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.

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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.