AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH Director James Cameron Explains Meaning Behind the Title
James Cameron announced the official title for Avatar 3 at D23 recently and that titled is Avatar: Fire and Ash. The filmmaker has now explained the meaning behind that title.
During a recent interview with Collider, Cameron revealed Fire and Ash deals with themes of “hatred, anger, violence” and “grief.”
He said: “It took a long time to come up with a title that I felt resonated with what’s in the film. I don’t think I could say too much about it until you actually see the film, and you see what it means, but if you think of fire as hatred, anger, violence, that sort of thing, and ash is the aftermath.
“So what’s the aftermath? Grief, loss, right? And then what does that cause in the future? More violence, more anger, more hatred. It’s a vicious cycle. So that’s the thinking.”
Cameron also previously teased the fire element of the third film and revealed that two new cultures would be introduced, saying: “Fire has a symbolic purpose in the film and there’s a culture that is specifically around that concept. That’s probably saying too much as we speak.”
Cameron previously talked a little bit about the representation of fire in Avatar 3, saying: “To show cultures different from those I have already shown. The fire will be represented by the ‘Ash People.’
“I want to reveal the Na’vi from another angle because, for the moment, I have only shown their good sides. In the early films, there are very negative human examples and very positive Na’vi examples. In Avatar 3, we’ll have the opposite.”
The filmmaker went shared that two other new cultures will be introduced in the next movie, saying: “You’re going to meet two completely new cultures in the next film.
“We met the Omaticaya, we met the Metkayina, and you’re going to meet two new cultures in the next film, and it kind of rove a little more freely around the world of Pandora to different places.”
Cameron said at the D23 event: “It’s so gratifying to feel that love for this world of Pandora and these characters that my team has been working on for over 18 years.
“I can’t wait to show you what we’ve been working on for Avatar 3. Every day when I’m reviewing new shots, it’s like Christmas morning. The characters are so alive and it all feels so real.
“As you’d expect, it’s this insane adventure but it’s also got very high emotional stakes, more than ever before. We’re going into really challenging territory for all the characters you know and love.
“There are new characters, especially one we think you’re going to love — or love to hate. You’re going to see a lot more of Pandora the planet that you’ve never seen before.”
The movie stars Zoe Saldana, Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Cliff Curtis, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Edie Falco, Jemaine Clement, and Kate Winslet.