TheAvatar 2marketing team has been responding to criticism online with memes. The world was a different place whenAvatarfirst hit theaters in 2009. Social media was really in its infancy and Instagram didn’t even drop until 2010. Now, nine years later, social media is how a lot of people live their lives and how artists, actors, musicians, studios, and more interact with fans. With that being said, everybody has an opinion and they aren’t always the most positive when it comes toAvatar 2and the rest of the announced sequels.
Thankfully, whoever is running the officialAvatarTwitter account is giving some of these trolls a taste of their own medicine. But, even then, some of these reactions have gotten kind of nasty, with more than a fewattacking James Cameronand referring to him as a “hack.” One of the most famousAvatarmemes revolves around the Papyrus font, which was mocked by Ryan Gosling in a hilariousSaturday Night Liveskit. The social media account rolls its eyes at the meme in question. The sequels have since ditched the font, which seems like a wise choice.
While the social media accounts forAvatar 2seems to have a good sense of humor about the criticisms, James Cameron doesn’t always have the best reactions to this kind of thing. The director is very outspoken and has no problem speaking his mind when something is bothering him, which sometimes gets him into trouble, like whenhe spoke out against Wonder Woman, noting that it wasn’t as groundbreaking as his Sarah Connor character from theTerminatorfranchise.
So far, the response hasn’t been as positive as one would’ve thought forAvatar 2. The movie was announced with three other sequels, which might not have been the best idea from a marketing standpoint. However,each movie is coming out two years apartand takes a cue from the Marvel Studios method. WhileAvatarmay have been the highest grossing movie of all time, ten years is a pretty long wait for a sequel and it may have passed its time for many people who were looking forward to it a decade ago. Whatever the case may be, James Cameron is pretty confident that the fans are going to enjoy what he’s making.
WhetherAvatar 2is able to topAvengers: Endgameis a mystery. At this point in time, it doesn’t look like it, but we’re still over a year away from it hitting theaters. Perhaps interest will pick up in the next several months after we get to see our first footage from the long-awaited movie. In the meantime, theAvatarsocial media team is going to continue to troll the trolls with some pretty humorous exchanges. You can check out some of the more notable responses below, thanks to the official Avatar Twitter account.
