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Director Cameron tells the story of the film: “Avatar 2” is a love letter to his family
Chinanews.com, Beijing, December 21. “Avatar 2: The Way of Water”, which is currently being screened, has attracted widespread attention from fans at home and abroad, and discussions about the film continue to brew on social media. To address the concerns of movie fans, director James Cameron responded personally about Zhihu, recounting the untold stories behind the film’s creation.
Cameron said that “Avatar 2: The Way of Water” is an adventure, full of emotions, better than the previous one. It’s a touching family story, a love letter to family and how family makes a person stronger. This is not a film that pumps information into the viewer’s brain, but requires the viewer to feel the ocean.
“I think it pays more attention to the changes in the characters’ personalities and relationships than the first film, and conveys my love of the ocean through the show.” Said Cameron, the first “Avatar” tells the story of the two protagonists who fall into The River of Love, the second film dealing with the development of the oceans, focuses on Jack and Neytiri (parents of five) trying to protect the their family from a new threat to the planet Pandora. They sought refuge with the Menkalinan sea tribe and learned to survive in the water.
“The ocean means a lot to me. Even before I met the ocean, I had a great love for the ocean. I learned to scuba dive in remote places in Canada and I love the symbolism it holds.” Cameron repeated Express the your special affection for the ocean. He said that subconsciously, we all think the ocean is like a mother. At least by making this film, I can give back from the point of view of protecting the marine environment.
After the release of ‘Avatar 2′, the breakthrough innovation in filmmaking technology was once again sought after both within and outside the industry. In Zhihu, netizens’ discussions of film special effects are professional, thorough and rich. In the face of netizens’ curiosity, Cameron used a large text to explain the shooting technology in depth.
“If current film technology can’t achieve the effect I had envisioned, we have to create the technology ourselves.” Cameron said that when he shot the first “Avatar,” he made a huge technological leap in performance capture photography. “Now with Avatar 2, the team and I have been doing tech creation again. That’s how we filmed it and our team always gives 110 percent. We’re bringing Titanic into Top Gun: The Maverick. Wait for the movie to come.” integrated into this series, and it will be done in one go.”
Cameron said the key to shooting “Avatar 2” is shooting on the seabed and on the sea surface to show people swimming freely in the sea. That is to say, the actors have to jump out of the water or dive into the water in their own way, and it is very realistic, because it really comes from real action.
“We let each actor get good training in the water and we used a very safe and systematic way for them to learn to dive,” Cameron said.
Shooting in 3D underwater means there are three times more camera options than with a regular camera, which can be difficult to maneuver. “But the beauty is that if you can solve the water problem, then you don’t have to worry about it anymore, you can take anything to do with water and do whatever you want,” said Cameron somewhat mysterious.
At the end of the answer, Cameron told the fans: “The more doubts you throw away, the more you can enjoy the fantasy world. Let’s join hands and jump to Pandora together.”
