Avatar 2 should make us completely rethink our relationship with the planet | Rupert Read

The Way of Water is a movie for our times - a rallying cry to make us cherish and protect the oceans that are so vital to life on EarthThe original Avatar was more than a movie. It was an event.It was reportedly pulled from some theatres by the Chinese government for fear it could incite land revolts; slammed by the Christian right for its "anti-Americanism"; used eagerly by anti-extractivism and anti-colonialism protesters; elicited depression among those who left cinemas to face the impoverished Earth of our cityscapes; and I personally heard that it led some viewers to sell their 4x4s, leave the army and much, much more. This was no ordinary film. Continue reading...