The film avatars premiered in December 2009 and now, 13 years later, the sequel Avatar: The Water Way it’s already starting to hit theaters around the world.
With such a long gap between films, a re-release of the first feature occurred in theatres. But not everyone could see or review avatars in preparation for the sequel. summarizing the original release and re-releases over the years, 🇧🇷
🇧🇷 More than a decade after the release of the film which is a reference in film technology, to jog your memory before watching Avatar: The Way of Water.
avatars takes place in the year 2154, with the Earth in dire straits as a result of humans’ continued destruction of nature. With space exploration well advanced, scientists discover an exomoon called Pandora. This environment is inhabited by large bluish-skinned creatures. These beings are called Na’vi.
These people, divided into clans, live in forests, live with wild animals and are devoted to nature. Eywa, the Great Mother, is the deity worshiped by the Na’vi. For them, she is the force that connects the living creatures of Pandora.
A crippled Marine, Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), is chosen to replace his dead twin brother in a program run by the powerful RDA, a non-governmental organization that exploits Pandora. The RPG seeks to mine a rare and very expensive mineral called unobtainium, which is present in Pandora.
Jake joins a program called Avatar upon arriving on Pandora. In it, scientists created copies of the Na’vi to explore Pandora and try to get closer to the natives. Jake assumes one of these bodies, created for his brother, and begins living with the Na’vi after being rescued by Neytiri (Zoë Saldaña).
She is the princess of the forest clan, the Omatakaya. This indigenous group lives in forests. Jake receives instructions from Colonel Miles Quaritch (Stephen Lang) to influence the Na’vi to abandon their land so humans can mine the rare mineral present there. Scientist Grace Augustine (Sigourney Weaver) tries to influence Jake to find out more about people’s culture and religion.
Jake begins to question his mission and values as he continually lives with the Na’vi. He ends up uncovering a corruption scheme in the GDR. Also, he falls in love with Neytiri.
But Quaritch and the billionaire RDA still plan to mine the ore from the lands of the Forest Clan. They end up advancing with an army of men and machines, without waiting for the area to be evacuated, and destroy the Great Tree.
Neytiri and the other Na’vi learn the truth about Jake and he is rejected and arrested by Quaritch, along with Grace. Later, Jake manages to tame one of Pandora’s most feared flying beasts to regain the trust of Neytiri and the forest clan. Now known as the Turok warrior Makto, Jake leads the Na’vi in combat against humans.
Despite Jame, Neytiri and Na’vi’s victory against the GDR, Grace dies in battle. The humans are expelled from Pandora and Jake becomes the new leader of the forest clan. He and Naytiri marry and a ritual takes place to permanently transfer Jake into his avatar, leaving behind his human body.
The sequel picks up years after the events of the first film. As Jake and Neytiri raise their family, their paths eventually cross with the Metkayina, an aquatic clan of the Na’vi. New cast members Kate Winslet and Cliff Curtis play Metkayina leaders Ronal and Tonowari. Although her character died in the first film, Sigourney Weaver is back.
Avatar: The Water Way arrives in Brazilian theaters this Thursday (15). If this summary wasn’t enough to prepare you for the sequel, avatars is available on Disney+.
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