Avatar: The Last Airbender (movie)
We just finished watching "Avatar: The Last Airbender," and I have to say that I'm impressed. Impressed that they managed to make the movie worse than I thought before (which, believe me, wasn't very high at all). Why might you ask? Here's a list of the reasons:
Acting - awkward
Dialog - choppy and awkward
Mood - overly serious and depressing, lacking the balance of comedy and seriousness that the original series gave.
Fighting - stiff, slow, and something that really bugged me: they did dozens of complicated moves to make the simplest things happen, and even then the elements didn't match their movements. In the series, the elements responded immediately, and flowed with their movements.
Names - this bugged me to the point where I almost screamed out loud. Ahng (supposed to be Ang)? So-ka (Sahka)?? Ee-ro (Eye-ro)??? Could they have butchered the names any more???
Firebending - A major change they made in the movie was that they made it so that fire was limited. Whenever they used fire bending, they had to have an existing flame, unless they were masters (like Iroh). In the original series, the fire benders could create fire without needing a flame.
After watching this movie, I was literally sick to my stomach. It was undoubtedly the worst piece of s*** that I've ever seen in my entire life. Never before have I ever regretted watching a movie in theater. From this point forward, I'm reading the reviews first (and if you read those about Avatar, they also say it sucked).
Need I say more?
Acting - awkward
Dialog - choppy and awkward
Mood - overly serious and depressing, lacking the balance of comedy and seriousness that the original series gave.
Fighting - stiff, slow, and something that really bugged me: they did dozens of complicated moves to make the simplest things happen, and even then the elements didn't match their movements. In the series, the elements responded immediately, and flowed with their movements.
Names - this bugged me to the point where I almost screamed out loud. Ahng (supposed to be Ang)? So-ka (Sahka)?? Ee-ro (Eye-ro)??? Could they have butchered the names any more???
Firebending - A major change they made in the movie was that they made it so that fire was limited. Whenever they used fire bending, they had to have an existing flame, unless they were masters (like Iroh). In the original series, the fire benders could create fire without needing a flame.
After watching this movie, I was literally sick to my stomach. It was undoubtedly the worst piece of s*** that I've ever seen in my entire life. Never before have I ever regretted watching a movie in theater. From this point forward, I'm reading the reviews first (and if you read those about Avatar, they also say it sucked).
Need I say more?
I searched youtube for the teaser...
I think I saw some cartoon-ish thing with this kid sometime ago, so I have one question only; could they think of nothing better to make a movie out of?
I think I saw some cartoon-ish thing with this kid sometime ago, so I have one question only; could they think of nothing better to make a movie out of?
The series is actually one of the better stories out there - plenty in for kids and adults alike. Don't be put-off by the shiny Nickelodeon cartoon medium.
I also was disappointed by the movie. I did not mind the change with the firebending typically requiring extant flame -- that was actually something I wondered about in TOS.
The film was too short -- it did not allow for proper character development, had inexplicable changes to the storyline, and shocked watchers when people behaved out of character (which, having not been developed in the film, was developed for three years on TV). I liked Dev Patel (Zuko) and Shaun Toub (Iroh) in their parts -- they seemed to "get it" and play their characters very true to form.
My $0.02.
I also was disappointed by the movie. I did not mind the change with the firebending typically requiring extant flame -- that was actually something I wondered about in TOS.
The film was too short -- it did not allow for proper character development, had inexplicable changes to the storyline, and shocked watchers when people behaved out of character (which, having not been developed in the film, was developed for three years on TV). I liked Dev Patel (Zuko) and Shaun Toub (Iroh) in their parts -- they seemed to "get it" and play their characters very true to form.
My $0.02.
I don't know why but it's kind of amusing to see people discussing a children's cartoon in such an intellectual way.
That being said, I still watch Spongebob Squarepants...
That being said, I still watch Spongebob Squarepants...
My dad's almost 50 and still watches cartoon. and no he's not touched in the head, It's just fun to watch this mindless crap now and again. Me personally? I'm an otaku as well as a nerd so I'll be watching cartoons in some form for probably the rest of my life :P
All good stories are adaptable to children.
And there is nothing wrong with enjoying a good story.
And there is nothing wrong with enjoying a good story.
I hated the movie. As far as following canon, acting, et cetera, it was almost as bad as Eragon.
@Chrisname You'd think that buuuuut, the san actually comes from a typo I made when I first made this username long before I discovered anime. It was supposed to be SeraphimSansSanity, it became SeraphimSanSanity, and that deformed to Seraphimsan.
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