The biggest movie event of the year is finally here. Avatar: The Way of Water, James Cameron’s long awaited follow up to the highest grossing film of all time, has divided critics but audiences are watching it in droves.

After 13 years was the wait worth it?

Why did Avatar have almost no cultural impact despite breaking box office records? And is the new film worth watching? 

Culture reporter Meg Watson and Osman Faruqi discuss the good, the bad and the ugly of the new Avatar.

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