7.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.3
Overview
Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, learn the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive, and the tragedies they endure.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
Female Combat: Yes
Race Swap: Yes
Overview
Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, learn the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive, and the tragedies they endure.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film's central thesis explicitly promotes progressive ideology through its clear allegories for anti-colonialism, environmental protection, and indigenous rights, portraying the human invaders as agents of systemic destruction and exploitation.
Avatar: The Way of Water features visible diversity within its cast, particularly among the Na'vi characters, who are presented as an indigenous-coded society. The narrative strongly critiques colonial expansion and environmental destruction, explicitly portraying the invading human forces, often led by white male antagonists, in a negative light.
Secondary
The film features Neytiri, a skilled Na'vi warrior, who repeatedly engages in and wins close-quarters physical fights against multiple male RDA soldiers using a knife.
Miles Quaritch, a character established as a white human in the original film, is resurrected and portrayed in a Na'vi body. This transformation of an established character from human to an alien race constitutes a race swap.
Avatar: The Way of Water does not include any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on family, environmentalism, and conflict without addressing queer identity in any capacity.
Avatar: The Way of Water does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its narrative. Consequently, the film offers no portrayal, positive, negative, or neutral, regarding transsexual identity or experiences.
All returning characters from the original 'Avatar' film maintain their established genders in 'Avatar: The Way of Water.' New characters introduced in this sequel do not constitute gender swaps.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.5
7.6
Critic Ratings
7.6
6.7
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