US EditionMovie review: 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' both thrills and confuses
James Cameron's latest Avatar sequel combines thrilling action with a complex plot and multiple subplots, delivering both strong set pieces and some narrative confusion, critics say.
- On Friday, Avatar: Fire and Ash opens in theaters, presenting new threats on Pandora with action sequences that showcase director James Cameron's strengths, including air raids and heavy machinery.
- Fred Topel notes the Sully family's grief fuels blame, vengeance, and repression among Neytiri, Jake, and Lo'ak, while Jake regresses toward artillery tactics, diverging from Na'Vi ways.
- Spider's physical arc shows his batteries fail until Kiri Sully uses her kuru to connect him to Pandora's plants, enabling him to breathe without a mask, while the airship sequence highlights Pandora's vast sky and Spider's unique integration.
- With Varang's tribe hunting the children, Jake must ally with Quaritch to protect them amid crowded battle scenes that dilute the narrative flow.
- Future sequels face higher stakes as Spider's physiological evolution draws Earth military interest, and the film’s many subplots suggest Avatar sequels should focus on one key evolution.
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