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Oli Mould, Reader in Human Geography, Royal Holloway University of London

Avatar: The Way of the Water review – tired climate clichés distract from Cameron’s vision

It’s been 13 long years since we last visited the planet of Pandora. During that time back here on Earth, we’ve seen huge tumultuousness: economic crises, the rise of populist politics, a deadly global pandemic and a growing climate emergency. But on Pandora, very little has changed.

The main hero of the first Avatar film, Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), is still leader of the Na’vi tribe. The tribe still live a symbiotic life with nature and the forests are still awash with neon flora and exotic fauna. Sully now has a family though: four children including an adopted child called Kiri (Sigourney Weaver).

The trailer for James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of the Water.
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