This is not really a film. It has no shape, no thematic magic. There's no intellectual or emotional structure to connect to. It's just a series of visually vibrant scenes.

There's barely a story. The characters are one dimensional and the dialogue is bland. The main character is as interesting as a coat hanger. The visuals, while technically impressive, are limited in their substance and highly repetitive.

Compare this to, say, Harry Potter 2. The story was multilayered and compelling. The characters were lovable and emotionally engaging. The visuals were artistically beautiful and infused with meaning.

Avatar 2 is a big, meaningless, dumb, blue blur. I kept the faith for James Cameron for all these years, but he didn't even bother to nail the most important aspect of a film: the SCRIPT!

Given the success of the original Avatar, writing an excellent script (even if it meant hiring others) should have been priority number 1. All this talk about pushing the limits of CGI and camera technology, underwater filming etc... Totally worthless if the story and characters are bland.

Sigourney Weaver's young character with a mysterious connection to the planet was the only point of interest. But that wasn't explored with any intention. She could have been the main character, and the story all about her going deeper and uncovering Pandora's many and varied secrets. Maybe it's not really a planet. Maybe an old foe is returning from a distant part of space. Something different. Instead, we get a rehash of natives and soldiers gritting their teeth at each other for 3 hours.