In 2009, James Cameron released Avatar to become one of the greatest cinematic hits of all time. The science fiction film is heavy on CGI magic, and of course, Pandora broke the record of Cameron’s own Titanic. Despite their differences, these two James Cameron movies are discussed to date for their brilliance. You will still find people ranting about Rose could have easily made space for Jack. Much like how eight years after the release of Avatar, SNL released a skit starring Ryan Gosling, who turns into an absolute madman as he grasps the fact that the title of Avatar is written in Papyrus font.

Years after the release of the movies, fans were engulfed in shock and some rage that this cinematic masterpiece picked a font anyone could use for the title. Therefore it did not come as a surprise that one of the biggest questions when Avatar: The Way of Water was releasing, was whether or not they were going to do away with the Papyrus font. The SNL skit got everyone from the cast members to James Cameron himself talking.

Is the Papyrus font used in Avatar: The Way of Water?

When asked about the mass hysteria surrounding the ‘papyrus’ font that was chosen for the first Avatar movie, James Cameron remained acted out the word nonchalant. “It’s haunted me…. not really. It is pretty funny. I’m just astonished that they spent that much money on a little cinematic vignette that around a, you know, such a whispy thin concept!” said the director in an interview Ali Plumb. Firstly, Cameron should not be the one talking about spending a lot of money on cinematic vignettes.

And secondly, the statement probably triggered Ryan Gosling from the SNL skit in five different languages. The director even joked about using Papyrus for everything. And he did.

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Moviegoers revealed that the science-fiction masterpiece had used the Papyrus font for the entirety of the movie’s subtitles.

And while the title of the flick was not in Papyrus, it was in another font as ordinary as Papyrus. It was as if the logo designer just highlighted Avatar: The Way of Water, clicked on the drop-down menu, and randomly selected Times New Roman. Like a thoughtless child wandering by the garden and yanking at leaves.

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