If you saw Avatar: Fire and Ash in James Cameron's format of choice (high frame rate 3D), you might be wondering why some scenes looked so smooth. The Avatar movies often experiment with technology, with varied frame rates becoming the norm since Avatar: The Way of Water, for many of the franchise's underwater sequences in particular.
But if you're curious about the 'smooth' look to some scenes (or are eager to read Cameron's passionate rebuttal), then you're in the right place. Below, we'll take you through Avatar's shifting frame rates in layman's terms, including why some 3D scenes might look blurry to you, and why Avatar sometimes stays away from the traditional 24 frames per second.
