![]() ![]() Written by: James Cameron, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver Watching Avatar: The Way of Water is like binging a season of television all at once, not because you don’t want to stop, but because you know that if you do stop you’ll never pick it back up again. ![]() I was ready to say “fuck the haters” and embrace this 192-minute behemoth with both arms. This is the energy I brought to my screening of the long-promised sequel, Avatar: The Way of Water. “Why didn’t they make five of these?” we would ask, but because they are making five of these, we’re pissed about it. I’ve been in and out of the haters club a few times over the past 13 years, but having recently re-watched it, I’m now convinced that if Avatar had underperformed commercially instead of becoming the highest-grossing film of all time, it would be defended as a misunderstood gonzo auteur masterpiece. It’s hip to hate on Avatar, James Cameron’s 2009 sci-fi epic that made over $3 billion in global box office. Sam Worthington as Jake Sully in ‘Avatar: The Way of Water.’ 20th Century Studios
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