Avatar writer-director James Cameron recently hosted a special screening of Avatar: The Way of Water with the aim of gathering honest, unfiltered feedback to help make the sequels better.

The event took place February 16 at the Disney Studios lot in Burbank, and featured both Cameron and producer Jon Landau. Cameron has never hosted an event like this before.

"This is something we've never done, which is [ask], 'How do we make the next film even better for the fans?' Go talk to them, find out what's on your mind," Cameron said, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "You guys can be totally honest with us, this is not just about telling us stuff we want to hear. It's about telling us the stuff we … need to work on more."