But what is post-Avatar depression syndrome?

Solène Delinger 2:47 p.m., December 20, 2022, modified at 2:49 p.m., December 20, 2022

Avatar

has been back in theaters since December 14 with a second installment directed once again by James Cameron.

Since its theatrical release,

hit.

In France, the film has already gathered more than 1.8 million spectators, six days after its release.

It's even better than the start the film made in 2009. 

Deeply Sad Fans After Watching

Avatar

Fans of the saga therefore rush into dark rooms to immerse themselves in the unique universe of the saga imagined by James Cameron, where blue humanoids live in osmosis with a dense and preserved nature.

In 2009, the planet Pandora was the dream of millions of viewers.

So much so that some of them had had great difficulty in coming back to reality.

At the time, an article from

relayed the testimonies of fans in the grip of immense sadness after watching

"Real life will never be as utopian as it seems on screen"

"Since I went to see Avatar, I've been depressed," Mike said shortly after the film's release in 2010. "Watching the wonderful world of Pandora and all the Na'vi (the humanoids, Ed) want to be one of them. I can't stop thinking about everything that happened in the movie and all the tears and chills I got from it."

And, Mike was far from being the only one to feel this sadness: more than 1,000 messages expressing this feeling had been identified at the time by

 “It took the best of our technology to create this virtual world, and real life will never be as utopian as it looks on screen. It makes real life more imperfect,” 

Anxiety linked to global warming

Post-Avatar Depression Syndrome is not just about feeling sad.

Among the symptoms is also a deep anxiety related to global warming.

“I woke up this morning after watching

for the first time yesterday, the world seemed… gray,” said Ivar Hill, a 17-year-old Swede, in 2010.

"It's like my whole life, everything I've done and worked for, has lost its meaning. It all seems so meaningless. I still don't see any reason to keep doing whatever. whatever. I live in a dying world." 

According to

this feeling of distress is still relevant today, after the release of the second installment.

And, there is no remedy to get out of it except the mutual aid between fans.

The Swede Ivar Hill, now 30 years old, has regained his taste for life thanks to advice from his community on the web.

In particular, he found answers to his metaphysical questions by reading philosophy and spending time in the forest.

Ivar Hill even found love on an

"My life would be very, very different if I hadn't seen this film by chance in 2010", he confides in the columns of the

A story almost as crazy as the adventures of Dr Grace,