The two YouTubers Robert Hofmann and David Hain talk about the new movie Avatar: Fire and Ash in their podcast “Two Like Luck and Chatter”. They draw a comparison to World of Warcraft, but not a positive one.
What does Avatar 3 have to do with World of Warcraft? The third part of the Avatar series has just premiered in theaters. The two YouTubers have already seen the film and rated it 2.5 out of 5 points.
In episode 242 of their podcast, they state that the film felt like “a new region and race in a WoW expansion”. Because, like in some expansions of WoW, a new race, the Fire-Na’vi, and their homeland have been introduced.
However, Hain adds that the DLC could be completed in just 14 minutes. For him, there is far too little of the new race and their homeland to see. You would have seen exactly one volcano, one unidentifiable burned tree, and a bit of ash.
The new Fire race would not be seen for half the time. It seems as if James Cameron had no interest in them.
The movie is received worse than its predecessor
What do the two praise? Not much. The movie was a 3:17-hour disappointment. After watching, Hain felt like a sack with the air let out. One of the few positive aspects they mention is the “cool visuals”. But even they catch some flak.
What do they criticize in detail? Part 3 uses the HFR technology, which stands for High Frame Rate. It usually has 48 frames per second or more, while 24 frames per second is typically the standard in cinema.
However, such images appear like a telenovela because they are so smoothed out. The two compare it to video game sequences like from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
In part 3, there is also always the same loop: Someone gets lost, gets captured, and there is a fight. The same conflicts from part 2 are continued, with the same characters. There is no escalation or development, as seen in other movie trilogies. In addition, the immersion into the world present in part 2 is missing.
How is the movie generally received? Depending on the review platform, the ranking of the Avatar films is mixed. On Rotten Tomatoes, Avatar 3 ranks last of the three films with a 68% recommendation rate from critics. However, among cinema-goers, it looks different: Avatar 1 is rated the worst here, with 82% recommendations. Avatar 3 gets 91%.
On IMDb, the films are all rated similarly. They range between 7.9 (Avatar 1) and 7.5 (Avatar 2) out of 10 possible points. Avatar 3 lands with a 7.6 between the two films.
Keep in mind that the ranking can change in the future. As the two YouTubers suggest, the Avatar films have only experienced a significant increase after the holidays.
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