Avatar is a 2009 American 3D science-fiction film directed and co-produced by James Cameron, and starring Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez, Zoe Saldana, and Stephen Lang. Through Cameron’s direction and Worthington’s performance, it tells the story of a paraplegic Marine sent to the moon Pandora in 2108. He becomes involved in a conflict between humans and the tropical humanoid species called “avatars”. The film’s popularity has led to multiple sequels, resulting in a franchise comprising four released films. The Way of Water is a sequel but does share some themes with Avatar such as technology, nature, and humanity. It shows the technologies involved in extracting water from the carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere of planet Pandora and returning water to Earth.
The water is brought down from Pandora in a special hydrogen-free delivery capsule which is also used to bring electricity from Pandora’s surface back down to Earth. The Way of Water is discussed in this article as an example of technology and its use in extracting energy from a planet’s atmosphere and returning that energy into the system. The information provided may inspire people to use the concepts discussed here to improve our current fossil fuel version of technology so that we can minimize our impact on the planet’s ecosystems.
The plot of the Movie
Begins with a group of Navi trying to save the indigenous forest from the mining machines, but failing. Jake Sully, who has been paralyzed since going to Pandora in 2077, is taken to this forest and implanted into his avatar body by Dr. Norm Spellman, who later entrusts her with Jake’s care and teaches him how to use his body again. The Navi leader T’chala is ordered to shut down the mining machines for 100 years by the chief of their clan, Lo’ak. Lo’ak tells T’chala he will be responsible for making sure her people don’t resume their activities on Pandora until then.
The Navi leader is unhappy with the decision and leaves with a small group led by T’chala’s son Neytiri. Meanwhile, Jake in his avatar body meets the human colony along with her brother Ragan and falls in love with her, however, she soon finds out he is not human but a Navi Avatar. She then leads him on a quest to find his people to stop them from destroying Pandora’s ecosystem. Jake uses his avatar body to fight the Navi who was sent to destroy him and learns through Ragan that he is the son of his mother and Lo’ak.
Star Cast of the Movie
- Sam Worthington as Jake Sully,
- Stephen Lang as Colonel Miles Quaritch,
- Sigourney Weaver as Kiri,
- Zoe Saldaña as Neytiri
- Brendan Cowell as Captain Mick Scoresby,
- Edie Falco as General Frances Ardmore
- Jemaine Clement as Dr. Ian Garvin
- Joel David Moore as Dr. Norm Spellman
- Kate Winslet as Ronal
- Dileep Rao as Dr. Max Patel,
- Giovanni Ribisi as Parker Selfridge,
- Cliff Curtis as Tonowari
- Jamie Flatters as Neteyam
- Jack Champion as Miles
- Britain Dalton as Lo’ak
- Trinity Jo-Li Bliss as Tuktirey
- Bailey Bass as Tsireya
Release date of the movie
Avatar’s second film “The way of Water” was released on December 16, 2022. It’s the second sequel in the series and takes place 20 years after the events of The Way of Water. Jake Sully is still in his avatar body and has a new race of children with Neytiri
Future of “Avatar: The Way of Water”
The popularity of the first two Avatar has made it a successful franchise in Hollywood and it is estimated to have another four sequels after the release of The Way of Water. Avatar: The Way of Water has so far grossed $2,100 billion in ticket sales worldwide. The movie is marketed as a global event, in which many people watch the same movie at the same time.
