The Great James Cameron Pivot: From Wee Skirmish to Huge Climax, Avatar: The Way of Water

James Cameron warned us. Critics and naysayers said the 13year span between 2009s Avatar and 2022s Avatar: The Way of Water would result in audience disinterest in all things Pandora. But Cameron doubled down and essentially promised, If I build it, you will and then showed us all the receipts. At this point, Avatar 2 has earned almost 2. 3 billion dollars in worldwide box office, critical praise and four Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, and won Oscars for Best Achievement in Visual Effects. The Way of Water has wowed audiences with its impressive set pieces and creature designs, using state of the art VFX and 3D to immerse audiences into the oceans of Pandora and the tech of the RDA. In particular, the final battle sequence on the massive SeaDragon vessel has had audiences clinging to their chairs and curling in tension. Ironically, the team that had to design that sequence had no idea that it was going to be the films big finale until suddenly, thats what