Movie Family Therapy: AVATAR The Way of Water

Jono: In being a leader in your family, you need grit and strength and determination,

but you also need vulnerability, you need accountability, and you need empathy.

Neytiri: You are very hard on them.

Jake: I'm their father. It's my job

Jono: And he's lopsided.

I can protect this family. That I can do.

Neytiri: Neteyam!

[screams]

Jake: Eywa holds all her children in her heart.

Jono: The issue here is that... Who you are in one domain...

If you bring that home, what does it do to my family?

Lo'ak: I know what it's like to be one big disappointment.

Jono: There's nothing wrong with toughness and strength.

There just needs to be balance.

In order to feel safe as a family, it's not just feeling safe from physical threats.

It's feeling like you belong. It's feeling like you're wanted.

Lo'ak: There's nobody to warn him but me.

Jono: We don't need the tragedies to get there.

We just need humility and accountability, accepting influence, and being teachable.

Jake: I see you, son.

Jono: Accepting it from your kids will make you a better person and a better parent.

Jake: Wherever we go...

This family is our fortress.

Alan: This episode was filmed during the writers and actors strike.

Without their labor, our show wouldn't exist.

We support their strike efforts.

If you'd like to support them as well,

go to www.EntertainmentCommunity.org and donate.

Jono: Hello and welcome to Cinema Therapy.

I'm Jonathan Decker, licensed therapist who loves movies.

This is...

Alan: Alan Seawright, professional filmmaker who needs therapy. Yeah.

Jono: And we're super matchy matchy for couples photos.

You guys are so cute together.

Jono: Actually, it's because it's Avatar: Way of Water.

Alan: And we wanted to be blue people.

Jono: The people are blue. The water is blue.

It's all blue.

Alan: Dabedi, dabedei...