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Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
Amazing visuals. Simple (but not bad) story and great characters
The movie was great IMO. Some lower ratings will be expected since it wasn't as action packed as the first one and the main plot isn't anything mind-blowing. However I think this was an amazing experience. The visuals were truly stunning and mesmerizing. I'd say 99% of the effects in this movie were unbelievably good and where there were some few scenes that could've looked better, those scenes still looked as good (if not even better) than most other block buster movies like the MCU. Story wise I believe it was simple, but definitely not bad. The movie focuses more on developing the characters bond with each other and their own individual progress. The movie wasn't as action packed and grand as the first Avatar, which is to be expected since there's 3 more films to follow now. The 3+ hour run time felt like it flew past and as the movie was concluding I actually wished it was longer just cause how amazingly well done the effects were, especially the underwater scenes.
The movie definitely lived up to all of my expectations after the first movie, which basically were: even more incredible visual effects, cool action scenes and a good story.
House of the Dragon (2022)
Overall great, just some lack in the visual effects department
I think overall this show is great. Good acting, good characters. I'm glad that they now settled in a timeline so we can get more character development in season 2. I like the build up, while it is slow and may bore some, I think it's cool to see how actions taken over several years slowly and steady leads up to what seems from the finale, a great war in season 2. My only complaint is that the cgi looks very off from time to time, especially the close ups of when they're riding the dragons. The green/blue screen is too obvious and it takes away from the feeling, power and intensity of some scenes. I hope they fix this for season 2.