Audrey M. (on the left) and Reese J.(on the right) smiling for the camera. *SPOILER WARNING: Avatar: The Way of Water Spoilers Movies show many themes and emotions, and everyone at least once in their lives has that special connection with a movie, TV show, or maybe a short film. Audrey Marble and Reese Johnson share some experiences connecting them to the movie, Avatar: The Way of Water. In Avatar: The Way of Water, Jake and Neytiri lose their oldest son, Neteyam, to getting shot on the enemy warship. Jake responds in shock while Neytiri explodes in anger. Audrey who lost one of her friends to suicide, says, “Its brought plenty of emotions. There's been a lot of guilt and sadness and just missing him and regret.” Audrey admitted to feeling all sorts of emotions; sad, numb, guilty, and mad, both when her friend died, and when she watched the movie. Feeling a mix of what Jake and Ney’tiri felt, Audrey connects herself to these parents who lost their eldest son. Another aspect of the film Audrey connected with was the way the movie illustrated the traditions that were being broken. Jake is not originally Na’vi, leaving Jake and Neytiri very different from the rest of the Na’vi. Audrey’s family is different from the rest of her relatives. “When my dad left the family business, there was a lot of tension and rift between everyone else.” Reese has also found she could relate to many aspects of the movie. In Avatar, the Na’vi are forced out of their home for the second time due to the Sky People. The Sky People and the Na’vi don’t take the time to get to know and understand each other. When Reese moved from Pennsylvania to Utah in the middle of her seventh grade year, she felt like an outcast for being new and finding the wrong group of friends at first. “If these people don’t know who you are right away, it makes it really hard for you to get in with groups of people because they don’t know you.” Most of the time, people don't understand other's clear intentions at first. Another element Reese connects to is Jake and Neytiri's rules. In the beginning of the movie, we see Jake being upset at Neteyam and Lo’ak for not obeying his orders to just survey and keep watch. The two brothers are not really sure as to why their father won’t let them help and fight. Reese mentions how she misses out on events and experiences due to her parents' rules. “Especially with my parents, they’ll make rules but then they don’t ever explain to me why we have these specific boundaries, and so I’m like, I can’t do that, and then I miss out on experiences and stuff. But I think it’s something all parents do.” For anyone wanting to see this amazing cinemat movie, it is in theaters now! Other people have made their own connections and maybe you can too! Article written by: Lilly Topham
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