Avatar: The Way of Water Ending Explained: Who is Spider’s Father? Who Saves Jake From Quaritch? Does Quaritch Really Die?
13 years have passed between Avatar and Avatar: The Way of Water. 13 years where James Cameron has worked tirelessly in the development of new technologies that allow, for example, shooting motion capture underwater, while he outlined the next sections of the saga in his head. It is therefore assumed that the future sequels to Avatar will arrive with a more manageable margin: on December 20, 2024, it will be the turn of Avatar 3, on December 18, 2026, Avatar 4 will arrive, and finally, the story will conclude with Avatar 5 on December 22, 2028. Avatar: The Way of Water, with forecasts to sweep the box office like the opening film, did (perhaps not to that extent), has just been released, bringing us back to Cameron’s megalomaniacal epic.
Welcome to the explained ending of Avatar: The Way of Water, James Cameron’s latest film. The film came thirteen years after the release of the first film, which completely changed the film industry. The movie follows the story of Jake Sully and Neytiri. Now, the parents of several children, Jake and Neytiri, try to start a new life away from the forest after the people return to Pandora, and Colonel Quaritch seeks revenge after his death in the first film. Avatar: The Way of Water proves once again that Cameron and his entire team are at the top of their game. The film is an experience, unlike anything you’ve ever seen in a theater. The film features visuals that are even more impressive than the first film and offer Pandora a place that feels real and breathes with every shot. The story is great too, with Cameron focusing much more on characters old and new to expand the thematic richness of the now-famous franchise. We can’t wait to see the sequels to come in this amazing world.
Avatar: The Way of Water: The Story Plot
We can start talking about the most problematic aspect, the one that made the first film an incredible success, but which has always been defined as the weak point of the Avatar project: the plot. Too formulaic and simple, based on archetypes that belong to the dawn of storytelling, Avatar seemed more memorable for the visuals than for the story it wanted to tell. This second chapter had the double duty of making those disappointed by the first chapter change their mind and expand the narrative of the saga, laying the foundations for a long story but in any case, resulting closed in on itself.
The plot of Avatar takes up the story of Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), now complete Na’vi, and Neytiri (Zoe Saldana) who have become parents: three biological children, Neteyam, Lo’ak and the little Tuk, a now-adolescent adopted daughter named Kiri, born from the avatar of Dr. Grace (Sigourney Weaver in the first chapter and here the body and voice of the young Na’vi), and a human adolescent who grew up with them called Spider. Life in the forest of Pandora seems to proceed in harmony, until the humans of the RDA, led by the evil Colonel Quaritch, whose memories were recombined in the body of an avatar after his death in human form in the first chapter, return to Pandora to bring destruction and, above all, take revenge on Jake.
The Sully family is therefore forced to flee from their people and find refuge in a population of Na’vi with a different culture called Metkayina. Here the Sullys will have to learn the customs of the marine people, who do not welcome the arrival of these different and sought-after Na’vi but also to manage a rift in family relationships, which will gradually become wider and wider.
Just like the previous film, the plot is deliberately essential, precisely because James Cameron’s purpose is to show us this extraordinary alien world and the wonders it hides. The director’s intentions are clear right from the start, so much so that after a first part entirely set in the regions rich in vegetation that we know well, he completely abandons the well-trodden and well-known terrains to throw himself (literally) into an ocean populated by creatures as bizarre as they are narcotics. So, what is the use of the plot when in reality the spectacle, the sense of wonder, comes from the images themselves? From the creation not of an intricate plot, but of an entire world with its flora and fauna, with its mythology, its language, and its rules?
Avatar: The Way of Water Ending Explained: Who is Spider’s Father?
As we mentioned before, Spider is a human child who was born on Pandora but could not move because of the danger it could have in his life. However, the Na’vi and the Sully family welcomed him, although he always felt left out for being different. In the first act, it is discovered that Spider is the son of Quaritch, the malevolent rival of Na’vi and Jake. This is revealed when the antagonist seeks to capture the young Sully and only succeeds in kidnapping the human child. The warrior’s aloof nature suggests that he doesn’t care for him at all, but they begin to bond anyway, though it seems Quaritch is only using him to get Spider to teach him the ways of the tribe and give him an advantage.
Why Are The Tulkuns Being Married Off?
Originally, the RDA searches for a precious mineral that was found under the sacred tree of the Na’vi. However, in Avatar: The Way of Water his new target is the Tulkuns, the creatures that are sacred to the Metkayina. They are highly intelligent and sensitive animals that can communicate with the Na’vi. They also have their own culture and peace is one of its pillars. Although the Sully family lives for a while surrounded by them, Lo’ak is the only member to bond with a Tulkun and is made by an outcast named Paykan who was expelled for attacking the humans who killed his mother. Jake’s son finds him with a spear stuck in his fin and helps him. The Tulkun is the only source of Amrita, a liquid extract from their brains that can stop human aging, making it highly coveted by the RDA and funding their return to Pandora.
Why Do The Metkayina Decide To Go To War?
The Metkayina decide to join Jake’s fight after Quaritch hunted a Tulkun in their territory. This is a clear provocation of war for the maritime tribe, though the protagonist tries to talk them out of getting involved lest more lives are lost.
Who Saves Jake From Quaritch?
As the minutes of the film pass, tension is evident, and confrontation is inevitable. After Quaritch kidnaps Jake’s children, he and Tonowari rally Metkayina’s troops to rescue the children. The Colonel was holding Lo’ak, Tuk, and Tsireya captive, but planned to return them unharmed in exchange for Jake turning himself in. Jake is about to do so when, at the last moment, Paykan attacks the whaler to save Lo’ak.
What About Jake and Neytiri’s Children?
Unfortunately, in wars, there are irretrievable losses, and the Sully family was not acquitted. Once the incredible battle sequence explodes, Zoe Saldana’s character climbs aboard the whaler to save her brothers and Tsireya. However, Lo’ak wants to save Spider, though this ended up costing his older brother the life of him, who was shot. Quaritch manages to keep Tuk and Kiri hostage, but Neteyam’s death causes his parents to become engulfed in a deep hatred that makes them attack enemies mercilessly. One by one, they slaughtered the villain’s troops until only the colonel remained.
To protect himself, Quaritch grabs Kiri and plunges a knife into his neck. Driven by grief, Neytiri does the same to Spider. At first, Quaritch sees Neytiri’s deception, but when the Na’vi warrior slices through the human boy’s chest, the Colonel frees Kiri. Which makes it clear that in the end, he did love his son from her. At the end of the battle, Lo’ak and Kiri become heroes. The first goes to Jake’s rescue, using Metkayina’s teachings and Avatar: The Way of Water. Meanwhile, Kiri uses her special connection to Eywa to ask a school of luminescent fish to light the way to her mother and her sister.
Does Quaritch Really Die?
Even though we want Quaritch to be already dead, entombed, and six feet underground, the character is hell-bent on surviving. Although Jake and Neytiri think that he passed away, Spider saved him from drowning without anyone noticing and letting him escape. Although the Sullys don’t know it, the audience realizes that it has been a great betrayal to the family that sheltered him for so long. There are still questions to be resolved that must be addressed in the third installment of Avatar, such as who the father of Kiri is.
How Does Colonel Quaritch Come Back From The Dead?
As we remember from the previous movie, people had to leave Pandora after they tried to destroy the Tree of Souls, one of the most sacred places for the Na’vi. After this event, Jake tells us how he and Neytiri started a family and became parents to a wonderful group of children. Among them, we can find Neteyam, Lo’ak and Tuk. These three are natural children born between Jake and Neytiri. Meanwhile, they took Kiri, a girl born from Grace’s avatar. Her origin is a mystery, and Kiri is very similar to her mother, both physically and mentally.
The family has also allowed a boy named Spider to be near them. Spider is human and is the son of Miles Quaritch, the villain from the first film. He got stuck on Pandora as a child and was raised by the scientists left behind after the murder and Jake’s family. He wants to be a Na’vi. Neytiri has a hard time getting close to the boy, knowing who her son is. However, Spider has become a true brother to Neteyam and the others. Spider has an obvious romantic interest in Kiri, which he seems to share as well.
The peace of Jake’s family is disturbed when Pandora again invades spaceships and human ships. The ships carry not only newcomers seeking to exploit Pandora’s natural resources, but also Colonel Quaritch and his entire crew. They were all killed in the previous movie, but now they are resurrected in an avatar body. Quaritch and his team have no memory of their deaths, as their mental backups were made earlier. But Quaritch tells himself in a video that he’ll probably seek revenge on Jake Sully if he manages to kill him.
Quaritch and his team land on Pandora. We are told this time that the human presence on Pandora goes beyond simply exploiting Pandora’s resources, but also as the first wave to make the planet a new home for humanity. This is pretty scary. Jake and his Na’vi start a guerilla war against the humans, but it all comes crashing down when Quaritch walks in and kills Jake’s sons. Most of them manage to escape, except for Spider, whom Quaritch recognizes as the former Quaritch’s son. Jake knows that Quaritch is only after them, so he makes the difficult decision to leave the woods so his family can be safe. Neytiri and the children are not very happy with the decision but understand that staying would put everyone else at risk. So, they go.
What’s The Deal With Kiri’s Powers?
The family arrives seeking refuge from the Metkayina clan, a tribe that lives on the coast of Pandora. They are people of the sea and have evolved to be able to stay in the water for long periods. Their tails are fin-shaped, so they can move through the water much faster. Lo’ak and the rest of the children have a hard time adjusting to their new home, but they manage to. Lo’ak even meets Tsireya, the boss’s daughter, and they have an instant connection. Lo’ak also befriends Tuluk, a giant sea creature.
However, it is Kiri who finds something beyond herself when she arrives at her new home. Kiri always felt different; she even says that she can hear Eywa’s heartbeat, oh my god. Kiri develops the ability to control others in the ocean, and her ability to stay in the water without breathing far exceeds that of her siblings. When she connects to the Tree of Souls at this location, she has a seizure, and Norm and Max tell Jake that she might have epilepsy. However, Kiri even meets Grace inside Eywa. She has an ability that is beyond everyone’s comprehension.
Quaritch and his team arrive with Spider at the seaside town after destroying several other towns in search of Jake and his family. This is the third act of the movie, and there’s a huge battle that ends up paying for the many montages done throughout the movie. In the end, we see that Quaritch is quite smooth compared to the previous version. When Neytiri holds Spider on the tip blade, Quaritch falls. Unfortunately, Neteyam, Jake’s eldest son, is killed during the battle. Spider saves Quaritch but doesn’t go with him. He goes back to Jake and recognizes him as his other son.
The film ends with Neteyam’s funeral and his return to Eywa. It’s a very sad moment, but let’s not forget that Eywa is a god who exists and provides a proper afterlife for his followers. The last scene of the film is Jake and Neytiri sharing a moment with their dead son, who has returned to Eywa. Meanwhile, it turns out that Kiri is a form of Jesus Christ in the world of Pandora. She was conceived without a father in a body that was already dead. It could be said that she is the Avatar of Eywa, and we will see her become stronger with her abilities as future films progress through the story.
Dancing With Metkayinas
So Jake’s family decides to flee and hide in the home of the Metkayina: a Na’vi clan that lives by the water and possesses abilities that the Na’vi of the forest do not have, such as a tail and hands better suited for swimming, as well as a great diving capacity. Jake and Neytiri’s children learn the ways of the Metkayina, with Lo’ak falling in love with the tribal chief’s daughter, Stsireya (Bailey Bass), while Kiri begins to discover that he has mysterious powers: ones that allow him to speak directly with the deity Eywa, and at one point even contact her mother Grace from beyond the grave.
This has happened, on the other hand, while Spider has been taken prisoner by Quaritch, with a most uncomfortable father-son reunion were, however, feelings begin to flourish. As one might expect (although it takes two long hours to happen) Quaritch eventually locates the Sullys in the Metkayina home, and a huge battle ensues. Throughout it, Neteyam dies, and though Quaritch is defeated Spider cannot help but save his life. What might seem like a change of loyalties, however, turns out to be just an outburst of scruples, as Spider decides to immediately return to the Sullys.
Avatar: The Way of Water concludes with Neteyam’s funeral and Jake’s voice-over assuring us that they will not run again: the waters of the Metkayina have become their home, and if the Earthlings continue their search, that will be where they are. face. We can therefore expect Avatar 3 to deal with the consequences of what we have seen here, sensing that the time jump will not be as big as the one between the first Avatar and Avatar 2. The third, by the way, already has a provisional title, as do the rest of the sequels. They are Avatar: The Seed Bearer, Avatar: Tulkun’s Rider, and Avatar: The Quest for Eywa.
What seems obvious at first is that Quaritch is coming back and that he hasn’t forgiven the Sullys. He may also hold a grudge against Spider, although The Water Sense makes it clear that there is mutual affection between the two. It would be logical for Lang’s character to want to regroup his troops to counterattack, but they might run into an obstacle: the human colonization of Pandora seems to have run into the position that it is better not to bother the natives, and their leaders could well prefer some kind of truce between Na’vi and Earthlings. The seed bearer would inquire into maintaining a peace that Quaritch would want to spoil, similar to the latest installments of Planet of the Apes.
The Future Of The Sullys
Unobtanium, the precious mineral that supposedly brought humans to Pandora, has a testimonial role in Avatar: The Way of Water, perhaps because what the population of Earth now needs is a new home, rather than a source of wealth. However, we could well know more about him in future installments; In the face of any of the following Avatars, Cameron’s intention to bring the plot to Earth has already transcended. We will be able to see at the height of Tulkun’s Rider, how ruined things are there.
But of course, the most interesting thing is the fate of the Sullys. Perhaps circumstances precipitate that Spider must decide between his loyalty to the Na’vi or the humans, making his relationship with Kiri more tragic, and perhaps the marriage of Lo’ak and Tsireya will lead to a very appropriate alliance with the Metyakina if they come close. New conflicts are on the horizon. On the other hand, Kiri’s future is the most enigmatic. It is clear that she has powers of her own and that Eywa has chosen her: there is also the mystery of how she could be fathered by Grace with no known father as if she were Jesus Christ. And maybe that’s where the shots go.
There is no doubt that Kiri is the most important character introduced in Avatar: The Way of Water. His powers will play a big role in future battles, and perhaps all of this will come together in The Search for Eywa: the search (metaphorically or literally) for that deity with which Kiri has a direct line. The other two titles are less obvious. Who knows what a seed carrier is, and Tulkun riders we’ve already had a bunch: of Tulkun both flying and seafaring, that Jake and his sons have known how to tame. In any case, since we have so much time ahead of us on Pandora, there is no hypothesis that is too far-fetched.
