The wait will have been worth it. We saw on the big screen (and in 3D) the trailer for Avatar 2: The Way of the Water. You are not ready!
Thirteen years. Thirteen years of waiting to finally see the sequel to one of the biggest successes in the history of cinema. Suffice to say that Twentieth Century Fox (well Disney…) has an interest in putting the small dishes in the big ones for the marketing ofAvatar 2subtitle The Way of the Water. James Cameron’s return to much fanfare isn’t just a promise to return to the fantasy lands of Pandora, but to see if the sci-fi bulldozer can still be the spearhead of technological developments.
Rare fact for a blockbuster of this type, whose trailers are usually sold on the Internet, Avatar 2 enjoy the release of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness for broadcast its first images before the screening in certain cinemas. This exclusivity is of course designed to attract even the most reluctant to the latest Marvellerie, but also to establish the prestige of a proposal that can only be sublimated by the big screen.
While 3D is neglected by a large part of the industry, it is difficult to ignore one’s pleasure when, on the arrival of the press screening of Doctor Strange 2, dark glasses are suddenly handed to us. They are not for Sam Raimi’s film, but only for the event that is looming just before. The slap was all the greater!
If we knew thatAvatar 2 would focus on the aquatic world of Pandora, it is clear that James Cameron made it both a narrative and a technical issue. While a magnificent wide shot shows Na’vis flying just above a huge expanse of water, the filmmaker seems to recall the value of the cinema frame, which encapsulates a space to better mark the point of view, and magnificence.
The idea of knowing that we will soon be using other illustrations fills us with joy
But behind this meaningful note of intent, the trailer ofAvatar 2 stands out above all for its simplicity, or even his lack of bluster (which we could however expect). Cameron deploys his universe with the greatest naturalness, and dwells on the interactions between his digital creatures, more impressive than ever, and the environment he reconstructs. From a ray of sunshine on a face to a hand touching the surface of the water, the film already impresses with its photorealism and its ultra-detailed transcription of the laws of physics.
The filmmaker seems set to take us once again into the depth of his images, supported by an already enjoyable 3D. In any case, his choices of precise and airy cutting are clearly thought out to accompany the eye in the discovery of the marine worlds of Pandora, while putting at the center of his device bodies just as amazed as the spectator.
Beautiful promises
We would almost come to have tears in our eyes facing the beauty of this entirely manufactured world, in which Cameron likes to sublimate the smallness of those who inhabit it. One thinks of course of this extraterrestrial whale placed right next to one of the protagonists, or more generally of these spectacular shots where the aquatic fauna of the planet is revealed alongside the Na’vis. The holistic dimension ofAvatar 2 has obviously been pushed to its limits, and makes you want to discover the ins and outs of this new part of mythology even more.
Without a bad James Cameron-related pun, it’s still worth saying that the trailer for The Way of the Water seems to achieve an increasingly rare feat: excite more reason while remaining the tip of the iceberg. Like this mount which suddenly comes out of the water to start flying, we feel that the feature film is about to offer us its share of surprises, and to fully spread its wings. One thing is certain: the revolution is underway!
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