i truly don’t mind spider and in fact think he’s truly a compassionate and caring human being. he cares so deeply for the na’vi and the world of pandora we see this when he has a really heartbreaking moment with the Ta'unui clan. we see that these atrocities affect him and hurt him. however with that being said, sometimes i feel like his character is reduced on what he means to others or to progress the story of others rather than focusing on him as a character. i feel like the relationship he yearns for with quaritch is valid but not fleshed out enough. because his father is an evil man, we should have seen spider battle with what it meant for him to save his father and if that blood would reside on his hands since he’s the reason quaritch continues to breath. i don’t like that we didn’t see spider grieve neteyam despite having grown up alongside him as the rest of the children. he was part of the only family spider knew yet kinda acted like nothing occurred which i understand that people mourn differently but he should’ve been far more conflicted about grieving his childhood friend/ almost older brother figure. you saved someone directly involved with your friend’s death someone who you feel guilty for wanting to have a relationship with because of the evil actions they have exhibited. i really wish we had seen that turmoil instead of being like anyways he likes jake better fuck quaritch because that’s not the reality of the situation. the reality is you saved him because he is your father and you are allowed to yearn and want him to be your father because you are a child!! instead, we only got to see him as a character directly across from kiri. i think it would’ve been far more interesting to see him as an individual rather than a romantic counterpart. also i truly don’t like the fact that he grew a kuru i am so sorry but it’s okay that spider will never truly be one of the na’vi. it’s something i thought was rather beautiful that though he wasn’t a part of the people entirely he still upheld their beliefs and religion! i think that dimension really adds to his character as a human being proving that they are not all bad but rather capable of compassion and love the same way the na’vis are!!! anyways yeah i don’t hate spider but grown rather fond of him just wish we would see more of his character outside of his relationship with kiri :)

i genuinely wish that the movie had been more focused on jake fixing his relationship with lo’ak as opposed to it having been revolving around spider as a whole. i have nothing against spider i like his character just fine, but it has already been established that jake and spider care for each other that’s never been in question. truly, i would’ve liked to have the focus away from jake, spider and neytiri as a trio but rather have the conversation be around spider and neytiri. i think had it just been that duo forced to work together or isolated from the rest of the family it would have been beneficial to both their characters. neytiri needed spider to break down her prejudice of humans, which she had every right to have, and spider needed that acceptance from neytiri in order to truly feel a sense of belonging not only within the sully family but as a child who has known nothing but the na’vi way!! i feel like this movie should have dealt more with the theme of humanity. they touched on this briefly in the scene where jake and neytiri are arguing, and jake reminds her that he is human deep inside and that their children are part human. this was such an important discussion that helped neytiri progress through her struggle with hatred towards humans. it would have also helped progress jake and lo’ak relationship. jake clearly fears and maybe even goes as far as to feel shame when seeing that lo’ak shares characteristics with himself that are deemed “human” through the eyes of the na’vi. not because he doesn’t love his children but rather fears and hates seeing himself in them. for jake, it will always be a deep rooted struggle within himself to be an avatar. he’ll never be human nor will he ever be truly na’vi. it’s a great shame he’ll have for as long as he lives. we see this time and time again in the way of water when ronal emphasizes that his children aren’t true na’vi. we see him cringe when she holds up kiri’s hands! i really wish we had seen jake come to terms with this own self conflict he’s had alongside neytiri’s own struggles with humanity! i would have liked a moment of jake recognizing this shame and actively doing better for his son. i would have died for them to have a conversation and jake tell lo’ak why he’s so hard on him. i would’ve loved to see lo’ak understand that jake doesn’t hate him but rather feels fear because jake knows what it means to be reckless and impulsive. 😕

idk those are just my thoughts