If you're like us, you haven't recovered fromAvatar: The Way of the Water yet, and your mind is still stuck on Pandora, alongside Jake Sully and the other Na'vis. Well, if the universe created by James Cameron fascinates you, there are plenty of ways to prolong the experience, and we suggest some of them:
Tonight on TV: Avatar, The Water Way, broadcast for the first time: rediscover our review
"Avatar : La Voie de l'Eau", the sequel to the 2009 feature film that has since become the biggest hit in history, is broadcast on TV this Friday, July 7, at 10:50 pm on Canal+. [Read more]
In "Avatar: The Way of the Water", many new characters make their appearance. Among them, Tuktirey and Spider, respectively played by Trinity Bliss and Jack Champion. We met them, and they presented us in exclusivity their character. [Read more]
As we explained in our review ofAvatar: The Way of the Water, the feature film is a sum film in the career of James Cameron, and you can find elements of this opus in all the previous films of the director: Aliens, Abyss, Terminator, Titanic, and of course the first part ofAvatar, you will find in all these films what you loved in The Way of the Water. Most of these movies are available on streaming platforms.
The universe ofAvatar is abundant. James Cameron imagined a fauna, a flora, customs, and even a language for his planet Pandora, and the details are numerous. This is why books on this universe are essential to better understand it. There are several, very complete, in the form of encyclopedias. A first book was released in 2009, on the occasion of the release of the first movie,"Avatar: the Guide to Pandora", published by Huginn&Muginn. There are very rich explanations on the fauna and flora discovered in the first film, but also the characters, the functioning of the customs of the people of the forest, their physiology, etc. Many of these details are not found in the film and perfectly complete its viewing. All this is accompanied by beautiful illustrations.
Avatar: The Pandora Guide, 128 pages, 19,95€.
For the release of The Way of Water, Huginn&Muninn has published two books. The first, All the Art of Avatar: The Way of Water, is more of an artbook than an encyclopedia. It documents the making of the film step by step with texts explaining the novelties, the aesthetic choices and the sets of the film. But most of all, it offers a tremendous amount of sketches, preparatory drawings, and illustrations that trace the conception of the visual universe of the film. No detail is left out throughout the 258 pages of this beautiful book, essential for all fans of the saga. Just like in the movie, these illustrations are absolutely breathtaking.
All the art of Avatar: The Way of Water, 258 pages, 39,95€.
The second book is a more classic encyclopedia. "Avatar, The Way of Water: The Illustrated Encyclopedia" details all the elements found in the film. Once again, it is very complete and will allow you to learn everything about the universe created by James Cameron. The whole thing is so formidably well documented that one would almost believe that all the information available comes from the real world.
Avatar, The Way of Water: The Illustrated Encyclopedia, 130 pages, €25.90
It counts a lot in the immersion throughoutAvatar and its sequel, the music of the films, composed by James Horner in the first part and Simon Franglen in the second is a joy for the ears. The soundtrack of The Way of Water is already available on all streaming platforms, a good way to keep the movie alive in your mind.
Avatar has spawned many derivative products. And if we are still waiting for the video game Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, fans can always fall back on the first comic book adapted from the universe to be released in France: The Fate of Tsu'Tey. The first volume of this comic book series was released in November by Delcourt. It focuses on the character of Tsu'Tey, seen in the first movie, the son of the leader of the Omaticaya clan, in which Jake Sully arrives.
What will you start with?
Tonight on TV: Avatar, The Water Way, broadcast for the first time: rediscover our review
Trinity Bliss and Jack Champion (Avatar - The Way of the Water): "Humans take and they kill"
