Avatar 2: the first reactions praise The Way of the Water

Critics are in shock: “I’ve never seen anything like it technically, in special effects. It’s mind-blowing.”

We already know: Avatar 2 will be the very big success of this end of the year at the cinema. After 13 years, james cameron its sequel is finally coming out in theaters and the wait is huge. Obviously, the result is up to the excitement, judging by the first extremely positive reactions posted on the networks. Critics around the world have already seen the film and many have been blown away by the vivid imagination and immaculate visual effects of The Way of the Water…

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“I am happy to say that Avatar 2 is phenomenal”, writes for example the critic of Fandango. “Bigger, better, and more moving than the first Avatar, this sequel is visually stunning, visceral, and incredibly captivating. The story, the spectacle, the spirituality, the beauty…It’s cinema at its best. do the best.”

The host of the hugely popular “Happy Sad Confused” podcast, Josh Horowitz, also applauds james cameronwho “once again show the other filmmakers how it should be done! I have already said it a thousand times: never doubt him. Avatar: The Waterway is the only right way to make epic blockbusters.”

The Collider reviewer assures that he had “trust“in the fact that james cameron know how to raise the bar with special effects. “But there, his visuals are just stunning. We discover one breathtaking image after another…”

For the specialized site Uproxx, the film is quite simply revolutionary from an aesthetic point of view: “I don’t want to be hyperbole, says the critic. But I’ve never seen anything like that on a technical level, special effects. It’s incredible. Sometimes even almost too much. We find ourselves glued to a Pandora fish and we miss a piece of history…“

All is not absolutely perfect, however. If the English reviewer of Digital Spy confirms that it is indeed a “breathtaking visual masterpiece”, he also believes thatAvatar 2 “suffers from a thin story and too many characters to handle. But james cameron manages to pull it all together in the end for an extraordinary final act full of emotion and heart-pounding action.”

The reporter from The Wrap, he has definitely already seen The Way of the Water twice and he says to himself “overwhelmed by its technical mastery and surprisingly intimate emotional reach. Yes, the world is expanded and the sequels teased…but the characters are actually the most important. It’s james cameron is in top form, especially in the final act. It’s good to see him again!”

Everyone else will have to wait until next week. Avatar 2: The Waterwaywill be released on December 14 at the cinema in France.