TITLE OF THE MOVIE: Avatar: The Way of Water

THE THEME: There are two basic, semi-overlapping themes: water and family. Life and death,
adopted family, and terror are sub-themes. Both family and water are used to illustrate
strengths and faults in life. It also confronts the costs of fear.

SETTING OF THE MOVIE: The movie is set in Planet Pandora.

THE ACTORS AND THEIR CHARACTERS:

 Sam Worthington as Jake Sully
 Zoe Saldaña as Neytiri
 Sigourney Weaver as Kiri and Dr Grace Augustine
 Stephen Lang as Colonel Miles Quaritch
 Kate Winslet as Ronal
 Cliff Curtis as Tonowari
 Joel David Moore as Dr Norm Spellman
 CCH Pounder as Mo'at
 Edie Falco as General Frances Ardmore
 Brendan Cowell as Captain Mick Scoresby
 Jermaine Clement as Dr Ian Garvin
 Jamie Flatters as Neteyam
 Britain Dalton as Lo'ak
 Trinity Jo-Li Bliss as Tuk
 Bailey Bass as Tsireya
 Filip Geljo as Aonung
 Duane Evans, Jr as Rotxo
 Giovanni Ribisi as Parker Selfridge
 Dileep Rao as Dr Max Patel
 Matt Gerald as Corporal Lyle Wainfleet

SPECIFIC SCENES OR TECHNIQUES THAT SHOW THE ART OF FILM MAKING:

The Wētā FX crew had to research the way of water, just like the movie characters did. This
included studying how water drips down various surfaces, how light refracts underwater, and
how water interacts with skin and hair.

They consulted footage of water rippling, waves crashing against rocks, and the movement
of underwater plants in order to make this as physically accurate as possible. James
Cameron, the director, also contributed his own deep-sea dives as source material. To
investigate the impact of water on curly hair, the team's unfortunate friend was often
submerged in water. The end effect was a really accurate representation of damp hair.

Of course, it extends beyond having wet hair. It was really impressive to see how water
interacted with various materials in this photograph. The CGI animation used here makes
everything look quite realistic. The in-depth study of water definitely paid off, as evidenced
by the way that water is retained in the fabric's intricate weaving and by the glossy shine
that it develops over wet leather. It's a complex undertaking, to put it mildly, and the wet skin
looks incredibly realistic given how many various elements water interacts with.