Avatar: The Way of Water
Movie, 2022, Pandora, Set in More than a decade later
Avatar: The Way of Water is #2 of 3 in release order and #2 of 3 in chronological order in the Avatar.
The story
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.
Avatar: The Way of Water recap
More than a decade later, Jake leads the Omaticaya and has a family with Neytiri: sons Neteyam and Lo'ak, daughter Tuk, and the adopted Kiri, born from Grace's avatar body. Spider, a human boy left behind on Pandora and the son of Quaritch, lives with them. The RDA returns to colonise Pandora. Quaritch has been brought back in a Na'vi body with his old memories and hunts Jake, capturing Spider, who teaches him to survive in the forest. To protect his clan, Jake takes his family to the reef people, the Metkayina, led by Tonowari and Ronal. The children learn to swim and ride sea creatures, Kiri feels a deep bond with Eywa, and Lo'ak befriends Payakan, an outcast tulkun, a whale-like creature. Quaritch joins a crew hunting tulkun to draw Jake out.
Avatar: The Way of Water ending explained
Quaritch kidnaps Tuk and the Metkayina girls, and the Sullys fight his crew at sea. Payakan helps destroy the whaling ship, but Neteyam is shot and dies. Jake and Neytiri fight Quaritch on the sinking ship and rescue their children; Jake chokes Quaritch unconscious, and Spider saves Quaritch from drowning, then returns to the Sullys. The family stays with the Metkayina, and Jake vows to keep fighting. Fire and Ash continues the story.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch Avatar: The Way of Water
Avatar: The Way of Water is streaming on Disney+ in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 7.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 76%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Avatar, before Avatar: Fire and Ash.
- Chronological order: after Avatar, before Avatar: Fire and Ash.
What to watch before Avatar: The Way of Water
Avatar (2009), which Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) continues.
Cast
- Sam Worthington as Jake Sully
- Zoe Saldaña as Neytiri
- Sigourney Weaver as Kiri
- Stephen Lang as Colonel Miles Quaritch
- Kate Winslet as Ronal
- Cliff Curtis as Tonowari
- Joel David Moore as Norm Spellman
- CCH Pounder as Mo'at
- Edie Falco as General Frances Ardmore
- Jemaine Clement as Dr. Ian Garvin
- Giovanni Ribisi as Parker Selfridge
- Britain Dalton as Lo'ak
Directed by James Cameron.