Avatar STILL RULES You Cowards!

[@FilmSpeak]

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[@gabmoreno280]

I know your video hasnt appeared yet but I would like to say I can't wait to watch Avatar 2 and that for me Avatar 1 was very impactful for me growing up in early 2000s especially it being one of the many examples that inspired me to pursue my career to work in Film (right now I'm in college learning) but yeah I really liked Avatar as a kid and watching the extended collectors ver it still holds up as a story and visuals and I for one don't understand all of the hate for the first film, but I would say Its still really good not 100 percent but I would say its at for me at least a 8/10

[@jackbaxter2223]

In regards to the 'mystic natives' angle, something to consider is that Eywa is a character active in the story as well. There's a difference between the native deity being a bit of world-building and them literally, tangibly existing in the setting in a way that can be scientifically proven. Eywa can act and make choices, so when they see the sacred seeds floating around, Ewya is telling them to move there to send messages to the natives.

[@GregerCt]

I only really liked the humans sides of the story. I’ll be honest They make them seem like one dimensional people.

[@martinfoulner2570]

totally agree with your analysis of Colonialism. I think Avatar is the first blockbuster that sides with the occupied cultures and white, american caapitalists are on the side of Evil. Its all the conquests of centuries from the position of the oppressed tribes.

[@kenwhitfield219]

I have been waiting for a whole decade to see the Avatar sequel. I have seen it twice in the first week, and will no doubt see it again. But, first I want to see the re-release of the first movie.

[@ranovee2682]

Dude you absolutely nailed it here… I’ve been arguing everything you have said for years about avatar.. the story and themes here go so much deeper than people think. The film is basically a story about giving up one’s full humanity and identity in an act of revolutionary violence. Which is what separates it from Pocahontas or dances with wolves.. Great work man.

[@FilmSpeak]

Thank you so much!

[@peterparker-gx5nf]

I'm so shocked to learn that on the Internet the majority of haters simply cannot see beyond the plot and understand the core message.

[@celondelon351]

Sadly nobody cares it’s just “oooh look blue people” and “Hollywood elite” and “go woke go broke” etc because the idea of awareness and reflection is too uncomfortable.

[@ranovee2682]

@@celondelon351 yes absolutely... its why Avatar made so much money yet "didnt leave cultural impact" This is because it cannot be looked at the same as something like Marvel can. its so inoffensive to like the avengers.. Where as Marvel is about super humans who are "just like me!" and Avatar is about destroying the frontier, giving up your life in revolutionary violence against the state. But sorry were all not like the Avengers, were all the Jake Sully's of the world (just a person trying to make it through) and like you said being made aware of that is just too uncomfortable.

[@Force_RC21]

Facts

[@fakhrirhizadi5585]

Damn, I got teary-eyed watching the video, probably because finally someone acknowledges that Avatar is not that simple. It is so much deeper in its message about anti-colonialism with the perspective of Jake Sully. But also because the video emphasizes Avatar's message of the need to open ourselves to other people's experiences and perspective, to grow, change, be better, realize our mistakes. Avatar is and always has been beautiful and very important, and so is The Way of Water.

[@chrisbarnett5303]

People get so caught up on surface level critiques and they miss all the incredible amount of depth to this movie.

[@axel665]

@@chrisbarnett5303 was there in depth analysis in the film no it was just executed with morally white and Balck story

[@chrisbarnett5303]

@@axel665 you're commenting under a video that is in depth analysis of Avatar my guy

[@axel665]

@@chrisbarnett5303 except the indepth is not in the movie it was later released even the scene which gave some explanation are deleted. And never made it to the final movie

[@JavierGomezX]

I would even say it goes further than that and acknowledges a universal need for spiritual reconciliation and ancient wisdom. The real difference between the humans and the na'vi, in my opinion, is that whether us humans no longer see the need for spirituality and the religious experience in our path to godhood (even though we psychologically need that very thing), the na'vi haven't yet "killed" their god and still have a clear distinction between the sacred and the profane. The haters keep talking about Deus-Ex Machinas and coincidences in the first movie without remembering even for a moment that a supposed goddess LITERALLY exists here. She can LITERALLY influence the world and make things happen according to her wisdom. This fact going completely over people's head goes to show that a bias against anything religious is truly at the core of many of the haters arguments. As if humans have never been religious themselves... It is so dumb.

[@thesovietvorona1007]

Fun fact bud. Deleted scene shows Tsu’Tey survived the fall but was basically dying. He had Jake finish him so that he would become clan head. That scene makes me cry still.

[@thesovietvorona1007]

Also they brought Quarritch back by putting his memories and consciousness into an Avatar body along with some other marines. Wonder how he’s gonna react over the next films to being in the body of his enemy.

[@InevitableTruth247]

In the original script before that one was made, Tsu’Tey wasn’t just “basically dying.” In this scenario he had his Queue/neural whip severed by the soldiers (Lyle iirc.) His delicate connection to Pandora had been painfully taken away that he asked of Jake, his adversary, to mercy kill him. His only way of being with the world again at that point was death and return to Pandora’s natural cycle.

[@Zombina638]

What

[@veddate997]

@@InevitableTruth247 damn that is dark

[@dfadden62]

They should have kept it in. Tsu’Tey was a major character.

[@pablosonic892]

Finally! Somebody said it. I've been standing up to the odd revisionist history of Avatar and Cameron's legacy for over a decade and thought I was screaming into a vacuum. Thank you for the masterpiece

[@L16htW4rr10r]

I always love Avatar's world and story. Sometimes simple story is all that matter

[@aliaali6421]

Can I just say something when I said that everyone has their own opinion I meant if someone doesn’t like avatar and thinks it is silly that’s okay everyone is entitled to their opinion my grandmother thinks it is silly so does my mother and my and my sisters kinda likes it but she thinks it is silly

[@ShieldYoung]

It's a simple story but it's executed very well and it's so deep and so much relatable for us South Asians Africans South Americans

[@randomly_random_0]

all Cameron films have basic plots. Even the Terminator that everyone loves, is just 'Robot from the future sent to present day to kill 1 human'. Avatar is just singled out because of its political messaging I guess (environmentalism, anti-colonialism) and it's the highest grossing film of all time.

[@ShieldYoung]

@@randomly_random_0 for Avatar it helps you could just relax lay back and enjoy the visuals instead of trying to focus on every dialogue and to crack every details to get some complex ending And Terminator was pretty great story if you think about the time it came out

[@10pmmemes88]

As a South African I disagree

[@ShieldYoung]

@@10pmmemes88 Haha let's have tea someday ?

[@cringekiller348]

Stop the cap. It's just the shitty black and white story . Cameron fanbois only watch the good VFX while overlooking the VFX.

[@enriquechaveste4643]

The white savior argument really falls apart when you actually watch the battle. Despite Jakes efforts, the humans were going to WIN. The Na’vi were LOSING. It wasn’t until Ewya sent in reinforcements that the Na’vi stood any real chance. Even in the final face off, Quaritch was going to kill Jake, until Neytiri saved him. Even before the battle, we see time and time again Jake needing rescuing. Thanator inadvertently saving him from the hammerheads, Neytiri with the viper wolves, Neytiri with Tsu’tey. A major point is that Jake WASNT some white savior, Pandora saved HIM.

[@ThreadBareHope1234]

Perfect point. Another point people say to prove he is a white savior is that he "can native better than the natives" when he absolutely doesn't. I get so mad when people say something has a White Savior narrative just because a white guy - or former white human here - learns the truth and helps the natives. Plus, the dictionary definition of White Savior includes that they are doing it for praise, and Jake did not want to be worshiped or anticipate that he would be a candidate for Chief.

[@SirToaster9330]

@@ThreadBareHope1234 He can "native better than the natives" makes no sense when you realize he has to go through months of training and still is learning and he almost dies half the time.

[@brendanmoran7415]

Right. Pay attention and it's easy to see that Jake is a bumbling idiot from beginning to end. Neyiri saves his life, what, 4 times? 5 times? And she gets to kill the badguy right as he was about to slit Jake's throat. Dude goes from one failure to the next and can't get out of his own way, but he has divine help (and thematically this is represented by Neytiri as an archetype, too, not only Eywa) that he doesn't really "deserve" (but he kind of does just by way of being empty-headed) yet has stumbled into. It is a deeply spiritual film in that way.

[@marshallscot]

Also, worth pointing out that Jake is not "white" in the allegorical sense. His Avatar body is half human/half Na'Vi. In American history, there are many examples of mixed race Indian/Anglos who side with their native half and fight against European settlers. This is what Jake represents.

[@SirToaster9330]

@@marshallscot I think Jake is inspired by a Conquistador who sided with the Natives not Half-Native Half-White interracials

[@LukeLovesRose]

People need to remember that the acting can be seen on the faces of the Navi. Theres depth there. But its under some amazing CGI makeup. I love how excited Jake Sully looks and feels when he gets his Avatar body, when he gets his new legs. For the people complaining about Quaritch and Selfridge, I think Vader and Governor Tarkin are just as one-note and cliche in Star Wars. It was only until the next two movies that we grow to see depth in Darth Vader. Who knows? Maybe we'll see Quaritch in a new light in the next two Avatar movies.

[@chrisbarnett5303]

We're definitely getting Quartich slowly "corrupted" by his na'vi DNA and connection to Pandora in the following films

[@SCTG-b1c]

Yep. I watched avatar 2, and he begins to be redeemed

[@nordikkai7185]

​@@SCTG-b1c The most interesting aspect for me was that Quaritch doesn't seem to give that much of a shit about Pandora still. But he is attrached to Spider, and Spider loves Pandora. That will be an interesting development as the movies go on

[@bemasaberwyn55]

"I see you" Over the last 13 years, I've been thinking about this very deliberate phrase(and a key phrase in Na'vi cultures across Pandora). It feels like this phrase was what Cameron started with and wrote the story around it. I'll admit that I've seldom returned to it over the last 13 years. My birthday was 48 hours ago, and for it a coworker giften me a ticket for the new film. And to prepare, I rewatched the first film for the first time in close to a decade. I couldn't have predicted how much I was taken in still after so long. And while I know people will say that nostalgia is coloring my experience, but bloody hell as basic as the story is.....the world crafted is just SO RICH. Also I had NO IDEA that Parker was named Selfridge. Like that's about as subtle as a brick to the face

[@karmick]

"...that's about as subtle as a brick to the face..." Good one Berna! So much of the film doesn't pull punches, whether it be story, feelings, The Truth and yes, Big Yes for characters' names so on the nose as to be universally accessible; young, old, ppl all over the world! Cameron's reach often equals his grasp. Hmm Love that.

[@William-the-Guy]

It's nice to see people standing up and defending this movie. I was always amazed that hating on it somehow got popular. It's literlally the most successful movie ever made, is it so crazy to think that it was actually good?

[@thebatman4279]

People saw the film outside of a theatre setting and realised how mediocre it is without the 3D razzle-dazzle. The same will occur for Avatar 2 soon too.

[@William-the-Guy]

@@thebatman4279 it is designed to be a 3D IMAX experience. That is the intention it was made with. Watching Avatar outside a theatre is like watching the Wizard of Oz on a black and white TV. Would you say you disliked a roller coaster because you watched a video of the roller coaster from your couch and it wasn't interesting?

[@Jake-nm3tb]

I have a personal connection with Avatar. I saw the movie when I was 4 year old and I still love the movie to date. I understand that the film can be basic with the story and quite predictable with the villain, but Avatar is the film that made me like live action movies. Avatar 2 not only will be the movie of the year for me but I hope that Avatar 2 will make me get into the Christmas spirit as the movie comes out this period of the year.

[@IAmSarlosCantana]

4 years old? The hell 😂

[@Martin-ux8du]

@@IAmSarlosCantana facts what was dude doing in the cinema at 4 yrs old ???

[@loganjohnson6968]

@@Martin-ux8du no way he sat still for the whole three hours.

[@greywolf9783]

How was way of water?

[@Jake-nm3tb]

@@Martin-ux8du I didn’t see it in theaters, I saw it on dvd.

[@ScottSullivanTV]

Saw the 4K HDR HFR 3D re-release in IMAX last September (twice). I can confirm it’s still AS amazing as I remembered, but I am aware that way too many people give this movie hate for no reason…

[@TheAngryHippie]

Excellent video , thank you so much for taking the time to create this. I am so baffled as to how this movie went over so many heads . But you broke it down precisely , revealing the deeper layers of the movie. Back when AVATAR was released, there were news articles depicting a large number of people feeling depression and suicidal after watching the movie. As someone who felt this depression after seeing the movie for the first time in cinemas, I can tell you that the depression does not stem from the want to be on Pandora, the depression stems from the fact that this Earth IS Pandora. The depression settles in as more realizations begin to occur. Humanity is allowing itself to become a disease to the planet, all for the sake of material gain. In any movie review of James Cameron’s AVATAR, we are mostly told it is praised for it’s CGI and not for it’s story. Which for the most part, lacked originality. Comparisons are made to previous stories. Stories such as Ferngully, Pocahontas, and Dances with Wolves. Yet, what astounds me is that while people compare AVATAR to these films, they do not compare it to the events and situations that these films are focused on. Events and situations that are still ongoing to this day. AVATAR uses symbolism and imagery to portray the atrocities committed by the Corporatocracy. And, how our ignorance not only allows these atrocities to occur - but, also has halted our evolution. AVATAR is not only a social commentary on the Extortion of Natural Resources, Exploitation of Indigenous Peoples, or Aboriginal Genocide. It is a simulation of what life can be.. The film not only shows that the planet we are from is the mother of all life, it shows an alternative form of humanity. The Na'Vi are representative of Neohumanism*, the next stage in our evolutionary path. The humans depicted in the film are clearly shown to be from the Western world. Working for Corporations that seek to maximize profits regardless of social or environmental loss. So, what we have here is a film depicting two possible forms of humanity, the old paradigm vs the new paradigm.

[@lofthestars2088]

100 % agree. Watching Avatar gives me feelings of dread

[@XILPIX]

I was 8 when this came out, and it had such a huge impact on me, I’m 22 now and hadn’t watched it in years (I used to watch it basically daily ages 8-11/12) and I’ve literally just finished watching it and wow did I forget how good it was, it filled me with nostalgia and actually made me emotional a few times, just made me feel like a kid again, definitely one of the best, most stunning movies to ever grace the earth, I haven’t seen 2 yet but I can’t wait to now no matter what other people think, we’re lucky James Cameron blessed is with the world of pandora, it’s one of the only films I’ve ever watched that makes you really feel like it’s somewhat real, and because I watched it growing up and it had such a big impact on me it just has this really weird sentimental value to it that like I said makes me emotional for some reason, amazing video too!

[@jossecoupe446]

Yea was a similar age as well, recently watched it with my brother and it was such a vibe, we were legit monkeying out during the final half hour of the film.

[@ZarHakkar]

Coming here from The Closer Look's video on Avatar, it's very interesting to contrast the differing perspectives.

[@jonahthejedai4973]

The amount of integrity and intelligence shown in this video is staggering. You deserve to be seen by more than just folks on KZbin. Terrific work. So glad to have subscribed.

[@akriandurin151]

On the bit of "mystic native trope" - I have to disagree to some extent. While the trope is there, like other themes in the movie it's not quite the same. Avatar makes it explicit in multiple scenes that there is a biological basis for their deity Eywa. The 'sign' Neytiri sees as a seed from a sacred tree. It is shown many times that this tree and trees like it are the major points of connection (on land) to the planet sized "neural network" they can access. The idea being that the world itself is alive, and the emphasis seems to be that this is at least in part Eywa. Near the end of the movie when the Omaticaya try to transfer Graces consciousness permanently to her avatar body, Mo'at tells Jake "She must pass through the eye of Eywa, and return." Later as she is dying, Grace tells Jake "I'm with her Jake... * she's real *." It's a very in-your-face version of themes we see (most familiar to me, Native American cultures). "MOTHER Earth", the mother who provides for us all that we need, a world that we must be stewards of. But instead of 'shaking the stick' at it so to speak, it founds it in reality. It makes it clear that you cannot access this - you cannot fully understand it - you have no real proof of what they are saying - yet it is real to them. When Jake is learning from Neytiri through the eyes of an avatar, the moment he first connects to a sacred tree - the Tree of Voices - and hears the memories of ancestors of the Omaticaya, it is framed as a major turning point in his realization. The next scene, he immediately confronts the destruction his people have instigated.

[@nope5657]

Exactly. The film makes it explicitly clear the "religion" of the Na'vi is TRUE. Not true on some woowoo spiritual "this is the way" level. But BIOLOGICALLLY, ECOLOGICALLY real. Eywa is a REAL intelligence, even a character if you will with her own agency. And this another knock AGAINST the white savior accusations. Not even Jake's military planning and knowledge gets the job done. It's the planet itself that saves the day.

[@TRIBECHIEFTAIN]

That’s awesome… Thanks for sharing 💯👍🏾

[@TRIBECHIEFTAIN]

@@nope5657So true… Thanks for sharing 👍🏾💯

[@enzoamore8971]

Yes Pandora is literally alive

[@chrisbarnett5303]

I already loved Avatar but this video just deepened it. There's *so* much depth to this movie. Your observations on Jake have given me new appreciation for him. I also LOVE Quaritch. One of the best villains in big budget action sci-fi movies. I love how strangely sensitive he is, and I never considered how he was the only one to really respect Jake in the beginning

[@Geekritique]

Incredible video. You nailed exactly why it’s so overlooked from a thematic perspective. On the nose commentary shouldn’t negate from a film’s poignancy. Great job. I’m gonna link to this at the end screen of my new Avatar vid.

[@FilmSpeak]

Oh wow man thank you so much! That means a lot coming from you. You’re very kind. Appreciate you and your amazing content. 🙏🏻❤️

[@highwind1991]

The recent IMAX 3D re release of Avatar made me realize just how good this movie really is. And I have not seen it in over 10 years. The way of water looks so good. I will probably see it in IMAX multiple times over the winter. People that say it's going to flop, literally they're fools.

[@lifeoutrage98]

I swear to god at 6:12 when he said "Look at all that cheddar", an ad for Cheez-It popped up

[@chrisbarnett5303]

Me when I got to a state fair in Wisconsin: Look at all that cheddar!

[@Kusanagikaiser999]

Man....I have disagree with you on some occasions, but here absolutely and unapologetically you NAILED, this video pretty much put to bed many of the criticism I been TIRED of hearing about a film that honestly do not deserved that hate, and Im glad many are speaking and showing that this film was not a FLUKE of the time, I love this film back in 2009, watched like 4 times on theaters and still watch it, countless times more through the years.....just 2 days ago before go and watch The Way of Water and STILL holds up............and btw, BY GOD your, you need to make a video on the Way of Water, god that film is fantastic, I love it even more than the first.

[@FilmSpeak]

Thank you! Way of Water vid is coming!

[@axel665]

It kinda deserve criticism

[@justusb.plorer8773]

@@axel665 Criticism yes, no one is denying that. But not hate.

[@kinka9883]

@@axel665 There’s a difference between criticism & hate. No one's mad that people criticized this movie, it was the fact that it was done so unfairly for pretty much no reason. So many people get so hateful for this movie it's honestly ridiculous.

[@axel665]

@@kinka9883 ok any link to the unfair criticism this movie get

[@mattsell2361]

This film was always really good. People just started to hate it cause it was so big and people like to be different. And most people who have been hating it hadn’t watched it since they saw it a decade ago in theaters

[@LukeLovesRose]

This guy gets it. James Cameron is the master of 3D cinematography and Avatar is the purest and simplest example of his craft. Hes been immersing audiences in the same way since 1984 with The Terminator. Cameron has never really needed a 3D camera.

[@Kirichu25]

The way you passionately speak about your perspective truly nailed it in so many levels of compression, not just that but I was crying because that's how I see the first Avatar and the second part as well. I watched it both in 3D IMAX and it was worth every single penny

[@anmolt3840051]

I'm just glad that the people of the world are not as cold and cynical as the "movie critics" who constantly dump on Avatar

[@InevitableTruth247]

It is so awesome to see the themes and motivations of characters you describe and Cameron has shown in this movie be continued in the next, or how change has occurred. On a separate note of the first movie: one of my favorite details was the mention of Quaritch and Jake’s background. Quaritch mentions his deployment in Nigeria, which can be inferred that it was the last worker revolution that had chance to take root in the third world, with west Africa and the continent carrying the largest deposit of resources in the world. Humanities last hope through pan Africanism and a transition to a more egalitarian needs based society snuffed out. And Venezuela, with it being in the decades of 2100s, carrying one of the largest oil reserves (however, incredibly difficult and expensive to process due to its low quality), that invasion has occurred because of likely depletion of oil based fossil fuels. It truly is a tragedy: that you can sit, with confidence that humanity in this scenario will and must die because they could not transition into a post capitalist society. Stuck reaping the over production and consequences of ever increasing unnecessary consumption of resources. Illustrated perfectly when Jake describes how humans on earth “killed their mother.” Humanity’s downfall because of this does not justify colonization (or colonizing in general of another community) in addition to the systemic issues that have never been resolved. And on a side note, it makes it so incredible, the “I see you” comes from the raw interconnectedness with wild life and Pandora because of a neural extension that lets them interact and truly see what cannot be described. James Cameron did an amazing job at making you care about the consequences of losing such a world, to feel that it must be preserved.

[@alexbailey5211]

This is one of my all time favorite films and it awesome that once of my favorite video essay channels gets it. This is a wonderful early Christmas present

[@paulstaker8861]

I've seen a bunch of "deeper", more "mature" & "edgy" movies in theaters, but it's only this one that I saw people clap and holler to at the end.

[@scatterbrainedreviews]

Honestly I read the title as “Avatar, better than you.” For a second And I was like “I know it’s better than me okay!” 😂 also great video! Much love!

[@VinceTheMovieMan]

I’m going to rewatch it today before I see the new one tomorrow. So I’ll be able to give you my thoughts at a later time. Only seen it the one time I think. Got the 3 disc set on Blu-ray with all the extras.

[@thesovietvorona1007]

Same said!

[@tylerwinters9706]

It's been, almost 13 years, and I never did, and probably never will, see Avatar.

[@OP10thNakama]

I think what I like about quaritch is he is not a complete asshole. He was never shown to betray his fellow soldiers, he wants the fight but I think his statement that "he takes care of his own" is true. To his soldiers he will fight alongside them.

[@Second_UNIT]

THANK YOU Did James Cameron play it safe? Undeniably, sure, the envelope could have been pushed far more in regards to the alien designs and the Na'vi and especially the soundtrack, but it's still impressive as it is. Another issue is this idea that White people *cannot* be taught differently, that by participating in any of these cultures they are inherently going to take from it for their own financial gains is another reason why I detest media spaces nowadays. There have been white people who have been oppressed by other white people. Spain is one such region, Poland another, so much of eastern euprope feels the same fear of losing everything to a bigger, stronger white man. We can sympathize, empathize with indigenous people and still Identify that bc we look white, we gat a pass in day to day society, but that fear is never lost. It's taught and carried from our grandparents hiding and stealing free food from restaurants to take home and never wasting leftovers when we have them. In entire wardrobes of hand-me-downs and fixed and patched clothing from when your parents were teenagers. We see them. Sometimes it feels like the west is the only one who wont.

[@generalmaverick]

What a masterpiece you have created here man, BRAVO!! I'm sharing it left and right non-stop. Great job!

[@mikaelarschibald]

Finally someone said it out loud!!! I agree with absolutely everything you said. I used to think that everyone is wrong about Avatar. You proved me wrong! Not EVERYONE is wrong. Just many, many people ;-) So glad seeing the success of the second part! Currently at roughly 1.5 billion!

[@crucialbeatle7935]

I hope this could change at least some peoples minds, both films are truly incredible - and they need that recognising. The depth in the stories and characters in them are truly amazing.

[@alcoholicgoat]

I never considered the argument that Avatar doesn't speak for any oppressed group or insist that it's articulating a 1 to 1 experience, and the point of view is the oppressor learning their role in brutalizing a group of people. It changed my perspective on the movie and I think it's aged better than something like Pocahontas because of it.

[@isaihstreetman8285]

"Look at all that cheddar." *Insert a quick Domino's Pizza ad* "Hahaha"

[@Rishi123456789]

Jake never betrayed humanity, he only betrayed the corporation and rightfully so. In fact, Jake preserved his own humanity by defending the Navis. Simple. Avatar is based. I always love Avatar no matter what.

[@strides1000]

The first avatar was my all time favorite movie. Avatar 2 is just as good or even better. I’m having a hard time trying to deny the fact that avatar 2 is now my new favorite movie 😂

[@sarahjaneross2918]

Way of Water is absolutely mind blowing! My brain is still trying to process the wondrous expansive worlds explored in this incredible film 🎥

[@kenwhitfield219]

One thing of importance forgotten in this analysis is the influence of Ewa, the sentient intelligence of Pandora. Remember that the luminescent sprites gathered on Jake, preventing Nateri from killing him, and instead trained him.

[@karmick]

BOOM!

[@Maretoast]

a great movie doesn't have to have deep meaning like a french art film, just watch it for the effects just before your eyes. A simple story is better for me since I get distracted very easily and get lost in complex films but Avatar is a unique experience for me because the visuals rather want to show the story instead of telling it, of course, the acting might be melodramatic but that's the point in visual storytelling (why Neytiri is my favorite character by utilization of raw emotions).

[@Banekrz]

This essay is incredible, so well thought out. Kudos to you!

[@nucygnet5881]

I just came back from watching Avatar 2, almost cried, incredible movie!!

[@TheAngryHippie]

I love you for making these AVATAR videos. Thank you

[@tai-gm8sy]

we love you for your brilliant commentary on avatar too!

[@TheAngryHippie]

@@tai-gm8sy What a great way to start my day!!!!

[@ayogaby6143]

This movie is truly a masterpiece it has such a deeper meaning and the visuals are amazing

[@tianasexotics8293]

I watched the original the day before I went and saw way of water, and I cried almost the entire time. It still gets more emotional and beautiful whenever I watch it

[@watch-Dominion-2018]

Avatar will always be in my top 10. I loved it since it came out in theatres, and even more so when I saw it in IMAX 3D shortly after

[@lolface-sp3hl]

loved avatar from the moment I first saw it. To this day it's still my favorite movie and will be for quite a while. Everytime I rewatch it, I wish to live in the world of pandora. It's such an immersive film even tho it has a simple story. Which in it's turn makes it easier to connect to. So excited for all the sequels!

[@masteroftheassassins]

Thank you! I love this movie and it makes me so sad that it constantly gets crapped on by so many people!

[@LukeLovesRose]

That thumbnail of Neytiris face is still sensational looking. You can really feel Zoe Saldanas emotions in Neytiris face and eyes

[@livia5158]

Beautifully said. I share your passion on every point. I saw avatar 2 twice and want to see it again. It's not just a movie it's an emotional experience and a beautiful story

[@bjarkisteinnpetursson9736]

Now is not the time for subtlety. Now is the time to grab your audience by the shoulders and scream in their face “COLONIALISM, CAPITALISM, AND FASCISM ARE BAD! THEY ARE INHERENTLY CONNECTED AND MUST ALL GO! THIS IS NOT UP FOR DEBATE!”

[@axel665]

Really then communism and trusting nature is bad and scream at their faces of audience also

[@awnzotheman]

Calm down social justice warrior. Commies do colonialism too. They are also ultra nationalistic and they love capitalism also. Come on, they loved selling all those democratic socialist European leaders Petro. Those socialist European leaders who screamed about global warming and saving the earth are desperately digging up coal now cause they don't want to freeze to death. Lol. The funny part is most people angry at capitalism here in u.s love big designer wear clothing brands, they love big Hollywood personalities who wear the designer wear, and they all love the commie child laborers who make their clothing and brands. And the Big commie company owners love their child laborers and love western sjws who pretend to hate capitalism. Lol.

[@aldrinmilespartosa1578]

You know the movie is "pretty shit" when the defenders just mostly talking about the visuals, the themes or its legacy.

[@TheTatermeister]

This is officially the best movie channel

[@lordraiden7397]

People use the visuals of the movie as a scape goat as to how its bad. It's crazy when it isn't a stupid superhero movie is when a movie gets shunned

[@chrisbarnett5303]

Well don't you know to get groundbreaking VFX all you have to do is press the 'CGI' button and the computer does everything for you :-). I don't understand why people value visual experience in a visual medium, film making peaked with My Dinner with Andre after all.

[@chrisbarnett5303]

I fucking love Avatar and beyond hyped for part 2.

[@apollon_2509]

Avater and Atwow are the grearest masterpieces in film making. forever.

[@anmolt3840051]

Jake didn't just take a wild gamble that "fortunately paid off" when he attempted to bond with the red dragon. He took a wild gamble, but he was in some way fated to do it *and* succeed. He is literally chosen by Eywa, the global supercomputing neural network that the Na'vi worship as a god. If not for that, he would have been killed by Neytiri the first time they meet

[@eliwoodnguyen1505]

It was foreshadow by the moment a bunch of flying white things land on him and Neytiri told him to stand still. She seesss

[@mattlawson714]

Best analysis I’ve ever heard. Great movie.

[@kushalarvindramesh952]

Avatar truly depicts the colonisation in India. And it's truly magical that the very name of this movie is derived from India

[@nope5657]

What makes me laugh is people bitching Avatar is too "on the nose." Like, why does an anti-colonial, anti-capitalist, anti-militarization, pro environmentalism sci-fi epic need to be "subtle?"

[@FilmSpeak]

YUP lol

[@axel665]

@@FilmSpeak then why should people criticize patriotic movies i mean they are not subtle and people still criticize it

[@FilmSpeak]

@@axel665 Well it’s not as cut and dry as that. Like what purpose is the movie serving? If it’s just propaganda and nothing more, then yeah that’s worthy of criticism. But for instance, Top Gun Maverick is universally loved and I’d argue that’s a pretty patriotic film. It just depends on craft, story, acting, emotions.

[@chrisbarnett5303]

@@FilmSpeak so simple, clear, understandable message= propaganda? I guess Star Wars is propaganda as well?

[@axel665]

@@FilmSpeak another youtuber name pilgrim pass made a video on how the message sent in avatar is terribly executed when compared to something. Like princess mononoke

[@eduardsandschneider2105]

Wow! That was the best review of Avatar so far, in my opinion. There are so many negative reviews in German-speaking countries. I think large parts of the current cinema audience is just spoiled. I haven't seen avatar2 yet, but I'm looking forward to it. Greetings from Germany.

[@ToddAnderson-gq9xh]

by far the best takes on this series ive ever seen

[@Nick-yv1rm]

Thank you for validating everything ive been arguing for the past 10 years

[@dvdv8197]

6:24 Small detail, but "More than a century back in time." Back when he made Titanic it definitely wasn't "a century back in time" yet.

[@urberts.2531]

I saw the original Avatar in Imax 3D when it came out, but I didn't appreciate it until I saw it again, years later, while in jail for stealing a hat. I was IN Pandora while watching that movie on a small tv through the glass of my cell door. It really has a way of pulling you into another world.

[@cliffedward]

To quote Oscar Wilde: "The job of the critic is to report to us his moods"

[@sarahjaneross2918]

Great quote!

[@khoinguyen5004]

Quote a broken man turned father: "For the sake of our children, we MUST be better."

[@renestuder515]

I watched Avatar in the cinema back in the day and I never had the desire to watch it again. Which is a first for me when it comes to James Cameron. I remember that it looked good but nothing else really stuck. I haven't seen the sequel and I don't plan to watch it (or any of the upcoming ones). Personally, I wish Cameron would just move on. Do we really need three more of these?

[@LukeLovesRose]

I'm sorry but Cameron is going to keep making these movies so long as they keep making a billion dollars

[@sarahjaneross2918]

Avatar and Way of Water are epic on so many levels. It's not even something I can explain... I just feel it in my heart ❤

[@stephenwa7417]

I just took in that Jake literally had a second chance In life because his brother died, the same way as youngest son has another chance because his older brother died so now he can bond with his dad......

[@AhegaoEinstein]

I think it’s also worth pointing out that the primary reason that Jake becomes Toruk Makto is because he needs to regain the tribes trust so they can save grace. Only once she dies and tells him “hey their deity is actually real” does he help lead them against the RDA

[@SirToaster9330]

I feel like hate for this movie comes from the racial coding in the film with Na'vi being Native Americans, but I don't really hate it too much, James Cameron does want to explore darker aspects of Pandora, so I'm all for it

[@One.Zero.One101]

THANK YOU!!! I've never seen anyone analyze Avatar like this. This movie has been battered by everyone for 14 years. I love the movie and I've been sitting here quietly taking all the blows. Finally someone gives it credit.

[@ronin5265]

Can't wait for your BvS UE Video Essay!

[@chewiewins]

Love reminder how much I enjoyed original and great prime for watching Avatar 2 this week.

[@MachiriReviews]

When Avatar came back to theaters I was finally able to live my lifelong dream of watching it on the big screen while zonked on shrooms. One of the best nights of my life.

[@badluck9749]

It was probably very easy to be unnoticed, since you were probably alone in there.

[@tiffanypersaud3518]

Thanks for the vid! That Selritch scene should have stayed in. He was the one Grace and Jake ended up appeaing to anyways to buy some time to warn the Omaticaya.

[@cherrytea2770]

The first time I saw Avatar I was about 7 years old. Now I'm 18 and when I went to the cinema to see Avatar 2 I was super excited. The exact moment I saw Pandora, nostalgia hit me so hard. Avatar is definitely a masterpiece, the emotions and connections that I have with these 2 films are incredible

[@Force_RC21]

I just watched this movie a couple days a ago in prep for the upcoming sequel. And it was so much better than I remember. I liked this movie before, now I can't get enough of this movie. I really want to see the sequel in 3d but, whenever I watch movies in 3d, I get a headache

[@YUNGSLEEVES]

THIS MOVIE IS TIMELESS JUST WATCHED IT AGAIN! BEST MOVIE EVER MADE! Also subbed bro great video!

[@ElliotWizerd]

This is the best movie i have seen. Give the movie without any problem 10/10 or like 1000000000000000/10

[@TeamNova80]

Same bro, this movie was just insanely beautiful. I loved it and will never forget about it 😁

[@thebatman4279]

Tell me you're younger than 15 without telling me you're younger than 15.

[@ElliotWizerd]

@@thebatman4279 well i was 2 Months after 9/11 so i am older lol

[@whitefox2316]

Thankyou so much for speaking about this i will share this with as many people that I can however truly wish I could show this to every relentless and bitter avatar hater and every ignorant person who doesn't see the true meaning of these films (now that avatar 2 has come out) Ive even seen some bipoc people who don't like this movie and claim it's black face or red face they don't understand it and it makes me sad because it's not entirely about them it's about general colonisation and plantery exploitation it's not a white saviour film its movie about someone opening their eyes to a more peaceful way of life the way everyone should view humanity and our planet again thankyou truly for your work

[@nucygnet5881]

Avatar 2 has been released today in my country, I'll try to watch it tonight!!

[@imambrose6339]

one thing ive noticed is that a lot of the haters act similarly and have similar views to the rda in this movie. obviously that's not all the haters and im iust talking about the ones ive seen but i think its kind of funny how the ones hating on the movie are basically the same as the bad guys in it.

[@TRIBECHIEFTAIN]

Glad you said this… 💯 true…

[@axel665]

What similar view do they share the view of cooperation or people who think the simple Balck and white plot of the story is not good

[@imambrose6339]

@axel im not talking about the writing, but i did see many people talking about how "the humans had to kill the navi" and a few other thinfs but i dont wanna go find them

[@sothatsdevintart2562]

This and Chapo Trap House’s episode World Tree Center are the best analysis’s of Avatar I’ve ever seen.

[@mr.2cents.846]

I liked Giovanni Ribisi better in Gone In 60 Seconds. And Seven Lang in The TV series Terra Nova. Want to talks about a soldier with tunnel vision? James Cameron had another one in Abbys. Michael Biehn, (Reese from Terminator), really wanted to play with that nuke.

[@marcuscarana9240]

I'm so sad that Avatar is receiving a lot of hate especially from the MCU fanbase. I actually thought that MCU fans would have loved Avatar and vice versa. Like for me, if you like science fiction and action movies then you would definitely love both Avatar and the MCU films, not just one of the other. I don't see why you can't like both franchise.

[@SpinfoilHat]

One thing that has stood out to me personally is that the "mystical native" trope is touched on, but I think it was done very deliberately. The na'vi are a caricature for indigenous issues. People try to delegitimize the "sacred fern, for christ's sake" that it's absurd they believe the trees are actually an advanced biological species of life that allows them to upload and download data and memories even from people who have long since passed away and how dare they defend their land from the people who want the stuff in the ground underneath where they have lived for countless centuries. Notice how in A2 kiri didn't respond to human medicine but when the tsahìk stepped in that was when she woke up. I think that was just as deliberate as their connection to eywa. I enjoy that it legitimizes the "mystical" aspects because a human might see is as "pagan voodoo" but to them it is something real. More real than an alien (humans) could comprehend.

[@kieronfarley1924]

Your white saviour counter argument is definitely interesting I can’t say I fully am on bored right now, as I don’t hate Jake in his role but I can’t say I have ever been a fan either, more just something I can overlook. The fact he almost caught up to the native people in 3 months and still tames the big bird that only 5 people have EVER done was a bit silly to me as once again this was done in 3 months. I do believe that he really was open and wanting to learn the culture and I thought that was super cool and inspiring but you can’t deny if he wasn’t the best he was close to it and doing all that in such a short time can’t be overlooked. Like I said I’m on the fence overall.

[@coralinejones8997]

SENDING LOVE FROM MEXICO🖤🖤🖤

[@Foxster_13]

I'm not sure how I feel about Avatar 1, I don't hate it, but I don't love it either, there are elements that I like in the film and things that I don't. I recently watched it again after many years and it surprisingly does hold up at times, some parts don't but you have ro expect that from a film that came out in 2009 and the current year is 2022. I have to say that, I know you've explained the story in a pretty interesting way, but I still feel it's pretty..... meh, I've been watching some of the deleted scenes, and I honestly think if a lot of these weren't cut, I'd have enjoyed the story a lot more, for example, Norm and Trudy having a relationship, this would have ment so much more when Trudy dies and more meaning when Norm cluches his heart when he climbs out of the pod thing (I can't remember what they're called), I also liked how Selfridge does actually go against Quaritch, to no avial of course but still shows he does still have some integrity, even if its not much. But I do respect the film as a whole because we do owe a lot to it in terms of its technology, I mean, without it, we wouldn't have got the behemoth that Marvel has become, who seem to be lacking in the years after Endgame (where the MCU peaked in my opinion). I will say that the action of this film was done beautifully. Nothing looked janky, no weird physics. Like I said, the CG might not have held up at times, but that just in terms of the visual, the animations do still hold up. I will say that I totally agree with you on Quaritch, Stephen Lang plays him so well, especially since this was the first time I had actually seen the actor before, left a lasting impression on me and despite me not really being exited for the sequel, I am curious about his return since he was still a tough enemy to go up against even as a human, so what will he be like now as an Avatar. I'd also like to point out that another reason as to why he may hate the Na'vi and Pandora as a whole is because of that scar, he says to Jake that on Earth he'd never been wounded or grazed, he remained unscathed, but day 1 on Pandora and he almost gets his head ripped off, honestly, if I was him, I'd feel a little resentful towards Pandora. I also agree that I don't think he's in it for the money like the others, at least not at the time we meet him, when he first signed up, maybe but after that scar? No, I think it's more of a vendetta. The pay is just a bonus. As a final note, like I said, I neither hate nor love the film, but I still respect it for what it did for cinema and film technology. Did it deserve a sequel? I'm not sure, I'll have to watch Way of the Water, but I'm in no rush to see it. But I will say that I hope people who loved the first one loved the sequel and the sequels to come, it would be a waste for so many people to put so much work into a film only for it to fail.

[@aracelylopezpsyd5794]

I think one thing many people are not aware of is the fact that we have historical examples of conquistadors who abandoned the conquest altogether & fought with the Natives instead. During the Spanish conquest there were men who fully integrated themselves with native societies, they came to be accepted & well-respected by their new indigenous tribe. They completely departed from their old identities, were given indigenous names, settled down & started a family. They became new people because they in some way they had connected with & genuinely appreciated the ways of indigenous people. In that sense, the story of Jake Sully does mirror history. The main difference between reality & the movie is that they were never the new tribe leaders, more often than not they didn’t survive. They posed such a threat to the conquest that they were primary targets & inevitably killed. I would actually love to see some of our real stories regarding the conquest depicted in a movie. There’s a lot that most don’t ever get the chance to learn.

[@whatalsaid]

Okay, how about this. If Avatar 3 comes out WITHIN the next 5 years, I promise to rewatch the original and watch the sequel for the first time. If not, I forget this franchise ever existed…kinda like I did back in 2010.

[@HanesAnimates]

This is the best video on KZbin. Period.

[@Tobi-lv8kb]

It hit over 2 billion dollars 💵 😊

[@officialmonarchmusic]

What is your beef with James Horner?