After a while, people started acting as if no one actually liked this movie and they were in for a shock when the sequel made over a billion again.

Even 14 years later, I still find this movie visually breathtaking!

5:40 "She doesn't seem that bothered by him breaking the rules." You'll notice she's a great deal happier in her avatar body throughout the film. I think that's meant to be deliberate. She feels how Jake feels by the end. The avatar is the true body and the human body becomes the crutch they have to return to.

As a disabled woman, the fact that you said “oh he uses a wheelchair, interesting” instead of saying something like, “oh he’s wheelchair bound, that’s really sad” is sooo so good. I don’t know how else to put that, but thank you. Just the subtle difference in language makes all the difference in respect and inclusion.

"Ewya has heard you!" That line never fails to give me literal goose bumps and tears!

Watching the sequel in theatres was 3 hours of pure beautiful visual spectacle, absolutely gorgeous and genuinely an enjoyable story.

I like how she accurately predicted everything that happened in the movie 😂

Saw the original in 3D and it was the most beautiful 3D movie I've ever seen. They didn't use 3D as a gimmick. I can still feel the feeling of having all the ashes falling around me. Even so many years later.

It's been 14 years and this movie is still a visual masterpiece

I always like to highlight Zoe Saldaña's acting, like GOD. She delivered SO WELL! The whole vfx take so much of the acting away, but watching the behind the scenes realy makes u see all these actors' talent.

People just dont understand....to say this movie was groundbreaking when it came to visuals and the 3d experience was absolutely MASSIVE!!! This was the first 3D movie my whole family saw, I had seen it with friends before I took them so I literally spent the WHOLE movie just watching them react to the 3D moments. To this day it remains my mothers favorite movie period, and having just taken her to see Way of Water your reaction came out at just the right time! Glad you enjoyed it Natalie, keep the reactions coming!

tsu’tey, the one that seemed to not like jake because he was jealous of neytiri, has a little bit more to his backstory. He is betrothed to neytiri, yes, but he was betrothed to her older sister who died from being shot by humans, thats why grace’s school was shut down and the avatars were prohibited at the village. they were truly in love, so the resentiment tsu’tey feels towards jake is probably mostly because of what his race did rather than because of his advances towards neytiri, which he doesnt like but also accepts in a short period of time. he even chooses jake as his successor later in a deleted scene! they grow to respect each other before tsu’tey dies and gets reunited with silwanin in eywa

Is amazing how much James Cameron had accomplished without even going to film school

Honestly I think the graphics still hold up. Many of the practices used in making the movie are now used in video games and other movies, so they were pioneers well out of their time.

The moment I realized Natalie was truly fearless was when she admitted to watching Saving Private Ryan on a phone.

She made a successful you tube career by being out the loop on all the hit shows and movies . Plus she’s genuinely interesting lol . Love this channel

They cut out a lot of scenes with Norm including that he and Trudy we're building a relationship throughout, and explain what happened with Grace’s school, and Jake and Sute getting to be friends after his ceremony becoming a “man”. It makes me sad that we didn't get to see these but they did so good anyway

Nominated for 9 Oscars including Best Picture but won for: Best Production Design Best Visual Effects Best Cinematography. It's the highest grossing movie of all time, $2.9 billion dollars! AVATAR 2: THE WAY OF WATER has made $1.5 billion dollars today!

The extended version of this movie has a lot more detail into the history of the people that were there already. Like graces school and the history of the navi people. You should definitely try to watch it if you can!!

I just think that people don't want to ENJOY things anymore. And it's so comforting to see someone just have a great time living themselves in a film ✨❤️

As much as I'd like to see you watch Avatar 2 for the first time, you should really really go see it in theaters in 3D. I never watch 3D movies but the 2 Avatar films are the closest thing we will get to a Holodeck experience in our lifetime. Since they were actually shot and rendered in 3D every element is at a different depth and it truly feels like you are there. The sequel has probably the best visual effects of any film ever made, seriously.

Natalie, we love and appreciate the content you make for us. GO SEE THE SEQUEL IN THEATERS. It’s okay if you can’t make it a video. Just film your review and we’ll all watch. Seriously. IMAX 3D of the sequel is the best theater experience I’ve ever had

Its unbelievable this movie came out in 2009, it still holds up today visualy, no wonder it won so many awards and made so much money, im going to watch the 2nd one soon.

There is nothing better than watching someone experience one of my favorite movies for the first time. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Seeing this in imax 3D was one of the most visually immersive movie experiences I've had... It's hard to explain cause lots of movies were doing 3D at this time and it was very gimmicky... in this movie the 3D didn't feel like a gimmick... it felt so integrated into the cinematography that the world just felt so real... I assume thats why folks felt so attached so quickly. One of the few movies that gave me that post-show-binge depression feeling.

You should have seen the Director's version where they showed how Grace opened a school for Navi and knew Naytiri's sister and it left a personal tragedy, showed how Jake hunted, a scene with Tsutei...And of course the Way of Water was one of the best 3D experiences that I experienced in my life after the Children of Spies 3 and the Hobbit Battle of the Five Armies.

I'm not sure why but this movie still gets me emotional every time. Many moments always give me goosebumps, and the death of Hometree especially is so sad and painful.

I still don’t know how there are people who say this movie is bad. Seriously? One of the most beautiful self discovery and war movies ever made. And Zoe Saldana is absolutely perfect in her performance

I'd recommend seeing the second one in theatres and doing a post viewing review because even if it makes me an ass I really do believe these movies are better on the largest screen you can find.

LMAO 😂 I FELT THE MOMMY LINE 9:57 "Maybe i need a mommy" "Mommy sorry mommy sorry mommy ?" 🤣 Loved these movies i saw the new one as well both so gooddddd 🥰 they make me miss nature an be hopeful for the future 🥰

I would definitely recommend the “directors extended cut” for everyone who wants more story and exposition it’s so good and worth it. Love this movie and love the sequel ❤

As good as the visuals were, I love this movie for the story. To this day, I still come back to this movie every few years because of how good it is.

Even though the plot is cliche and all, this movie is still one of my all time favourites. The world they created is breathtaking and the effects are insane. 14 years later and they still hold up. And I personally think that Zoe Saldana gives one of the all time great mo-cap performances

I can't explain how epic this was in 3D in the theater! Even the display from Jakes video diary was impressive. But the initial visit to the night forest was awe inspiring. Dead technology now but I bought a 3D TV off the back of this film and Wreck It Ralph.

Avatar is 100% tropey, but tropes are fine when done well, like they are in the Avatar movies. Combine that with the gorgeous visuals and it becomes very easy to understand why both movies hit 2 billion. Its rare to get new epic crowd-pleasers, but my gosh these are fantastic.

"I'm with her Jake she real" makes me ugly cry everytime! Stunning movie way back in 09 and still delivers. The sequel is also stunning fantastic movie and alot of ugly cry moments. Love these and can't wait for more of the Avatar universe.

One of my favorite movies of all time. It is one of the few in which you are cheering for the aliens and against the humans. The extended version really makes the story even better. Great job Natalie.

The Avatar movies and Gravity are the only movies I've seen in 3D where I thought it actually enhanced the experience. Avatar and its sequel are solid enough sci-fi action movies on their own, and still really impressive on a technical/production level, but in 3D on a big screen they are almost like going on a theme park ride. TL;DR: I'd highly recommend seeing the sequel in theaters!

When it first came out, I went to see it in the cinema with my father about 5 times (even though I feel like I may have been too young to see it 😅). When I turned 18 we grew distant, and then he passed away a year ago, and I don't think I've processed it yet. Apart from being so beautiful and compelling, this movie is the strongest connection to him that I still have, and it will always have a special place in my heart. Glad you enjoyed it!

This movie is so pretty! It's amazing how the visuals still hold up even today.

It's funny you said that because she IS a dancer. The female Navi was Zoe Saldana, from Guardians of the Galaxy. She used to be a dancer as well. In fact her first big movie was Center Stage, the movie about ballet dancers.

there's actually an extended cut that's almost 3 hours long, and has alot of cut stuff like life on earth and other action/death scenes and some good character development, (like showing more of Grace's backstory and why she's becoming increasingly motherly torwards Jake) :) It also better explains why the trees are so important (something about dead ancestors' memories being stored in physical living trees)

Avatar and Avatar the Way of Water mean so much to me. Not just the stunning visuals, the alien world, the World building or the brillant characters and the attention to detail, but also because of it's indigenous representation. I'm indigenous and seeing the scared trees (which we also have... obviously not glowing), seeing the Na'vi wrapping their food in leaves like my mother does, seeing their jewellery, seeing the respect for the animals and nature as a whole, the fight to protect our land, the issues with illegal mining and deforestation. These all are so familiar and part of all indigenous tribes around the world. And seeing these all in a blockbuster film making Billions around the world is so good 👏And yeah, people will hate the movies because people have their own opinion, but they shouldn't dismiss the voices of those to whom this matters on a spiritual and emotional level.

I love that it is established earlier that Neytiri knows how those masks operate. Before we see her save Jake at 27:55, we saw her remove the mask from Dr. Grace Augustine after she passed away. Seeing how Neytiri was one of Grace's best pupils, it is not a stretch to assume that she knew exactly was happening and how to operate those masks.

Visuals were incredible, even more so the first time I saw it, in 3D and in an IMAX theatre. The little floaty things looked like they were just floating around the theatre. It was amazing

I take "Dances with Wolves" in space any time. This movie is amazing, I loved to explore Pandora together with Jake. The soundtrack is amazing. The world and the connection between all living beings is so beautiful. I wish we as humans would learn our lessons, but we never will...

It was fun watching this with you. There are actually tons of deleted scenes that do add more nuance to the human characters, but unfortunately didn’t make the final cut. I guess the studio was getting scared of the long runtime since up to that point no one had attempted a 3D film that long. Maybe someday a longer director’s cut will be released that includes them all. One is a wild psychedelic vision quest.

This is why I love avatar so much, because it is a type of sci-fi movie that has near future technology for example: like how the interstellar ship designs and the antimatter drives they use for interstellar travel from the Solar system to the Alpha Centauri System. And all the wildlife on Pandora make sense in real life since they have 6 limbs to make up for Pandora’s light gravity same thing with the Na’vi being 10ft tall

Natalie...THIS was a movie that was almost demanded to be seen in the theaters, and in 3D! It was absolutely amazing and brilliant!

The thing with this movie being so highly praised was it was truly an innovation for it’s time, and to experience it on the big screen rlly left a greater impression. Same with the 2nd one now. When I was watching it in IMAX 3D it was so stunning it was better visually and in the experience wise than any movie I’ve ever seen in theatres.

This movie makes me _feel_ I am in a completely different world, with people I want to learn about. New plants, new traditions, new sensations... I only felt like this 2 or 3 times in my life and that makes this movie one of my favourites ever. Oh, I forgot: THE MUSIC!? It is just... OH. It's perfect for this movie. I can listen it for several hours and it still give me chills

James Cameron knows that even if it starts with a few visual ideas, it very quickly becomes all about the story. He really understands that the story and the characters come first and that the movie technology is either up to the the job or it isn't. You don't make a movie based around the technology, you develop the technology to make the movie you want to tell.

I was too young to watch this when it came out so I finally watched it a week before the sequel came out and I was shook. I thought it wouldn’t be that great but I LOVED it.

One thing that I always wondered was that if this movie were about a conflict between essentially an oil company with some hired mercenaries vs the native population, I wonder what will happen once Earth's governments decide to directly intervene and secure the most important resource for interstellar trade.

I remember seeing this film in theaters with my father, brother, and a family friend. I recently saw the new film in theaters with my uncle, aunt, and cousins. This is a film series and franchise that people go more for the visuals than anything, especially plot. In fact, the reason why it took a long time to make the first film and then the second was because James Cameron was waiting for or needed to invent the technology needed to make the film. In regards to plot, it's Ferngully meets Pocahontas meets Dances With Wolves.

You should def check out the ride in Disney World. I couldn't get over how realistic it was. I honestly felt like I was in an avatar myself and just couldn't get enough of it. Breathtaking from start to finish.

Seeing this film through an artists eyes was amazing. The visuals were amazing and outstanding for the time is was released

Way of Water is even more visual and I enjoyed the story so much more. Can’t wait to see your reactions to that one.

the problem with building guns into your suit is then if you want to use it for something else (logistics, building things, etc) then suddenly your exoskeleton is useless or atleast inefficient. Better to have hands/magnets/whatever and have the guns removable.

I watched this one as a young teen on TV and when the sequel came out I watched it in the cinema with my friend. After the movie he turns to me, with literal tears in his eyes, and says "Holy shit that was good, I wish I had watched the first one before this" lmao. He liked the sequel so much he cried even though he didn't have time to catch up to the first one that day. I wish I had time to see it in the cinema more than once, it really was an amazing experience seeing it on the big screen.

The moment I saw the starship's glowing radiators when it was coming into orbit around Pandora, I liked this movie! Someone went to a lot of trouble to find out how a realistic starship would need to be constructed. The guy who designed most of the aliens is Wayne Douglas Barlow, who's been creating aliens for over thirty years. Check out his work in the books Expedition and Inferno, as well as his work on the Kaiju from the film Pacific Rim.

One of my favourite movies ever, so excited for this video!

I took my whole family to see this movie 5 times in the theatre. That's how much we loved it.

Zoe’s acting is incredible

Back when this came out I was obsessed haha. Saw it 6x in theatres lol

I love this movie, i saw the 2 at the movies and i cried very much. It was beautiful!

People need to watch the full version!!! So many questions you have are answered!

The thing about this movie that made it a must see in theaters was not just the visuals but also the 3D. It basically revolutionized the technology. No one had seen it work so well before, or since really. If you get a chance to see the new one in theaters, I recommend doing so for that reason also.

Watching you discovering this movie was so awesome Nat. It was such a great reaction 💛

Honestly, I HIGHLY recommend seeing the sequel in theatres. The visuals have gotten even better. I know content is content, but this is a rare experience that I think any film fan should experience the way it was meant to be seen, in theatres. You could always do a rewatch with the channel if enough people ask for it.

3:16 good question Natalie Because that claw scar on Colonel Quaritch’s head is from Pandora’s largest land predator the Thanator, the big six legged leopard like alien predator that u saw later in the vid. In lore Colonel Quaritch had an encounter with one and lived to tell the tale, pretty bad ass for an awesome villain like him

I honestly appreciate you sharing your first time reaction to the Avatar movies but I also hope you find a way to react to the sequel in 3D as well because the graphics and the whole visual journey is truly mind-blowing. I would love it if you get to have that experience too. You deserve it. #love ❤️

Avatar is such a seamless wonderful trip. You already know what is likely going to happen because this story has already been told (Pocahontas, Dance With Wolves) but it's not important because the movie take us on such a wonderful ride. Besides the visuals, this movie is so well-executed because its take you on a journey in theses out-worldly forests and yet this place and the Navi fells almost familiar to us. Great reaction Nat, and nice editing too !

What coincidence, I literally just saw the sequel and got out of the theater like 10 mins ago. Lol

Love how excited you get on a first watch. Always an enjoyable watch 😊

Oh, I was hoping you’d watch this! Thanks as always Nat! This is one of my favorite movies and remains so to this day!

A lot of react channels are doing this but Natalie is the one I am MOST excited for. I think you'll be amazed

This is one of my favourite films of all time. I remember going to the cinema seven times to watch it

Natalie, I'm glad I tuned into this with you. Avatar is my favorite film and now series. I saw this 6 times in theater when it came out... and I absolutely LOVED your reactions to the film!! Thank you!

The first time I saw I was 17 when Avatar came out in theaters and it became an incredible experience I have. It inspired me to take a film major since. After watching it again before the release of Avatar: Way of Water, I asked my history professor at the Sacramento State University about the themes of the first film, he stated that it show references of imperialism and colonization. If you looked how the RDA decided to take the riches/resources of Pandora with superior technology for profits and they think this will make things better, the Navi like Omatikaya clan are furious about these actions as the Tree of Souls are very sacred as they’re connected to their ancestors. For example: The French of the early 1800s want bring modernization to Hanoi because they view the villagers and their way of life as more uncivilized. They build major cities, streets and sewer lines, and the French later build a modern VitebEurope delivered the statue of Paul Bret as a symbol of enlightenment to the French brought to Hanoi. But this lead to several consequences to the Vietnamese as their ancestral ways are removed which led to a build up tension between the Vietnamese and the French occupiers. Both films show references of the real world and James Cameron have crafted it very well (even the script for the first Avatar was made in 1995 but haven’t started in production until a decade later). To me, storytelling is what got me into movies!

Great job on your reaction! I thought it was really interesting and funny as well and you really had some great moments in your reaction as well! I want to thank you for reacting to one of my favorite movies! The sequel is even better than the first one and I do hope you react to it on your channel!

I could never get tired of watching this movie 🤩

It wasn't just seeing it in the theater, it was seeing it with groundbreaking, bleeding-edge 3D, so good that it looks like you're looking at it through a window rather than projected on a screen.

PLEASE do not wait for a reaction and see the second movie in theatres. Had the pleasure of seeing both in theaters and it was breathtaking. Love the videos 💕

From what I remember, they invented a new camera back then to create the 3D effects, so for all the visuals you loved in this movie, just imagine almost being there and feeling the world around you :)

Fun fact: Apparently one of the main reasons why the sequel took so long was that the director was waiting for the technology to catch up to his vision for the movie And boy did he make use of every little bit of tech he could get his hands on.

Your gonna fall in love with some of the characters in avatar 2, kiri was my fave 😩

In the full version which explains more, they say Tsu'Tey (the one who didn't like Jake) and Neytiri were engaged, so yeah he felt threatened lol but comics explain before that he was engaged to her sister until she was killed by humans (as the full movie version says which is why the school was closed) and actually loved her so he would marry Neytiri more out of duty and hated humans more than otherd out of grief

I really enjoy Avatar. The visuals are great, the worldbuilding is fantastic, and the messaging is really pure. I am excited to see how 3-5 turn out, as 2 is equally incredible.

OK Natalie, first time watching this since in theaters in 2009 in 3D. Let's go!

As a huge film lover Avatar is my all time favorite movie! I’m someone who loooves psychological thrillers and stuff like that but still, no movie will ever be as dear and comforting to me as this one. I genuinely have never seen a world as beautifully crafted as Pandora, every single place on that planet looks absolutely gorgeous. I’ve watched the movie about 15 times at least and I honestly did not think that they would actually make a sequel but I’m so happy they finally did :)

Can't wait for the sequel reaction. That movie blowed my mind. I wasn't expecting it to be soo good.

Man, if I had a nickel for every time a story called 'Avatar' involved travelling to different tribes based on the elements, whilst the main heroes attempt to overcome imperialist conquerors, I'd have two nickels

Loved this movie and looking forward to whenever I can see the sequel

Hey Nat! I'm glad you liked this (and The Last Samurai) Thematically speaking, I think you'd also enjoy Dances with Wolves (director's cut), Braveheart and Shogun (miniseries) -- just make sure you add tissues to your checklist. Cheers!

Yes!!! Hope you enjoy the 2nd one!

In Avatar 2 filming Zoe Saldana held her breath for over7 minutes, and yes, you could say that Tsu'tey "likes" Naytieri, they have been promised since they were children, The Na'vi have a tradition that the Tshsheek(sp?) and the Leader of the clan are always mated, Tsu'tey is the up and coming leader and Naytieri was SUPPOSED to be HIS mate, so Jake really kinda fucked things up by matiing with Naytieri

Oh boy I‘ve been waiting for Natalie to finally watch AVATAR🥰

I remember watching this as a 5 year old kid when it came out and saying something like "I wish I was an Avatar (I didn't know what they were called at the time). Why did I have to be a Human?" and I also remember being depressed that the World didn't look like the Navii Planet. I watched this and the second part last Week and at the Age of 19, it was like I was 5 Years old again, that feeling is one I can never forget. Also in a way, what happened to the Navii's home wasn't exactly Jake's fault, the plan between him and the Corporal (Not sure of his rank and don't know his name) was for him to negotiate the terms of Naviis relocating in order to mine the valuable mineral under the Great Tree, but before that happened, the Corporal launched an Assault, which Jake honestly didn't see coming. When Jake mentioned that he's close to becoming one of the Navii and mentioned negotiations, you could've clearly see that the Corporal wasn't too happy about it, so I personally don't think it was Jake's fault. Also you're gonna love Avatar 2: Way of the Water, not sure if you'll watch it on the big screen or just react to it, if it's the latter, then I'll be there..

PLEASE watch it in theater! Its the top moment of escapeism, and the 3D makes you experience it in a much different way! Its SO much better in theater!!! I swear!