From the film's early reactions alone, it was clear that James Cameron had another visual spectacle on his hands with "Avatar: The Way of Water." Since the film's worldwide release, fans have not been able to hold back their amazement at the movie's jaw-dropping effects work.
On a Reddit thread diving into the film, fans from all over have been sharing their reactions, such as Redditor u/MrBrightside618 who admitted, "Every time I thought I'd grown numb to the VFX, the very next shot would be the most photorealistic CGI I'd ever seen in a movie. This happened at least ten times." Similarly, Redditor u/cbruins22 praised the visuals, saying, "The world is just so ALIVE in every freaking scene. Stunningly beautiful." Meanwhile, Redditor u/mikeyfreshh recalled, "I remember leaving the theater in 2009 thinking that CGI had peaked. That they'd never be able to do better than this. When they announced Avatar 2, I trusted that Cameron would make a good movie but I didn't think they'd be able to wow me with the visuals like they did the first time. I was wrong. This is incredible."
Redditor u/karltee practically predicted the next logical step for the James Cameron epic, simply stating, "This movie better win best visual effects." And if its current trajectory for the upcoming award season is anything to go by, it seems like it has a pretty good shot at doing just that.
