After the way of the water, the avatar of good luck has no cultural imprint

Perhaps the film's greatest achievement is how it sells viewers on the idea of ​​multiple sequels. I think most of us were a bit confused and skeptical when we first heard that James Cameron had plans for four more Avatar movies. The first movie's ending felt pretty complete, after all; where was the story supposed to go from there?

But as the 'Avatar 2' credits roll, the possibilities for 'Avatar 3' suddenly seem endless. After all, a new breed of interesting characters have been introduced, and they all have juicy potential storylines for writers to choose from. Kiri in particular, with the circumstances still unclear around her birth, her odd bond with Eywa, and her close relationship with Spider, has enough going on in her life to be able to direct one of these movies on her own.

Kiri growing to take center stage on the show would be almost exactly what happened after 'Terminator 2', after all. The difference was that while James Cameron left this franchise after the second movie (where he immediately started to fall apart in quality), here he's going to stick around until at least the fourth movie to see things through.

As we watch the box office numbers for “The Way of Water” roll in, it seems clear that the future for this franchise is brighter than it has ever been. The Avatar movies are always going to be a bit divisive, and we're always going to hear understandable complaints about their length, but like it or not, you can no longer deny that they had an impact.