'Avatar 2' success proves cinema in post-pandemic 'resurgence': Cameron

It also 'proves' that people will watch any old dross. Avatar II is little more than a formulaic, woke nonsense.

My children reported that it was 3 hours of non-sense playing with water. Will wait 5 years until it is free in YouTube or Netflix.

It won’t get my patronage

Wait nearly everything else was a bomb before and one success means all that?

Is it perhaps the fact it is the only close to original and good thing not 10000000% woke junk being pushed on people.

Just a few months ago we were all racist, sexist and homophobic for not going to the movies.

Hmmmm... I rather the way of NO thanks !!..

Some complaints about it being woke. I’m sure the people who post this have seen it. I’ll trust their impartial and unprejudiced opinions.

More evidence that the ‘go woke, go broke’ iron law isn’t all its cracked up to be. It’s leaking all over the place.

Interesting.

Meanwhile, everyone is watching streaming.

Jimizo

Today 11:52 am JST

Some complaints about it being woke. I’m sure the people who post this have seen it. I’ll trust their impartial and unprejudiced opinions.

> More evidence that the ‘go woke, go broke’ iron law isn’t all its cracked up to be. It’s leaking all over the place.

> Interesting

Actually very few days it is woke.

But quite a few say it is racist/cultural appropriation because mostly "white" actors are playing people of colour (yes blue people)

https://www.newsweek.com/avatar-faces-calls-boycott-over-accusations-racism-1768217?amp=1

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2022/12/20/indigenous-avatar-2-navi/

So apparently far from woke or historical false junk we have seen released lately.

Actually very few days it is woke.

But quite a few say it is racist/cultural appropriation because mostly "white" actors are playing people of colour (yes blue people)

https://www.newsweek.com/avatar-faces-calls-boycott-over-accusations-racism-1768217?amp=1

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2022/12/20/indigenous-avatar-2-navi/

So apparently far from woke or historical false junk we have seen released lately.

What is the big deal on that? Good voice actors can voice act any animated character. That shows voice talent. Bart simpson is voiced by a woman, is that a 'gender appropriation'? NO! That means she can 'voice act' many types of people. John Houseman of Magnum P.I. acted as a Brit and used a British accent on the show yet he was from Houston, Texas. Was he guilty of 'cultural appropriation' of British people? Let's not get ridiculous.

As for any reason to avoid 'Avatar 2', let's just say - the first one was a total dud. It ripped off every sci-fi cliche, plot device and astronomical discovery of the past 40 years and even a Survivor music video in the book. Why would I want to waste my time and money on something I know is going to be sucky?

ジョージ

Today 04:28 pm JST

Some are calling it woke, no idea why but far more are complaining it is racist and cultural appropriation.

See links in my previous comment.

I really enjoyed it! Lately there are no good movies worth seeing at the movies, so I really enjoyed a trip down memory lane. The smell of the popcorn. Buying the tickets. Finding your seats. And a really impressive movie! Decent-enough story and phenomenal CGI and effects. I'd go and see it again if it wasn't so expensive to see a movie in Japan.

GahanToday  06:41 am JST

It also 'proves' that people will watch any old dross. Avatar II is little more than a formulaic, woke nonsense.

Thanks for watching it and sharing so we dont waste our time and money ourselves

kiwiboyToday  11:01 pm JST

I really enjoyed it! Lately there are no good movies worth seeing at the movies, so I really enjoyed a trip down memory lane. The smell of the popcorn. Buying the tickets. Finding your seats. And a really impressive movie! Decent-enough story and phenomenal CGI and effects. I'd go and see it again if it wasn't so expensive to see a movie in Japan.

Ah but this one found it great.

I can almost feel his joy just reading the comment.

Good for you kiwiboy and it's really great finding people who still find this sort of little joys in this day and age

Effects and presentation were excellent. As advertised and where the resources were allocated.

Story and "logic" less than desirable. Obvious lapses periodically.

Lessons and woke nonsense. Certainly was there somewhere, but honestly don't care either way, wasn't looking for a lesson or reference of any sort either.

Overall, got what I paid for.

ジョージJan. 15  04:28 pm JST*

I watched it and really enjoyed it. Story was simple and not groundbreaking or anything, but it was well done with good acting and stunning visuals. Can someone explain what they mean by ‘woke’ and what about this film is woke? Is it because it’s jumping on the bandwagon of raising awareness of the plight of fictional eight-foot-tall blue-skinned alien tribes everywhere or something?

Yeah, how can this movie be 'woke' or 'cultural appropriating' when the main characters are a fuctional alien race? What's being exploited here? As far as I can see, what's being exploited is people's sheep gullibility to watch or listen to any old stale derivative garbage; that's what!