James Cameron Wanted Avatar: The Waterway to 'Break Down Borders'

Set a decade later, "Avatar: The Waterway" is more about family than the war between the Na'vi and human invaders. So, of course, it makes sense to tell a story to show the cycle of life that unfolds among the blue, aqua-skinned aliens on the distant moon of Pandora. In Cameron's sequel, the culture is more fleshed out and believable because we're introduced to the babies, teens, and adults who inhabit the world. Cameron probably goes overboard in his comments, coming across as a bit tone deaf when it comes to what makes women strong and powerful, telling Rodriguez during their Variety chat:

"That doesn't happen in our society, it probably hasn't happened for hundreds of years. But I guarantee you back then, women had to fight to survive and protect their children , and it didn't matter if they were pregnant. And pregnant women are more capable of being much more athletic than we as a culture recognize. I thought, "Let's lift the real limits ."

Cameron is too enamored with his own characters that he deems them complex simply because they are able to address motherhood and war simultaneously.