US EditionPublished • loading... • Updated
Review: New ‘Avatar’ Is Long, Gorgeous and Gripping Throughout
James Cameron’s third Avatar film advances visual effects and 3D immersion but struggles emotionally, focusing on family grief and escalating conflicts with anti-Eywa forces.
- On Friday, Dec. 19, 20th Century Studios releases James Cameron's Avatar: Fire and Ash, the saga's third installment, and the review finds dazzling visuals but a buried, emotionally thin story.
- Cameron, who originally conceived the sequels as one film, shows Fire and Ash picking up almost immediately after The Way of Water, reflecting his nearly three decades on Pandora.
- Visually, the film stages flying banshee fights, bioluminescent forests and tulkun encounters amid densely staged action, while motion-capture technology looks more lifelike and colors leap off the screen.
- Millions of moviegoers will likely attend for the spectacle, as the film’s PG-13 rating and 3 hours, 17 minutes runtime emphasize its theatrical exhibition.
- The franchise remains dominant but creatively strained, with three films and over nine hours into the saga, while Cameron's recurring themes persist and generative AI fails to evoke emotion, the review finds.
Insights by Ground AI
Podcasts & Opinions
92 Articles
92 Articles
‘Avatar: Fire & Ash’ Would Have Been Even Better if Marc Maron Was in It
Y'all, I absolutely loved Avatar: Fire & Ash. I've only seen the original Avatar once. However, I've seen its sequel several times and plan on seeing Fire & Ash again as well. The new film was a blockbuster of epic... Read more...
Reno News & ReviewReposted by 
Coachella Valley Independent
Coachella Valley IndependentCameron’s Crash: ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Is More Than Three Hours of Tediousness
James Cameron has been a petulant whiner on the promotional tour for his latest monstrosity, Avatar: Fire and Ash. He’s warning that if the third Na’vi adventure doesn’t make big bank, well, then no more Avatar for you, you ungrateful pieces of shit! The law of diminishing returns is in full effect for his overblown, tedious franchise, both financially and artistically. Fire and Ass is down somewhere around 35% in domestic box-office receipts co…
Coverage Details
Total News Sources92
Leaning Left11Leaning Right11Center13Last UpdatedBias Distribution37% Center
Bias Distribution
- 37% of the sources are Center
37% Center
L 32%
C 37%
R 31%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
