IMMERSIVE, EXPANSIVE, UNMEMORABLE

A frustrating number of times, Fire and Ash swells on the shores of greatness but quickly recedes before any meaningful imprint occurs.

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Take, for example, the shocking moral conundrum Jake Sully is thrown into. He has to choose between killing a loved one and letting the biggest scientific breakthrough into the hands of humans, which would help them effortlessly colonise Pandora. A profound character moment, it could have been the central overarching conflict of the entire film, but we are overwhelmed by a million different things. Neytiri faces a torrent of similar emotions, trying not to let her seething hatred for the Sky People spill over to her husband and half-breed children. Quaritch gets some of the wittiest lines in the film. As he delves deeper into his newfound identity as a Na’vi, we can see his internal conflict, struggling to handle his nascent connection with the oneness of Eywa and the call of duty.