IMAX, Dolby Cinema, 4DX, where and how to see the film in the best

In a few hours, the whole world will be able to discover Avatar 2: The Way of the Water, a sequel awaited for 13 years now and which allowed James Cameron to push the limits of cinema. It must be said that to recreate the aquatic world of Pandora, the filmmaker gave himself the means of his ambitions, by having recourse to revolutionary technological tools. To make the underwater world believable, James Cameron had tools developed to reproduce water to perfection, undoubtedly the most complex element to reproduce in computer-generated images. In addition to this tool, which required 5 years of research & development, James Cameron also managed to film the capture performance underwater, which was no small feat, as you can imagine. It was the sine qua non condition for the movements of the actors, face as well as movements, to be as realistic as possible. With three years of filming (from July 2017 to September 2020), with some COVID-related breaks, the production of Avatar 2 was long, tedious and above all very expensive. As everyone knows today, for the film to be profitable, it must become one of the three highest-grossing films of all time, or generate approximately $2 billion in box office. It’s obviously possible, with films crossing the billion mark fairly easily these days, especially since China will screen Cameron’s feature film within its borders, which should help the filmmaker achieve some feats.

Obviously, for the experience desired by James Cameron to be the most complete and the most immersive, you have to find the right room to discover this 3h12 long film. Knowing that the father of Terminator 2 chose the HFR (High Frame Rate) to make the action smoother and more readable, your cinema must be equipped with the tools to project 48 frames per second. In general, rooms equipped with Dolby Cinema and IMAX allow such rendering, but we strongly advise you to see if the film will be screened in HFR. Similarly, although 3D has gone out of fashion and we have never been a fan of this process, Avatar 2 must be watched in these conditions, the film taking on another dimension with glasses on your head. This is all the more true as new models have appeared, in particular the Dolby versions which reproduce with sharpness and brightness the rendering desired by James Cameron. Some also mention the 4DX, but quite honestly, with the amount of water the film throws up, there’s a good chance you’ll catch a cold at the end of the session, given the winter temperatures that are rife right now. time throughout France. Anyway, you have now been warned!

In this regard, Dolby and Disney have joined forces to make the screening of the film even more immersive, with the creation of a luminescent plant corridor that leads to the Dolby Cinema projection room in France. A journey made up of suspended tillandsias and flowerbeds in wave effects, clearing a path that is both organic and magical, for a guaranteed immersion in the world of Pandora.

List of 5 Dolby Cinemas that will offer this light show

Pathé Beaugrenelle (Paris 15)

Gaumont Rennes

Pathé Vaise (Lyon)

Pathé Dock Rouen

Pathé La Joliette (Marseille)

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