The Way of Water’sis a film that holds up perfectly after 25 years — this re-release could actually be its first release as a brand new film, and you wouldn’t have to change anything. The storytelling, visual scale and ambition, the VFX, the acting and score, and everything about it feels as timeless and as relevant to cinema as it did the day it released back in 1997.
So I wonder if a lot of younger audiences who have simply never seen it before will venture out and catch it at cineplexes, and create a whole new modern rush to see it again. I encourage you to see it if you’ve not seen it yet, especially if you’re a younger person who never watched it or perhaps only saw parts of it on TV — although I do beg you to wear an N95 mask and avoid eating or drinking during the screening unless you use a straw under your mask.