A review of Avatar: Fire and Ash

Three movies into the planned pentalogy, and the energy of the Avatar movie universe has yet to fade.

- By AJ SIYTANGCO

Writer-director James Cameron's love and passion for Pandora and its various inhabitants is contagious and shows through in every shot of the over three-hour-long film.Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), our human-turned-Na’vi hero from the first two films, is living with his family among the Menkayina. Taking place mere weeks after the events of Way of Water, we see them still recovering from the last battle and from the death of Neteyam, Jake’s firstborn with his Na’vi wife Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña). Things have been strained, to say the least, and their victory, short-lived as it is, is still being tested by the Resource Development Authority, the paramilitary force on Pandora that profits at any cost. And to top it off, its security head, Miles Quaritch (Stephen Lang), is looking to settle a personal vendetta with Jake.