is the main antagonist in the film Avatars the first who was notorious and really hated the Na’vi. Approaching ending his first film, the death of Quaritch by Jake and Neytiri has indirectly become a sign of the RDA’s greatest defeat. He is confirmed to be back in the film Avatars 2 as Recombinant, the RDA’s new program that permanently inserts the DNA and old memories of dead soldiers into Na’vi bodies. With his new stronger and more agile body, it’s quite clear that Quaritch will be a serious threat in the sequel.
What Will Happen in The Way of Water?
With all of the above important moments and characters, it seems Avatars 2 will be much more lively and more exciting than the first film. Especially now that humans have established a new base that is much bigger and more dangerous for the Na’vi nation, namely Bridgehead. On the other hand, Jake and the Metkayina tribe must fend off the human invaders because now their activities have disturbed Eywa’s peace in the ocean. It is impossible to avoid the battle between the Na’vi and humans anymore, where this time the scale will be much bigger because humans are much better prepared and more threatening than before.
Those are the discussions about various things and moments from the first film that we can use as a guide when watching the film Avatars 2. At first glance, the premise and plot of this sequel may feel similar to the first film, but the fact is that there are many new things that will make it very different. Moreover, for now it is still unknown who will win the big battle in Avatars 2 later. Find out for yourself the answers and the excitement in the film Avatars: The Way of Water which can now be watched in all your favorite cinemas. So, don’t miss it, Geeks.
