do we need a sequel to avatar

[warthoggunner]

I say "yes"
but if he killed Jake or Neytiri I would never forgive him.

I would even watch it if he made a 2 hour movie about the wildlife of Pandora.

 

[OtherSideofSky]

I can't really imagine what they could possibly do next other than have the PMC come back and kill everything. Hopefully they'll find a better direction to take it in, though. Maybe it could switch genres or something? Everything I can think of right now would be utterly laughable.

 

[davidboring]

The question is: Can the story go anywhere from here?

OF COURSE it can! How could such a solid basis as the search for unobtanium not keep going? We NEED to know!!

 

[farmerboy219]

no not really, the first was a novelty because it had a unique look and a big budget and it won't be as good as the first because that novelty would have worn off.

 

[GuerrillaClock]

Yes, I would say the world he created deserves to be fleshed out more over at least one film, and probably over the three sequels that he claims to have buzzing around in his head.

 

[Chewster]

Do we need to be asking this before this one is even out of theaters?

Alright, fine. Do we need a sequel. I say no, because less James Cameron is always better.

 

[ygetoff]

We humans better win this time.

 

[Squaseghost]

Do we ever NEED any new piece of media? no

Will it still be awesome? probably yes

 

[ArtVSscience]

Hell yes. simple as that

 

[Jiggabyte]

God no. The film was fine with it's average plot polished up with fantastic visuals and unusual attention to detail. If you let that mediocre plot fall into "sequel to mediocre plot" you're dealing with a high chance of Matrix Syndrome.
...Well, at least by that time visual effects will have developed even further and the budget for said effects will have tripled thanks to its success. We might have enough pretty effects to sedate us into indifference.

 

[Dangerbean]

I read somewhere that there are two other moons orbiting the big planet. Im guessing each sequel will be set on one of those

 

[Velvo]

You know, I was really disappointed with Avatar as a sci-fi work. Woulda probably been a lot more interesting (and realistic) if the Nav'ai weren't already pretty much human to begin with. I mean, I get how it's hard to relate to characters that you don't think you could have a go at in the sack, but come ON. Sci-fi isn't just social commentary, it's "what if" scenarios that make us question. Would everyone have been so "it's wrong to kill all the blue people" if they had been hideous freaks with translucent carapaces and like, I dunno, more legs in all the wrong places? It's not hard to identify with blue tiger-people. I mean, you kinda HAVE to cause they're so obviously people. I mean, make it hard to accept! Make them scary as hell so when the protagonist finally joins them it means something! (hey, I just realized, sorta like District 9, eh?)

Also think they coulda done a lot more with the avatar concept (like having him disconnect from the machine but still have the Nav'ai version of him active and they end up fighting on opposite sides or something weird like that) but whatever.

Aaaanyway, for the next one I suggest Alien vs Predator vs Avatar vs Prawn: Bipedal Deathmatch!

 

[sam_savage1393]

They're really making an Avatar sequel?

What the hell will it be about? The story can't go anywhere from there.

Agreed. Also, I think it is way to early to make a sequel for Avatar.

 

[Robert632]

Do we need it? No. Are we going to get one? Yes.

 

[Nemu]

Not seen the movie, nor do I intend to, but you know darn well there WILL be a sequel. There 1.8 billion reasons to--and this time there's no sinking ship to eff up the possibility!

 

[blindthrall]

You know, I was really disappointed with Avatar as a sci-fi work. Woulda probably been a lot more interesting (and realistic) if the Nav'ai weren't already pretty much human to begin with. I mean, I get how it's hard to relate to characters that you don't think you could have a go at in the sack, but come ON. Sci-fi isn't just social commentary, it's "what if" scenarios that make us question. Would everyone have been so "it's wrong to kill all the blue people" if they had been hideous freaks with translucent carapaces and like, I dunno, more legs in all the wrong places? It's not hard to identify with blue tiger-people. I mean, you kinda HAVE to cause they're so obviously people. I mean, make it hard to accept! Make them scary as hell so when the protagonist finally joins them it means something! (hey, I just realized, sorta like District 9, eh?)

Also think they coulda done a lot more with the avatar concept (like having him disconnect from the machine but still have the Nav'ai version of him active and they end up fighting on opposite sides or something weird like that) but whatever.

Aaaanyway, for the next one I suggest Alien vs Predator vs Avatar vs Prawn: Bipedal Deathmatch!

This is why District 9 is a better movie. I actually care about the loose ends, unlike in Avatar. The thing that really irks me about both is how easily the language barrier is bridged. At least in District 9 they have 20 years, but Jake picks up Nav'i easier than most people pick up Spanish. Who's to say aliens would even communicate verbally? They could use EM waves we can't organically detect. What if they used radiation, and every time they talked to a human, we got cancer?

OT: The sequel would be two hours of slow, methodical, orbital carpet bombing, followed by an infomercial about why YOU should become an unobtainium miner.

 

[Hunter.Wolf]

Lols, lots of funny reactions here, but at least Silverwebsurfer is making some sense, it could very well be a prequel in which Cameron explores the past of the Na'vi and how they were united (it was already mentioned in the first movie as being a very important event in their history).

The only problem i see here is that there won't be any human characters to relate to directly ... but since many people are already big fans of Netiry and the Na'vi in general i don't think they will mind if the entire movie was about them with no humans involved.

Other than that i do think Cameron is right about making a sequel (or prequel .. whatever it might be) cause he spent a very long time creating a world, a language, a culture and an entire planet-system ... those who want to appreciate the scope of his work should probably get a look at his Pandorapedia that encompasses all his work ... which Avatar the movie is a by-product of.


Also .. don't expect this sequel any time soon .. he will probably be working on (Battle Angle Alita) movie next .. again creating new technology solely for it ... just hope he doesn't screw up this one XD

 

[Kingsman]

This can only go downhill, imo. Sequels rarely have better animation than their originals, and even more rarely have better stories.

Call it as you want, escapists, but while the visuals were stunning, the story was lacking, and the next "installment" is most likely going to be of substantially lower quality than the original.

 

[Z of the Na'vi]

No. Never, and anyone who disagrees with that can go fap to Netiri, because I am right.

Its "Neytiri."

OT: I loved the first one, but I really don't think we need a sequel. It was a great movie on its own.

A sequel will have the expectations as the first one, only more so.

I vote no.

 

[obex]

We don't but if you think their not going to make a squeal to the highest grossing movie ever then you dont know hollywood