James Cameron does everything big. He does not understand cinema if it is not pure entertainment. With Terminator he showed that he dominated special effects and the box office at will. He wanted a sequel with Schwarzenegger and he succeeded again. He also taking over from Ridley Scott in Aliens: The Return. He wrecked the Titanic in the middle of a love story that overwhelmed the staff, earned applause from critics and equaled Ben-Hur's eleven Oscars, in addition to placing the film starring Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio in the top 1 of the highest grossing in history.
And it was he himself who unseated Titanic from the top with another risky production in 3D format where he was crowned king of technological cinema. Avatar marked a before and after in the history of the seventh art. The hyperreality of the glowing blue universe of Pandora amassed close to 3,000 million euros. Only the superheroes of Avengers: Endgame overshadowed him in a brief interlude. Until it has arrived, thirteen years later -a long wait between the pandemic and a technology that was not enough for the greatness of the Canadian's vision- this beautiful work that now presents us with Jake Sully and Neytiri with their children in the forest of a planet that some humans are trying to colonize with very bad milk and with their own avatars.
When that peace is broken, the Sullys have no choice but to move to another village located on the reef. And there a color palette explodes once again in a visual and technical apotheosis concentrated in 190 minutes that pass like a breath. how they hear it Cameron takes his time to develop a story that emphasizes the strength of family ties -both the Sullys and the Metkayina clan are close, although conflicts between parents and children inevitably arise-, inclusion, solidarity, diversity and respect for nature.
The images of the seabed and the strange creatures that inhabit it are amazing, the result of the director's passion for those oceans that he already experienced in both Titanic and Abyss. Avatar: The Sense of Water far exceeds the original in terms of the relationship of the characters, the complexity that is established between them and the recreation of scenarios that leave one breathless. Cameron has outdone himself. It is not known if the same magic will permeate the three new installments that are to come (this is going to be the decade of Avatar).
The truth is that we are not exaggerating when we say that it is the most spectacular film ever made. And it opens just at a time when movie theaters need it most. Big screen show. As it should be. Without a doubt, a highly recommended proposal for these upcoming Christmas dates. There is love, emotion, pain and a lot of action. Does anyone doubt that it will burst the box office again?
