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Many viewers will be surprised to discover how permissive the American film industry was in the 20's. Although most was in the making, almost anything seemed to be possible. To set the tone, there is a wild scene of a party with loud music and anything which goes. The audience is immediately drown into the story. And to be such a long feature, it is impressive how time flies following the dramas and successes of the protagonists. Something mainly to be attributed to the incredibly high standard of acting. The characters and what happens to them take the audience into the plot and not the other way around. There are elements and facts which have never been exposed so openly on the screen and even if the pace is fast with action there are amazingly funny scenes like the endless number of takes of a story which is so cleverly scripted, acted and directed that the audience couldn't stop laughing.

Perhaps some elements don't merge so well with the times like the dancing moves of the parties attendees which seem to be incredibly modern or the ending which is a bit too long.

But without any doubt the most impressive characteristic of Babylon is to have presented a story on cinema which most people don't really know about.

The journey of the passion of a kid who stops at nothing to follow his dream. This story is a hope for all those people who pursue an interest and often a profession since they are very young. And in the case of the most fortunate ones, families are happy to support. This honest visual account is not shy of showing very personal problems. The young protagonist is confronted by the dilemma created by his talented mother and a school environment which makes antisemitism an issue which prevents any other consideration. There are very engaging scenes and what emerges at any moment of this story is how driven the young protagonist is. Nothing seems to stop him. And most of all, it shows that at times you need to loose a few battles to win the war.

Beautifully acted and directed, this is a story from real events which will fascinate even those who are not so charmed by the power of cinema.

In most of adventure/action stories there is always an element which either doesn't get enough exposure or doesn't quite gel with the setting.

What is most remarkable about Avatar, The Way of Water is how seamlessly this story evolves. Everything is tuned to become a quite complex thread where story lines, acting, photography, special effects, sound and music all have the same importance and exposure.

Considering the length it took to produce a much improved follow up to the initial Avatar, it is incredible how everyone involved has managed to keep so alert to avoid any mistake. A recurrent problem when working for a very long time to the same project.

Presumably the project vision of the Director must have provided always the right direction.

It is well worth going to watch the 3D version although in some screenings a 4 Extreme show is offered and I guess that it is not going to disappoint.

I enjoyed every moment of the fully immersive experience of Avatar, The Way of Water and although there are stories on a much smaller scale which will be able to transport you in fantastic worlds, if there is a title which will stay in the story of cinema as what such experience is , a journey in a story which will make you forget about everything else in a theatre with strangers, it will be Avatar, The Way of Water.