Avatar 2 is the Worst Movie Ever Made

Here’s why

Jay Sizemore
4 min readDec 28, 2022

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20th Century Studios, still from The Way of Water

James Cameron has officially jumped the shark, or, erm, jumped the whale. His extravagant three hour sequel to his landmark 3D film of thirteen years ago is nothing short of a vanity project, one that is much more interested in showing audiences what it CAN do, rather than breaking any kind of new cinematic ground. It’s the most expensive ego-trip ever conceived. It practically oozes laziness in its lack of originality and presumptive reasoning that spectacle can make any audience forgive a plot hole.

Well, James, this is something I just can’t forgive. This film feels like one giant insult to my intelligence.

There were four writers on this train wreck of techno-masturbation. Four writers, including Cameron, with thirteen years to produce an original concept. Instead, we get the lamest excuse for a revenge plot you can possibly imagine. It’s basically three hours of one character, a clone of the previous villain, running around saying, “We must kill Jake Sully!” And to accomplish this task, we must kidnap his children fourteen times. How see-through thin do you like your plot?

Better yet, how dumbed down do you like your character motivations and dialogue? And how much do you wish to relive the final act of Titanic?

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Jay Sizemore

Provocative truth teller, author of APNEA & Ignore the Dead. Cat dad. Dog dad. Husband. Currently working from Portland, Oregon. Learn more at: Jaysizemore.com.