Netflix’s Avatar - What A Piece Of S*** (Review)
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- Опубликовано: 23 фев 2024
- Netflix released Avatar: The Last Airbender and so far it has received mixed reviews, and after watching Avatar The Last Airbender myself I can see why, as in this review of Netflix's Avatar I go over everything wrong with this series from terrible CGI to horrendous dialogue coupled with boring and bland performances by the actors. Overall Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender is far from the quality of the original.
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The reason why One Piece live action worked is that people forget that the original manga creator of the series was involved with the project. While Avatar failed because the original creators of the animated series left the project and instead we got another live action mess.
I can count on one hand how many episodes of the cartoon I’ve watched so maybe that’s why I could actually enjoy this show. I guess now I know how it feels as a Halo fan not really liking the TV show but people who never played Halo enjoyed the show.
One piece live action didn't work. It was also trash
You don't need the original creator. You literally have the show already made in front of you to use. The issue is the producers and writers are woke DEI hires. They have zero talent.
@@silverwolf6866 No duh. But that's why the original Avatar TLA creators left. They knew something was sus about the live action remake and since they weren't allowed to do anything with the project, they just got up and left. And I can't say I blame them.
I've watched the animated show dozens upon dozens of times. I watch it to go to sleep and I still liked the live action. Everybody just wants something to Hate even if there little reason to.
One thing the show's creators said that stood out to me was they said sokka was a "sexist" in the original so they toned him down. Being a prick was part of sokka's character in the original. Also when the kiyoshi warriors quickly put him in his place it is revealed the tough guy thing was an act deep down he feels useless because he isn't a bender like his sister or ang, he wasn't able to beat the firebenders that invaded his village and his father didn't take him to war with him. Sokka learns to let go of ego and ask the kiyoshi warriors for training. As they train together both develop respect for each other. Sokka's growth wouldn't happen without the "sexism" But modern writers are too scared to take risks because of backlash. They try not to offend anyone (unless it's straight men ofcourse)
Are you honestly going to argue that Sokka's entire character was just sexism and learning to out grow sexism? Cause I think that'd be terribly misremembering the whole of Sokka's character. And when we remember the whole of Sokka's character, we can recognise that the sexism is not a necessity for his growth.
He still learns to grow into understanding what a real leader and protector means. As well as learning to play to his strengths, that being cleverness (The whole reason he gets the mark of the wise), rather than trying to be what everyone expects him to be.
The whole show doesn't all the sudden fall apart because he isn't downplaying women anymore lol.
@@Sky-Of-Amethyst Well I think as well that this "macho" guy that he kinda was in the beginning is a important part of his character. And he's changing after a while, same like all the other characters. And that they cancelled this part completely makes him to me less sokka. Same with Aang or Katara or nearly all of them. Aang was a playfull kid in the first episode of the original, that just wanted to play didn't listen so much, I mean, of course, he was a kid - also they cancelled that. Katara in the liveaction is way too less katara: shes not jealous that the kids in the kyoshi island paid more attention to Aang or that Aang was better in waterbending than her ... all these things make a character.
@@Sky-Of-Amethystexcept this is part of a bigger web on why this live action is ass. they have the whole show already made they have great visuals, but its still bad. did netfix not realize how beloved the one piece live action was because they stuck to the characters and mostly to the story line?
@@Sky-Of-Amethyst that was his arc in book 1
@@Sky-Of-Amethystwasn’t the whole of his character but watching the live action I’m realizing how IMPORTANT It was. Now Sokka is pretty bleh and bland. He’s brave, mildly funny and not much else going on. There is going to be no arc here, just a simplistic shade level version of the once witty Sokka.
What the FUCK were they smoking when they made the cave episode, dear god, what was wrong with the crystals being the secret, why the weirdly aggressive badgermole, why the esoteric bullshit with badgermoles being aBLe tO fEeL LoVE aNd eMoTiOnS?!?!??
I think they just added that because they needed to insert dialog between Sokka and Kitara somewhere in the scenes. I did like that animals feel love and emotions, may be there is a reason to show that because that's how some benders got their bending from animals like the turtle giving bending powers to first Avatar. However, I didn't understand why they had to change the story about Bumi wanting to see Avatar state and distort logic. Like literally in start they made Aang fly, if he could do that then he could fly when he was captured.
I found myself skipping a few of the scenes and monologues because sheesh, they were more on the nose than Miami in the 80s
Imagine having source material that is already voiced and animated so its easy to bring to life...and still this
Exactly 😂
The worst part is
Both shows had roughly 8h in their first season. They could LITERALLY just take the original line by line
Nah bro. It's anything but easy. You have many more options for representing things within drawn 2D anime than if you make a 3D film adaptation. Unfortunately, most of the comments show that many people have no idea how difficult it is to combine CGI with real scenarios. And it's logical that they changed the story because of the shorter time, and of course opinions are divided among people who, after 20 years of habit, suddenly get a new interpretation.
Please don't get me wrong - I'm a huge fan of the original and don't understand some aspects (for example Bumi wtf) but anyone who claims that the Netflix adaptation is s*** is, in my opinion, wrong, and is not able to get used to the "new version" - precisely because it is something different. @thejessegrant It's not meant to be personal, but you could approach the matter a little more objectively.
@@13AndreFalcao666 Wtf why? I mean wouldn't it be boring if its just the original?
@@newloxytthey could take back like 22 minutes from the great divide and probably another 10 minutes or so filler funless physical comedy moments, and stick some good dialogue there.
instead, they tried to bring iconic moments from the original without the propper build up.
There is plenty to improve in the original - and the series did none of it
remember one piece wasn't a faithful adaptation until Oda told them to re-shoot and rewrite scripts because he didn't like them or just outright bad.
I didn't know that 😭
@@mateigabrielzaharia4842 Because that didn't happened...Oda is just a marketing piece.
@@azumag4432 How did you know that didn't happen? It was said and referenced multiple times (in interviews) even by the showrunners who are big fans... but never did I hear anything about it being fake for a 'marketing piece'. Still... if it was a marketing piece... OH BOY DID IT WORK WONDERS FOR THE SHOW. Live action ATLA could have taken notes and made a fake marketing piece too about it's original creators having a hand on the live action.
He have a lot of access to the show, stop saying thing you don't know @@azumag4432
Source? Just wanna check because this channel thrives on making shit up and running with it
The way I see it, this show is for people that "kinda" liked the original but get hung up on the fact that it is a "kids show" because they don't respect animation as a medium. Making a live action legitimizes it for them.
For new people, I don't think this is a good introduction to the world of atla. The storyline is a convoluted mess from trying to merge so many things together (I'm confused why they also added season 2 stuff), and the character development is either not there or in the form of exposition dumps. Everything has to be spelled out. There's barely any subtlety left.
Some changes are also.. just weird? They made Sokka less biased against women, but they made Suki fall for him after seeing him shirtless once? How is that more progressive?
Yeah the whole Sokka and Suki part was hard to watch also his bias towards women was a lesson learned as he got humbled and properly trained with everyone in the full attire they missed the point of character development 😫 show has been a real let down
Not true I am a anime fan have been for years and I seen the original series so many times and I think they did a really good job can I ask you a question because you say they change it so much and they really didn’t can you tell me what live action follow the original 100% all the way not one and just because you didn’t see some of your favorite parts and try to say the acting was bad and it really wasn’t the show is bad now that’s 🧢 bro
I agree 100%. This show is for superficial people, who don't love the original show. They can't even see how the characters were deprived of their personalities, so why would they care?
New people are not going to understand the show, because of the fast pacing.
@@randyallen1965 you may love anime, but you don't love the characters. The fact that you don't notice how they changed these children's whole personalities shows it. I didn't want the live action to copy anything, but to stay true to heart of the show, which is the character's personalities. I would have loved to see entirely different adventures, but with the exact same people. I don't want a feminist Sokka, I don't want a creepy Suki, I don't want a Mary Sue Katara who smh believes she's a warrior, because she says so and doesn't need a teacher to learn water bending, etc.
It's progressive when women do it
I think having Katara watch her mother be brutally murdered by a fire bender right in front of her only to have her not mention it at all is so…. GrEAt
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I'm on EP 4 and they've referenced/shown it 4 times now, cope harder dorks
Did you even watch the show?
@@SWIM-02354 Says the copium addict
@@eggmeister6641 I enjoy what I enjoy, don't need incels to reinforce my opinions, what dude said is objectively wrong
Changes for the sake of changes, that serve no purpose at all, will ALWAYS ruin adaptations.
Aang accidentally taking Sakka and Katara into the spirit world… WHY? The owl being there…WHY? Princess Yue being there in her dreams & being a knowledge seeker Fox…WHY? Iroh killing Zao instead of the ocean spirit…Why?
They served absolutely zero purpose and absolutely did not need to be changed.
They’re still connected to the spirits. Owl, Yue, Iroh, and it made sense tbh.
@@davidbakke9293 No, it made no sense at all, since none of it happened in the original show. If they’re going THAT route, then it just needs to be a different story all together, or be given a different name with a disclaimer that it’s only BASED ON the original show.
"Adaptation refers to the process of adjusting to new conditions or changes in one's environment. In a broader sense, it can also refer to the modification of something to suit a different purpose or context. In the context of literature, film, or other media, adaptation specifically refers to the creation of a new version of a work (such as a book, play, or movie) that is based on an existing work, often with modifications to fit the new medium or audience." You came to the show already disappointed because you thought adaptation is different but the same?
@@iamart8751 No. I was really excited & had really high hopes actually. I was just disappointed that they made so many completely unnecessary changes, just for the sake of making changes.
There was absolutely no reason to change the unfolding of events so drastically.
Why did they feel the need to put Jet and the FFs, the mechanist & son, plus Zuko and Iroh ALL in OmaShu? There was ZERO reason for that. I also don’t wanna hear “limited time”, because the run time of the show is actually around 20 minutes LONGER than the length of the combined episodes from book one.
When you make changes that if taken out, don’t effect the outcome from the original, then they’re not needed.
I stopped watching at episode 1 since it was so cringe and trashy. Iroh killing Zao is the worst thing they could do for his character as we know Iroh to be full of wisdom and compassion. Live-action remakes are garbage and should be treated non-cannon.
They ruined the reveal of having him find out about the attack on the southern air temple by telling him beforehand. Also him knowing about the fire nation war reveal was ruined. The slow build of Katara suspecting that he is the avatar. His fun loving nature stripped away what was the basis of the show.
Facts, I didn’t like how they changed the tone. I think they should have left it more playfulness & more child like nature like the show. I felt like the tone was a bit Lord of rings, I feel like they should have left that child naivety tone there.
I don’t mind the more gritty tone overall. I like the emphasis on what war has done to people. But they definitely should’ve retained Ang’s fun-going tendencies, especially since the adaptation itself emphasizes through dialogue Aang needing to face his responsibilities. But no, they removed the Penguin sledding thing, and instead had Aang express his fun side mainly through exposition. “I like playing airball and eat banana cakes.” They removed the “showing” but added “telling.”
Also, I think they could’ve made Grangran’s revelation of the war and attack work provided they change Ang’s reaction. Instead of having him accept it right away, have him be in denial. Then he decides to go to his home temple in hopes that Grangran’s story isn’t true.
Oh and also have Grangran’s show a bit more sensitivity or hesitance when dropping that giant truth bomb on Aang maybe? Just sayin.
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Well actually even in the show aang was told slightly before, but aang just said "The only way you could go to the air temples is with an air bison. I doubt the fire nation has any air bison"
Maybe it’s just me but this remark is so boring. They just changed the nature of the characters and made them somehow somewhere between trying to be serious and trying to be kids. And in result there is nothing interesting anymore about the characters. 😢
The biggest problem with the show for me other than the writing was the shift in character from the animated show, specifically Zuko. In the animated show, he is young and immature but he was still scary and threatening at the same time. He had a chip on his shoulder and his actions reflected that. He was also very harsh to Iroh for most of the show, until he realized his mistakes later on. In this live action show, he is immature to the point where his character is just obnoxious, and not once did I feel that anyone should be threatened or afraid of him. He was also very kind to Iroh in many moments, which makes me wonder how he’s supposed to grow as a character in that regard. I also felt that Azula almost had the personality Zuko should have had, since all she was trying to do was earn her father’s approval, when she shouldn’t need it at all.
there's something off or missing in ALL of the characterizations in this adaptation. when you strip them to their core almost none of them are accurate.
bruh, theres many ways he can grow in that regard
@@_M.... Agreed! Zuko was just the most disappointing to me, he doesn’t have the rage and depth that you’d expect. All characters were pretty inaccurate though.
@@gintoki_sakata__ I respectfully disagree. The way he acts towards Iroh now is how he acted after all the amazing character development over all three seasons of the original. Their relationship was pretty based on Zuko saying cruel things and being dismissive of Iroh, not realizing or caring about what he said to him since he only cared about capturing Aang and everything and everyone were merely obstacles to him, including his uncle. Iroh was a great character because he understood Zuko’s true heart and did his best to not react to his outbursts, even though it’s shown that it did make him sad. That whole dynamic is missing from this new show. Zuko is obsessed with restoring his honor, and then later when he betrays Iroh, he sees himself as irredeemable,but when he’s already an empathetic character, you can’t really do that with him.
My gripe is with how badly they made azula. Not only is the acting flat, she looks nothing like our princess azula. And we pose to believe zuko going to date the unit mai???????😂😂😂😂😂 he be really running half way around the world to get away
I think it was decent, but I needed to feel more of a bond with the gang. Was there a single scene of them just hanging out? Just living in the moment together? I’ll need to rewatch it.
Yeah for like 10 minutes total when they were riding on appa. İt was all totally rushed
they don't show any bond with one another and suddenly they call themselves team avatar for no reason
Decent is a strong word
I think critics are being too harsh. I loved it. I dont desire perfection. Just a breath of fresh air. Thats what this was. I felt like a kid again.
I agree with your opinions.
Bad writing, rushed all season 1 into 8 hours, big character development changes, big cultural changes to be woke or inclusive, azula and her friends dont look like cunning fighters they look like fat spoiled royalty. The OG creators leaving the project said it all.
TBF season 1 is 6 hours and 40 minutes long in the original show so I'm not sure how they failed to squeeze it in so badly
@@davelewis8270
Wow did not know that. Makes it even more depressing
They went woke and are gonna go broke💯almost evey addition ive seen them add is extra woke concepts and dialogue
Omg the woman army stare in the finale was So d*nm cringe 🤦🏽♂️
I'm not really seeing the wokeness part, their personalities were too bland to give off that message or any significant message. Just another remake that was poorly done in comparison to the original and lack of character development. They most definitely rushed it and skipped over some important and pivotal parts. They changed the entire personality. I honestly wish they would have just made a series about a past Avatar like Roku maybe since they were so obsessed with backstories instead of altering and disrespecting our memory of the original show.
I just dont get it.They have the money.They have a big money.Instead of putting this money for CGI , why dont they hire better directors , righters , actors , camera operators and so on ?.Why do they spent 99% money on bad CGI effects , instead of anything else ?.I rather see a great looking CGI for 3 sec in the all episode , then this !
The problem seems to be that a lot of new writers 1. seem determined to leave their own special mark on a story they're adapting, who knows maybe to stand out in the industry, and 2. either have never heard of basic writing rules, or think they're making some kind of statement by actively refusing to follow them.
I think it’s simpler than that. Nerds used to write these stories and made them cool. Then once the movie industry saw the market for cool stuff, basic people started getting to write them.
The new writers insert their feminist D.E.I bs in everything
Its woke. Its garbo. 😂 simply put
Is there a season 2?
What happens when the avatar actor gets older, hits puberty, gets taller, etc
I've already noticed in a few scenes where they added audio for him in post (blue spirit episode), and his voice completely changed. Watch the interviews and compare his voice to the show, it's night and day. Kid hit puberty HARD.
There’s 3 seasons
I assume that's why the comet gets very little mention. Letting Aang spend like a year in the North so he and Katara can learn waterbending and justify the actors ageing up would make that work. It's somewhat annoying being innaccurate, but Katara always picked up waterbending too fast when she only ever had like 2 or 3 weeks to learn and the reason for that was the time crunch the original show imposed on itself by introducing Sozin's Comet in Book 1. And in animation you don't have to worry about your drawings hitting puberty. So despite a lot of the changes I'm hearing about really pissing me off, if they extend the timeline of the show's canon, that would actually be a good move.
@@wafflingmean4477but if that’s the case won’t ang master all the elements earlier since he has the time. The show worked cause of the agency . They made to travel and move as fast as possible beacuse ang has to save the world if he was multiple years to master the elements there’s no stopping him from going to the fire lord and beating him before the comet starts. Remember ang never masters any of the elements he just learns the basics.
He gets race swapped
It's very telling Bryke left this show for a reason 😅
Yeah, they butchered Bumi's character, along with Hakoda.
@@Bionickpunkthey butchered azula, mai, ty Lee, and katara also.
He completely left that out of the video.
@@Bunny11344pudgy Azula xD
@@obudanbondonand fat mai 😂
It's not that bad as its own show at all. It's just us og fans having biased comparisons, but my parents and some friends who never seen the cartoon, really love it. I have to agree with show not tell, but wasn't the cartoon having some telling as well? Some criticisms such as this one are just full of hate and disappointment to reveal every nitpicked details. Yes, it's not perfect, but it's not that horrible either. Lastly, it's an adaptation (not a remake) and they have been telling it from the start that there'll be changes. Also, the og creators left because they wanted more changes (surprised?), and Netflix wanted it to be more faithful despite their own changes. Most people don't know that Aaron Ehasz was the real creative force behind the cartoon, and the og creators approved that Shyamalan garbage and even created that woke Korra. If you want a better review, go watch "The Sword and the Pen Reflections" channel. She made some unbiased/objective in depth review of this show.
The cartoon never once had Aang look in the camera and tell us he likes eating banana cakes, playing airball and hanging out with his friends. It SHOWED us that. Even the original trusted its audience more than this live-action. This is not professional writing. My developmental editor would chew me out for writing like this, lol.
Also, Korra wasn't "woke," whatever that means this week. It said fighting oppression was bad, had the main male lead act like an asshole and get away with it and treated domestic abuse as a joke. It all disrespected the non-Western world-building by Westernizing things in a way that made no sense. The series was just bad. Having a female lead doesn't automatically make something "woke."
@@EliasJWhite Like I said, it was not perfect. And like I said, we tend to compare it with the source material. Sorry if the show wasn't that good to you. I hope you'll succeed on your career ✌️
@@mnmg I mean, I think it's only natural to compare the adaptation to what it's adapting. But anyway, thank you. 🙂
It all just makes me realise how incredible the writing was in the original. Not just the dialog but the symbolism and subtle nuances that mean you can watch the show multiple times and still discover new things. Take Fire Lord Ozai for example, he is referred to in the first two seasons but we only ever see him from a distance or behind a wall of flames. He is built up as such an ominous and intimidating figure, only to have your expectation completely subverted in the beginning of season three when we finally see him and he just looks like a normal person. Seriously you could write an essay on this stuff versus "Jet, you're not a good guy, you're a bad guy."
I had the same thought about Ozai when I recently rewatched the entire run. It's an excellent subversion.
Yess I was like why spoil it that takes away the mystery literally I kept falling asleep watching
that's why I prefer animated shows and movies to the real ones, especially anime shows from Japan, you can show things that you can't do in real movies and shows, if you watched the original show and The Legend of Korra, you know what I'm talking about. I know the avatar show is American, but I'm talking about these types of shows and movies in general, regardless of their origin. Anyway, I'm glad they haven't included Toph yet, they would've ruined her.
Yeah 100%
@@thejessegrant 👍
Ecfuckingsactly
Fucking cry babies
@@spikeyspiegel 👍
here here, as an og fan, i really liked this show, especially the expanded dynamic between zuko ozai and iroh, can't wait for season 2!
And the fire nation takeover fight at the air temple
@@doobie176 yes, the whole gyatso, aang and the rest of airbenders is great too
Same
In all honesty the dialogue sounds like it was written by Chat GPT. I'm 95% sure that the writers just plugged in some prompts, got Chat GPT to write a dialogue for each episode and then just reviewed and corrected some pieces. The acting was also terrible, and the plot deviations are a disgrace to the original animated series. Ruined characters like Iroh and Roku... This live action was such a disappointment... Honestly, people enjoy this garbage because they have gotten so used to streaming services shoving complete shit down their throats that they rejoice just getting strawberry flavored SHIT versus the vanilla flavored shit.
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I'm more likely to blame the writers than the actors, a script this bad can't be saved by good acting.
Dude the show isn't that bad it has it flaws but I'm convinced you guys are just downright haters
@@dannyxilva7382funny thing is they didn't say the show was terrible, they said the writing and the acting was not good. They were very specific in what they didn't like. You're on some heavy cope when it comes to people who don't agree with you
dude don't insult chatgpt
No, the actors ABSOLUTELY were part of the problem. Regardless of the lines they were given, they either over-acted or under-acted. Terrible casting aside from physical appearance.
Katara was the worst in my opinion like her acting was almost as bad as the room💀
Zuko was ok he really did give me the same vibe as in the animated show
Honestly, like and I’m a little disappointed because the cartoon Aang is so lovable and charming right out the gate, he’s adorable. This actor is definitely adorable, but I cannot stand his acting. The direction given was trash. I can constantly see the wheels turning in his head trying to act ..and he’s very precocious in a way that’s a bit annoying.
Good acting can rarely survive bad writing. Even the few seasoned and well-known actors playing Ozai, Iroh and Zhao showed trouble conveying any kind of convincing speech. Ian Ousley really did his best tho.
I enjoyed the show for what it was. Yes, the cartoon is better - no way to improve that; it's magical, and we all know that. We could not expect a shot-by-shot remake - why would anyone want that? It was way better than previous Netflix recreations, and I appreciate that they seem to be making better content than of late. Iroh was well-acted. Kehosi warriors, though short, were great. The low point for me was Bumi; they should have had an older actor.
So basically, the people with the real talents (sets, dresses, costumes, effects) did a really great job and the hack writers are the ones who fucked it up.
Pretty much
Producers have final say over the scripts, the writing team is usually understaffed and at the mercy of usually stupid producers and directors.
I didn’t think it was bad. Not as good as the original but it never could be. I want to see Season 2 and the premiere of Melon Lord.
It’s ok just too serious compared to the original show and a lot better than the 2010 film.
Saying somethings better than the 2010 movie is like saying
Yeah, I don't mind being kicked in the nuts cause it beats chewing glass.
I still enjoyed it obviously it will never be as good as the animated series but I still enjoyed it. But yh the dialogue & the exposition bro…💀
Horrible dialogue ahaha
It comes very close so i's say this will be very popular.
Plus the acting was dull at sometimes.
The acting was too bad for me to make through episode 3.
That old woman who gave Katara the water bending scroll should not be acting.
Also, none of the characters were likable
@@thejessegrant I also wanna know what is this advertise for kids or adults?
Bumi, Azula, Koh, Wan Shi Tong are amongst the characters with changes made to them that I hated
Azula is so afwfully miscast. Mei too. what the hell were these people looking at when casting those characters?
@@_M.... MEI TOO!! even how she was acting! I was like “Mei doesn’t talk like that…”
Don't forget Iroh. He was so serious throughout the whole season, and the lines that they took from the show, he said with the wrong cadence.
@@eggmeister6641 why are you so upset over a show geared towards younger audiences
You forgot Hakoda, the little amount he was shown absolutely trashed his characterization.
I am sick of rebooting old stuff. The animated one was epic, no need to fuck up something good. Where has the originality gone?
Everything is remake, reboot etc etc. Like why? Especially when you are not even doing it better than the original.
Edit: For all you saying "Simply don't just watch it, I think the show is good", I was not planning to watch it anyway, especially when it ain't as good as the original. If you like mediocre, good for you...
Yeah I’m sick of it too
If you’re sick of it then don’t watch it it’s that simple
Well that is what I am saying aint I? Not intending to watch it. Already know Aang's story. Don't need a recap. Seen the original 10 times.@@kylejackson7913
After one episode of this show I completely agree. They keep pumping out this and ask us “why can’t you be happy?” I say “why can’t you make something worth watching?”
Couldn’t agree more been saying this forever.. the west is so stale and unoriginal they always gotta reboot everything cause they can’t come up with anything
Hate to be the one to say it, but when all major anime live actions have been made, they are definitely going to diversify sitcoms like F.R.I.E.N.D.S! 😭
Yes, by changing all the “offensive” jokes so there’s nothing left and we gotta have at least 90% wamens
Pedro Pascal would be Joey, Chris Tucker plays Chandler, Michael Peña - Ross; diversity 💪
If your getting triggered that the actors aren't white you didn't watch the cartoon dumbass. 😂😂😂 the characters aren't white, at the very least not any of the southern and northern water tribes.
I like the show, but they srsly should have given it 10-12 episodes, there is absolulty no breathingroom for characterdevelopment or even stuff like the sense of an adventure and traveling the world with your friends (you barely see Aang train his water-bending at all). The show feels more like a openworld-game where you ignore the openworld and just use fastravel to get from plotpoint to plotpoint. I like the show overall, but season 2 really needs more episodes... 8 / 10 for me
Agreed.
Agreed, like they literally didn’t even show the chemistry of Aang, Sokka, & Katara enough as they should have ☝️
HOW 8/10 XDDD
@@CallemanYO Right?!? Like wtf is wrong with them. This live Action was absolute Trash If z follow the lore. Legit 1/10 from Lore.
@@gideonk.6839 the show isn't bad if u think it is bad rewatch it, calling it 1/10 is you just being a hater
Someone's being honest.
Abahaha
no he is not
So because you agree with someone you assume they’re being honest and the people you disagree with are lying?
@@kylejackson7913im sick of the hate live action trope the show honestly isnt that bad and with the feedback maybe it will improve if a new season comes out
@@web6907 It really isn't if anything the show deserves a 7/10
Honestly, im on episode 5 and i think its been great. Idk what yall are talking about?
Bruh... I don't know. The show isn't even bad. Some of the acting is off, but overall, it's pretty good. Crying losers.
Both u guys don't understand emotion, meaning of the messages, characters original acting. For example they made the earth king act like an idiot and mean with useless test or challenges. Compared to the original. There's too much to write it out if you guys still don't get it I can't help lol. But I do admit the best started on blue spirit episode and on it was good and did enjoy it anything before was trash. I hope they keep the momentum going with that second section in mind and forget about trying to make anything like the begining.
I love it
it's not bad, it's mediocre. it hardly honored the source material, made the characters weak and somehow butchers the things that made the animated version great in the first place. They showed that they can make and honor the source material by making one piece, which makes both old and new fans like it. But this makes even new ATLA watchers second guess themselves.
@nope4430 I've finished it and really enjoyed it. I've watched both the cartoon and the show and yall are being way to critical. The fact that it was green lit for the next 2 seasons and even the user reviews are positive, leads me to believe your view is in the minority. It would have had to had some good numbers to have netflix renew the show. It's funny because when I first watched it when it came out my first thought was "this is great" then I went online and every youtuber was shitting on it which in my opinion didn't make sense, especially when I was looking at user reviews saying how good it was. Sounds like they're just using rage bait for clicks.
Seriously, why can no one do a decent adaption when you just have to follow the source material?
Whoever writes for Netflix’ original series’ needs to be let go because I tell you, I have never once watched a single episode of an Netflix original series simply because I can tell just by the descriptions and thumbnails that they’re all filled with the same horribly cliche writing and dialogue.
The dialogue was awful. ABSOLUTELY no humor.
They F***d up the cave of two lovers.
Azula’s fire isn’t even blue.
Bumi was a disappointment.
They just have to stop with the live action remakes. They have a high probability of being a flop.
I don’t think the live action series is bad I just don’t think it’s good
I had a lot of fun. To see Kyoshi, Sozin and the airbenders in action was a dream that came true❤ This is something no one can take it away from me! Greetings from Germany💕
The reason why One Piece makes sense is because it had a huge untaped market of people who've been told it was awesome but then looked at the 1000+ episodes and said nah, i'm good. On the other hand, Avatar: the last airbender is a short 3 season story with no need to be retold.
Agreed
Completely agree. On ep 3 and cannot connect with the characters. It’s flat. But is it their performances? Not sure. The have Iroh way off, he’s acts so proper and professional. And Katara is missing her spirit and passion. Ugh, another IP Netflix tarnished.
Yeah I think it’s less the actors fault and more the writers
youre review is the only piece of s*** thing about this show. being a fan of this for years im just glad to see more of it, and I thought that this show took some of the things the original was kind of dissapointing on and made them better for fans to enjoy.
You obviously never been a huge fan. Bro is talking facts. Like 99% of the reviewers too.
Do you bash only for the sake of bashing or do you even have any valid points ?.
One Piece remake was worthwhike because it cut a lot of the fat from the story and made several characters more nuanced and even more broadly likable. The ATLA remake did the EXACT opposite
There are parts I don't like. But having a 100% copy of the original will just create a copy.
I like this adaptation. The actors aint bad. I love Iroh and Ozai.
Doesn’t it feel like Iroh is saying everything wrong though?
Like he says things too quickly and not sagely enough?
I enjoyed it. Rough on the edges but it has great potential. You're just hating to get views.
One Piece makes sense as the episode count of the anime is daunting needless to say and for someone wanting to see if that anime is worth checking out, the live action is a good kick starter making some wanting to see the original source material.
The Last Airbender Netflix adaptation is pointless though. I gave up a few epidsodes in. The dialogue is just garbage. Like you said- it is all tell instead of show and comes off flat. All the beautiful subtlety of the original is lost and changing some character motivations (like Aang just flying away to clear his mind instead of cowardly running away in the storm- it strips him of a moving and powerful character arch and instead comes off as "oopsie- the Avatar was missing because he needed to go think" instead of it being about a scared little kid who made a terrible selfishly driven decision and learned to reconcile with it). This show just felt hollow and bland. It didn't do enough different to justify its existence but also where it did deviate was not executed that well either. On a positive it isn't as bad as M.Night's adaptation, but that isn't a hard bar to pass. Overall this Netflix adaptation is a strong "meh..." for me
They removed sokka's machismo.
Which is funny because overcoming that is HIS FIRST BASIC ARC.
Which means when he comes to suki to talk training and she's mean to him it just comes off as either
A) she's needlessly mean and insensitive
Or
B) she's trying to flirt, but has autism.
And the show wrecks EVERY arc doing things like that
ehh I think it was more a fate thing the way they made aang clear his head instead of running away, gyasto later in the show tells him it was not his fault he just would of died like the rest of them
The point of ADAPTING any story to live action is to see it unfold in an environment of reality. NOT to tell a different story. NOT to "fix" the original. NOT to "add your own spin on it".
But it's to make the dream seem that much more real and tangible for the people, who want it closer.
This notion is very basic and human, and should immediately be understood by anyone, who ever dreamed.
Alas, there's still idiots out there, asking the question of "why make a live action remake if the story's already been told?"
Get a clue.
The worst thing above all in my opinion about this live adaptation is, how badly they tried to adapt it. It felt like the producers have no soul and this is the product they offer when they cant be touched by the original story, this is what you get.
Every director will put a twisted to their own franchise (movie) doesn't matter who it is. This is why every Godzilla remakes movies is different. Plus, Netflix didn't team up with Nickelodeon (orignal writter and makers) to produce this project. I give it 7 out 10, 7 because the director pretty much strays away from the characters in the animation.
@solomonking5097 Netflix did partner with Nickelodeon, and the original creators, Bryan and Michael, were brought on as executive producers. These guys worked for two years writing a script and creating the vision that they wanted for the live action. But, due to creative differences they left and I don't blame them. They did say in their open exiting letter to the fandom, that wheather this show is good or bad it was never the version they intended to make.
Now we know that there is a script in existence envisioned by the original creators ready for live action adaptation, I do hope that one day they get the opportunity to make their live action version a reality because they deserved it.
I never watched the anime but I couldn't agree more. It was beyond boring with simplistic dialogue. I can't understand how people are loving this, glad to find a place where others have common damn sense.
The moment when Iroh was grieving his sons death, the soldier boy sound track in the background made me tear up :')
The show was good, just needed few episodes to emphasize on the characters development. Waiting on season 2
The main problem I have with this series is tht they tried to merge everything together, adding season 2 stuffs but left out a big chunk of aang and katara growth together, and tht being aang was able to water bend from the getgo. And katara being jealous of him at waterbendkng to them learning from pakku tgt, but in the series aang didn’t actually waterbend. And they straight up used kyoshi in the early episodes in all 4 elements, basically watered down the epicness of being able to bend all 4. We didn’t get to see tht in a fight not until season 3. But the plus points are when aang met gyatso , there’s some sort of closure there. And also I liked the brutality of people being burnt to death but maybe a bit too much. It’s terrifying seeing tht.
How many episodes did you watch before making this out of curiosity? It just came out I saw one and a half episodes last night it was mid.
As someone that didn't watch the cartoon this version was amazing. Sorry we don't all obsess over wanting a remake to be perfect for diehards
if you liked this then I HIGHLY recommend watching the original show, it really is worth your time. and it's also on netflix!
@@georgijo I truly have no interest but thank you
@@stevemiller9880… you literally get 0 character development what’s the point if no one ever learns a lessons it’s taught very adult lessons to children. I don’t bash remakes but what actually makes u like the characters? If everyone is already perfect the only one who needs development is zuko. And alot of the characters don’t make sense like bumi bc he wasn’t crazy so who are they gonna bring back to the finale that you will truly be hoping to see?
@@yhaswalker9151 For the amount of time and episodes there was a lot of character development. You're very clearly a fan of the original and not capable of realizing that don't the exact same character development all over again is not only boring but insulting to the original
@@stevemiller9880 wym I never asked for it to be the exact same but to literally not even giving the characters any development and completely change the dynamics of the story and the adventure it literally defeats the point . The one piece remake is good it does not have to be perfect of have any filler episode. But to absolutely dissolve each character other than zuko well why even call it the last Airbender? And it’s 3 seasons with 25 min episodes. 💀it’s not that hard to make a good script and also add new things like the iron meeting the soldier was a good script etc but to complete change azula,ozai,sokka,suki,aang, and characters to the point that the develop nothing is jst a stupid take. Jet and zuko are the only ones they got right. And there is literally no suspense in the show at all when the show comes to the finale what characters will he bring back to fight? Majority are not even worth bringing back and it’s only season 1. Hell we have already seen the earth kingdom Bf he even learns water bending that does not make sense. Majority of the story was spoiled in the first episode I literally have no questions on what’s gonna happen next but I should. Sokka not being sexist complete threw out his character now he just had the whole daddy issue going. And aang doesn’t even have fun he is just sad all the time other than at kyoshi island. Iron barley even smiles. And Katara whole arc was basically cut out somehow she is teacher water bending to herself atp. It’s literally basically a empty script with wonderful visuals. No actual journey it just a linear script. And azula being in the first season makes no sense there is not even a real space for her in the story line atp she is just there. And bumi is basically a old prick not even showing his real cunning skills and Prankster personality. It feel like I’m watching Narnia a fanfic has more suspense then this.
"Show don't tell" is a good rule - except if we are talking about horror movies- often the villain not shown is more effective than the one that is.
I think you're missing the point of that phrase. It's not about showing a character on screen. Show don't tell absolutely applies to horror as well. For example, don't have only descriptions of the aftermath of a strange murder and never have it come up again, just show the audience the murder scene. That's how you do it. Show don't tell does NOT mean that you have to reveal what the monster looks like in the first scene or anything.
@@viking-astronaut You are correct!
It's reviews like this that make me ask, why does any creator or filmmaker try with these IPs, the audience is 90% toxic children who hate almost everything that isn't 1000% what they expected. It's like trying to please spoiled toddlers throwing tantrums FFS
The show IS GOOD accept it and quit hating everything FFS
Exactly. All the hate that was hurled at the show even before it came out made me realize that. No matter what they did, they would always be people that convince themselves to hate it just bc its different
I loved this series, thought it was really good and not far behind the animated series, is way better than the film 😂
Thats not saying much.
Look the thing is, as a VFX artist myself I was so thrilled to see all of the epic effects and fights they couldve easily cut out but didnt -the fights were amazing and I dont think theyre getting as much credit as they should. (Tho appa and momo were really weird looking lmao)
What i didnt like is that they tried to cram everything in 8 episodes just to mention every single story line that was in the original series.
They couldve easily just not mentioned the secret tunnel for example, koh or the panda spirit wasnt that much of a big part in the original series anyway either, they shouldve just left these topics out and elaborated more on the characters relationships or even aangs water bending itself!
Like wasnt book 1 supposed to be the season where aang learns waterbending? Yet we didnt see him bend or practice it once, which was really weird.
I dont like how everyone is bashing the series, yes a lot of things were off but there were a lot of good things too and with all the hate its getting i fear that season 2 might be cancelled and that would really be a shame.
We shouldn’t expect things to feel the same way as they do when we watch the original series, its literally our childhood and connected to so many nostalgic feelings that no matter how well the live action would be it could never truly reach!
No Aang didn’t learn waterbending yet until book 2
These companies are falling victim to their own gambling tactics of thinking that they MIGHT make a successful remake when so many others fail, but just lose so much in the effort of trying. The only point is money, and everyone is losing
Did it have it's issues, most definitely. They should have kept it closer to the original for sure, and some of the actor choices are questionable imo. That being said as far as live action adaptations of cartoons it was better than most. Sometimes though I think content creators nitpick on stuff for content. It's really not as bad as you or nerdrotic are making it out to be.
The film isn’t the original 😂😂😂😂
I genuinely wanted the show to be good but the acting and writting was just pure horrible.
Yeah which I think is due to the dialogue being so bad
You feeling ok, it’s quality
Wtf are you people talking about. This is one of the best series Netflix has dropped in god knows how long. The review on this video is pure cr@p. I'm crying watching The Avatar because it has connected on an emotional level with me. To read all nonsensical comments and people making review videos talking negative about it, to me, is mind-bending!!!
What !! Did you make your own writting or acting.. where did you get your guts to say that. In your ass.. this netflix avatar is the best i seen. NO 1 IN 73 COUNTRIES.. SHAME ON YOU.
I enjoyed it
I get why some people are upset about the live action not being exactly like the cartoon version. I was confused at first on why they changed up some stories and conjoined episodes into fewer episodes, but it was kinda needed. Like how Aang went to Kyoshi island to talk to Avatar Kyoshi when in the cartoon version, that’s not why they went there. Or like how Katara got the water bending scroll from her gran gran instead of stealing it from the pirates and being chased by them. Or the whole reason why Aang went to talk to Avatar Roku in the fire temple about the comet, but that didn’t happen. But one thing still led to another actual event that happened in the show so I can understand why they did that so I’m not too upset about it.
That’s also another thing about live action. If they copied exactly like how it is in the cartoon version, (verbatim and acting) the episodes would just be too short and there’s not a whole lot of context. It wouldn’t really seem right for live action.
It’s still A LOT better than the 2010 live action version so I’ll give them that. The bending, the martial arts, everything is on point.
Just glad they didn’t white-wash this adaptation like they do everything else.
I hate when that happens with dialogue I hate feeling that way during a movie when I'm trying to escape real life
Binged the whole season, I found it pretty enjoyable loved Admiral Zhao, sooo good
I would be okay with some things changing story wise, but every change with only one exception, actively went counter to the characters that it affected. the only exception was how Zuko was treated after he returned and his crew learnt that he had saved them years ago. The changes to boomie were especially infuriating to me, his character in the live action completely contradicts what makes a strong earth bender, which is essentially the opposite of Aang, which is such a large story beat later. In the live action he lacks all patience, is incredibly bitter at Aang disappearing and gives aang challenges that serve no purpose because he was too impatient and blurted out his name early on. His reintroduction to Aang is supposed to teach Aang so many lessons.
It was the acting for me. I've seen better acting in High School plays. Seriously, pick any random scene with Katarra...it's like her facials muscles don't even work.
I’m wanting to be a screenwriter in the future so do you have any screenwriting tips?
don't go woke
@@silverwolf6866 I meant storytelling wise, but I actually focus on not being woke most of my stories have Christian aspects in it
Follow the source material if it is present and don’t choose to add your own “special twist”
@@shadowhawkrine1947 what if it’s like a filmmaking choice and not a screenwriting choice, or I would have to write something in that would make the scene better?
@@shadowhawkrine1947 what if it’s like a filmmaking choice and not a screenwriting choice, or I would have to write something in that would make the scene better?
I made it like 20 minutes before I turned it off. I love the original show, but I couldn't care at all about this.
Honestly it wasnt trash at all, of course its not perfect and i too HATED some parts but its really not that bad (im not gonna write a whole paragraph why) but i feel like the whole series is just a rollercoaster of good then bad then good then bad.
Is the series really that bad? I like it. I will continue to watch this. 😊💖
I’m glad you enjoyed it but yeah I didn’t really enjoy it the acting and dialogue was just too bad
@@thejessegrant 😔💔
Yeah, no..
Dialogs like "i am angry" deserves to be clowned on@@elinswan8174
It isn't it is excellent best adaption from a cartoon series and will be a massive hit.
I like it to just haven’t fully watched it yet.
I actually think you lot saying this show is shit are nuts …. Episode 6 alone got me so emotional….. fans love to ruin ip….. I’m not a fan so I’m enjoying a very good show ….. halo, tlab etc … the minute they change something then everything is shit ffs , grow up, acting like small kids throwing tantrums if you don’t have it your way ….. saw a comment saying, the show is shit because he didn’t bend water , honestly cba with you kids
Also , I watched the first episode of the cartoon and you lot are saying the writing there is better… fuck off😂
If you’re not a fan, then you wouldn’t understand why people are so upset when the original show was so deep.
It’s a good show on its own, but not when you’re trying to recreate something that was already so great.
People are allowed to be passionate about their interests. Why do we have to be all optimistic and boring everyday?
People really love to take the joy out of being a fan 😂 Obviously they want to see the show do its best which is why there’s a lot of criticism.
Why don’t you grow up? The same way people can criticize books is the same way people can criticize shows and movies. What, are we supposed to lie?? 😂
Him bending water was a crucial part of his growth by the way, so you could do whatever you want with that information.
@@Cynical-kl3wy I really don’t care, it’s not real , a human wrote the story up, another human portrayed what I think is a good show….. it doesn’t make a show crap, I would have never watched the cartoon but can’t wait for season 2 …. If we get one !! Thanks to “angry fans” 🤷🏾♂️
@@Cynical-kl3wy okay , like what you like but my opinion on say the cartoon is that is crap, story mature but dialogue immature…. I managed to finish the first episode and just thought Naa….. now the only reason I checked it out is because of the Netflix one which I enjoyed.
Now you expect me to take the fans serious with comments like the writers of the Netflix show are shit because the cartoons were much better !?
Don’t get me wrong , if I was 9yrs and it was a Saturday morning cartoon I might have loved it but at my age I just tolerate it.
Most of these fans like most ip fans can’t write themselves out of a hotel checkout survey but quick to criticise anything
Listen my issue isn’t just with this show, even halo too has the same issue with fans …. I live a busy life , when I eat or bed time I want to watch something and these kinds of videos keep getting them cancelled
THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH is another good ass show, cancelled because fans and their the older version is better… bro the older version is dated and dry, I just don’t get it
Anyway like or dislike what you want
Zuko looks so bad the "scar" looks like someone punched him in the face. I'm definitely not going to watch it.
im still watching the first episode and im pretty disappointed that they didn't make aang run away from his responsibilities but instead made him have a "late night flight" to clear his head since one of the arcs was about him being hella depressed about it. i dont remember the whole gist anymore but its still here in my head
They already had the dialog. It made no sense for Aang to just be out for a rid instead of running away. It's no hard to just copy the already perfect show.
Exactly!!!!
Omg! I was thinking the same!!! They completely changed that part and I was asking just …why?!
I would say it's good
It’s meh
Visually it was great. The actors did the best they could.
But the writing was just awful… just awful
I've grown to hate the overly color-graded and CGI look Hollywood has factorized. Weirdly enough this is the only good thing about this remake imo. The world looks epic. But besides that, the actual substance is just a mere fart of the original.
"just a mere fart of the original" lmaooooo
yeah, its weird I felt that the dialogue was basic and childish at times, and some average cg... it could've been great, but it wasn't good, we can all admit to that I guess
I hate the costume design it’s soo lazy they just copy and paste off the show it’s soo cringe. You can still have elements of the animated series for the design’s but you have to still add flavor to emerge the show better making it more “real” in a way. From the costumes and characters everything looks funky
Honestly it isnt even that bad and genuinely enjoyable as much as some actors dont manage to represent they're characters well
It is still pretty fun to watch.
I watched it with my kids who are fans of the show, and they loved it, it's not that bad, actually, it's very good. I'm tired of the bad reviews for views.
same.
why is netflix after our every childhood iconic stories. don't they have their own? so now anime is not weird huh? we were laughed hard back in the daays for liking things like avatar.
Ahahaha
this is excellent, same as my neighbour totoro the theatre adaption,people giving it bad reviews, don't know the original and how perfect the adaptions are.
They are making original stories soon. Y’all can watch that just so you can finally stop complaining
Get over yourself.
You buggin anyone I have talked to absolutely loves avatar even if they aren’t into anime or cartoons😂
I'm confused with James Cameron's Avatar and Avatar: The Last Airbender, because those franchises are completely different and I intend to mix both franchises up.
Ahahaha I think a lot do
Usually people talk about the airbender, I just always assume it's that one.
Forest, Water, Fire, Unobtainium. Long ago, the four Na'vi lived in peace. But all of that changed when the Sky People attacked.
Love James Cameron’s titanic but I h8 avatar and only talk about air bender avatar so it’s easy for me and friends to distinguish
here is something to help separate the two
james cameron's films are just giant smurfs
and avatar is about the 4 elements, the avatar, and stopping the fire nation
The reason One Piece live action worked was because it was very close to the original but also cut out all the over the top anime stuff like charging attacks and extremely loud screeching. It allowed an audience of non-anime fans access to the story without having to drudge through the anime tropes.
Yh I don’t agree I think this show did what they set out to do, I feel a lot of people feel conflicted by it because of how much the story changed. I agree with the acting, but the CGI (for a series) was really good. They had to do Movie level stuff on a series budget. And I feel they did the best they could. The Choreography of fight scenes was fantastic.
good thing I only watched this and the movie one, and it makes me like this netflix adaptation.. I haven't watched the animated series yet, but because of netflix, I already started watching the animated series.. for people not liking the netflix one is because they are trying to compare it to the original source which is dumb for me.. the netflix's actors did great, i really like zuko and uncle iroh (note:I had only watched episode one of the animated series)
Exactly, I am an og fan and initially I don't like some of the changes. But after rewatching it, they make sense. It needs more time to appreciate them, and I'm glad that I tried to watch it again with an open mind. It doesn't deserve the hate and biased criticisms.
Don't let the fact that M. Night Shyamalan's adaptation was utterly horrifically terrible excuse this one just being plain bad. Sure, they cleared the ridiculously low bar. Anyone could have done that. I genuinely would be more impressed by a show worse than the live action movie than I would be by an accurate adaptation. It's very difficult to make something THAT bad even if you try. Therefore people saying this show is better than the live action is NOT praise. It's almost equivalent to the memes of Morbius being a film of all time.
[PART 1] You're wrong for using the phrase "M. Night Shyamalan's adaptation" to refer to the 2010 movie, because you're making the mistake of insinuating that people should blame him for that movie being bad. Your mistake is your failure to acknowledge that Shyamalan was FORCED to make the 2010 movie in the way that it turned out, and so most of that movie's screwups were NOT HIS FAULT. The Movie's Novelization (based on Shyamalan's original screenplay before they forced him to do reshoots) was *praised by fans* for its faithfulness to Season 1 and for its attention to detail. The blame falls specifically on Paramount/Nickelodeon (a studio already well-known to be one of the most low-standarded and unethical studios in Hollywood, if not *the* most....That's why Nickelodeon butchered Korra's schedules/presentations, and that horrible episode with Varrick pulling a Michael Bay with the "like a ride" excuse, which holds no water in reality). Nickelodeon only cares about "what kids like" and refuses to appreciate the amazing epicness of its shows. *M. Night did watch the show and definitely understood what made the series successful* ... It was logically explained (back on August 2014) that most of the movie's screwups were the result of EXECUTIVE/STUDIO MEDDLING. This was revealed by one of the movie's storyboard artists, and that storyboard artist provided *impressively logical insights* to explain what happened behind the scenes. Here's a copy of the article that shows the whole revelation:
The text in multi-parentheses is the quotes from the storyboard artist who worked on the movie.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
_A member of an Avatar forum, posted a story about what happened behind the scenes (it has since been removed by the forum owner), and by the looks of it, _*_Night is owed an apology._*
_Night was thrown under the bus many times by many people. I’m really happy to be able to show a bit of what actually happened, behind the scenes on The Last Airbender. Prepare yourselves, this is rather long._
(((( What it came down to was M Night really was the only one who knew the show and what he was doing (the first draft of the screenplay? gorgeous. hence Bryke giving him the okay). The producers, who are actually in charge of at least 80% of production including casting…. not so much. They clearly never bothered to watch the show, nor had the ghostwriter who did the final screenplay. ))))
_This sort of thing happens more than you’d think on many movies. Sometimes a studio will hire an awesome screenwriter like Frank Darabont as a ‘script doctor.’ Darabont himself was script doctor on such films as Saving Private Ryan, Minority Report and 2014’s Godzilla (in which he wrote the scenes that convinced Bryan Cranston and Juliette Binoche to sign). We weren’t so fortunate on Airbender, and whomever it is that was the script doctor / ghostwriter to do the final screenplay will probably never come forward. Afterall, they’re actually the writer(s) that wrote the now infamous line: “We have to show the Fire Nation that we believe in our beliefs as much as they believe in theirs.”_
(((( Nicola [Peltz] was hired because she’s the daughter of someone that one of the producers owed a favor to as Hollywood loves its nepotism. (Her audition tape was subpar at best). In having to cast her, they had to cast a guy who could pass as her brother - hence Jackson. His audition was actually pretty good. He’s a funny guy and had clearly seen the show. Too bad the producers felt the movie didn’t have time for intentional humor and cut all that out of the script. Noah was the only one who honestly openly auditioned and was chosen based on talent. He just needed extra help acting because with a lot of it being green screened he was talking to air a lot of the time. Experienced adults have a hard time doing that let alone a kid. ))))
_Just to cut in here a second… we also need to remember that Noah Ringer was also a newcomer to acting. After this he went on to play a small role in Cowboys & Aliens alongside Harrison Ford, Daniel Craig and Olivia Wilde, with director John Favreau._
(((( If you recall they initially signed on Jesse McCartney as Zuko. Why? Because otherwise the lead actor roster would be “starring: two unknown kids you never heard of and that guy who played a minor character in Twilight!”. And then someone with a brain realized “wait a minute this show is kind of anime-esque and we’re hiring a bunch of white kids. Um.”. So what did they do? Because they couldn’t can Nicola without someone being really ticked, Jesse willingly bowed out and went with another project offered at the time. Even still, they still needed a big name to draw people in but it couldn’t be another white kid. Dev Patel just gave an Oscar-winning performance and was willing to sign on. And in getting him they had to make the rest of the Fire Nation match. Which is why it turned into heroic white kids VS evil brown people (which was intentionally unintentional). ))))
(((( And then it was horribly budgeted. The opening at the SWT all nice and pretty in Greenland? Cost big bucks. And then they realized with a story about people manipulating elements that couldn’t be believably done with in camera practical effects. So they had to rebudget and gave most of the money to ILM for post production. You go from the beautiful SWT to everything looking dingy because everything else was shot in Pennsylvania. The Fire Nation Royal Palace? An old high school in Philadelphia. Parts of the Earth Kingdom (including Kyoshi Island which got cut)? Reading, PA. And everything that was the NWT…. some sets built in front of giant green screens in an old emptied aircraft hangar in the outskirts of Philadelphia. Yeah. ))))
(((( And ILM was rushed despite most of the movie’s look being left up to them. And you had novice directors hired by producers to oversee that process. That’s how come the pebble dance happened. Sadly at that point M Night was just tired of arguing with the overheads, gave up, and collected his paycheck. If you look at the movie’s premiere and red carpet footage you can tell his excitement and happiness is fake. Bryke had little say in the film despite being listed as executive producers. That title was a fancy way of saying that they created the show it was based on and they’re still alive so they need some kind of nice credit. The actual producers didn’t know what they were dealing with and were only interested in a quick buck. Bryke and M Night gave up on the film around the same time for same reasons. The other people working on the film were a pain to deal with and Nickelodeon themselves only wanted the final product as quickly as possible and the money it would presumably make them. ))))
(((( At least they hired good caterers. The food was great on that set. )))) --- *a person who worked on the production of the film.*
[to be continued]
[PART 2] _But that wasn’t where it ended. The storyboard artist went on in further posts to bring more clarity to the story, which also further vindicates both Night and the creators of Avatar. Though I’m still kind of upset at Mike and Bryan, because they continue to blame Night publicly, probably because they’d like to keep their own struggling (in the ratings, at least) Airbender sequel going until it is complete._
(((( M. Night’s a great guy. He really is. He knows how to write family films, and when allowed to have free reign does a decent job. Sixth Sense and Unbreakable are classics. Many people are also fans of Signs and The Village. Lady in the Water, when watched without any marketing to give you an idea about what it could be - is a clever artistic piece that deviates heavily from his previous work (I really do blame its failure on being marketed wrong). ))))
(((( But at that point he became kind of a joke and typecast itself. So whenever he tried to make a film happen he was put under more and more restrictions. “No, M Night you can’t make that movie you can only make this movie.” The Happening is intentionally hilarious because he was making fun of himself and previous works with it, not so subtly giving it to the corporate execs. ))))
(((( He’s written for family films before, and himself as well as his kids are fans of [Avatar: The Last Airbender]. He really wanted to make a decent film. So he was hoping if by some miracle the corporate destruction of what could’ve been a real masterpiece that fans would love turned out to make enough of a profit, he’d be given more reign to do sequels. Or in enough time, make the movie over again how he actually wanted it to happen. Sadly, though, that’s not the case. ))))
(((( *AFTER EARTH*? You got Will Smith and Jaden Smith wanting to do an awesome father-son movie together. No director could’ve saved that. It would’ve been exactly the same if J.J. Abrams or Michael Bay did it. Though I suppose with J.J. there’d have been more lens flare and Bay more explosions. ))))
(((( He’s kind of given up at this point. The work he’s doing now is no longer so much his love for film like his earlier pieces than he needs to collect some cash for his kids’ college funds and to invest in retirement given the economy. It’s a little sad. M Night’s a surprisingly modest, down to earth guy. His main home is in Pennsylvania which is a huge part of why he does try to film his movies there. He wants to get work for local film enthusiasts and try to give them the same opportunities he got when he was starting out. Which is rare since most just use the go to places - LA, New York City, or Vancouver. ))))
_A bit later he wrote further about the screenplays that Night wrote, and what happened to those scripts:_
(((( The initial script equated to about a 9 hour film, and his second draft that he wrote almost 3 hours. Those were his copies. Then a ghostwriter or two attacked. ))))
_This is corroborated by the creators of the tv series, who said that Night originally had everything from the show in his script, and would have to cut out a lot of it._
(((( So yeah, no, he didn’t write it in 90 minutes, but he’s still a man who is proud of his work and feels himself to be an artist. With every project he wants to make art out of it. With "Lady in the Water" he wanted to prove he could do more than suspense thrillers so in response to the reception I can imagine it didn’t sit well with him. Yeah, he comes off as arrogant to the press but *90% of Hollywood is. You kind of have to be if you want people motivated to see your work.* […] 90% of what you see said to the press is a persona. Whether it’s an actor, writer, director, etc. That’s why I ignore gossip columns where people get up in arms over who said what in a press release, or on the red carpet, or on a TV show and they’re a horrible/amazing person because of it because it’s not actually them. M Night’s always given off the air of “misunderstood artistic genius” to the press since day one. And in some cases, like Sixth Sense, it’s valid. Others, not so much. But he’s got to maintain that image. Who he is on the job or home with friends and family isn’t who is answering interviewers’ questions. Let’s just say I’d rather work for him again than Spielberg. ))))
[to be continued]
[PART 3]
(((( I’m not saying M. Night’s perfect but a majority of the film’s screwups were not his fault at all. And in response to the 9 hour screenplay thing? That’s actually typical. Most original drafts for films are way, way, way longer than the final piece. They write out everything they want to get out and then go back in and weed out what’s not needed and rewrite things to take things like montages and other editing processes into consideration, etc. Screenplays are very interesting. ))))
(((( His ego persona didn’t help any nor his previous reputation on his recent films, and he went about justifying the executives’ decisions the wrong way (though he may or may not have been coerced to - I have no idea). Just keep in mind when the film was in its earliest stages Mike and Bryan were very excited, loved working with M Night, and eager to get things going. If it was M Night’s fault entirely the movie would not have gotten off the ground at all. ))))
_You might be wondering a bit about the pronunciation of names and the changing of the Chinese characters to an alien/fantasy world script were all Night’s doing as well. Personally, I believed that the show itself was set in a fantasy world (turtle ducks?), but I know that many believe that it was a version of our world. So what happened here is going to satisfy half of you and the other half will continue to be a bit upset._
(((( He felt his pronunciations of the names were more “authentic” to where they originated. The Chinese being changed to gibberish [re: alien/fantasy world script] *was a decision by Paramount*. They didn’t want to risk any potential offensive screwups that have happened in other films. There are way more people working on a live action film than an animated one and it’s difficult to keep tabs on every last detail. ))))
(((( A lot of people, especially those with an anime background when the show first came out used “ee-roh” for “Iroh”, “ahng” for “Aang”, “soh-ka” for “Sokka”, etc. Until the show was watched enough and the westernized names heard enough that most people stopped. But if you come to the show hearing Asian names pronounced differently it does throw you off. And M Night is a man of Asian descent. This is a toss up because, to many Asians, the pronunciations of the names are offensive in the cartoon, and to fans of the show the pronunciations in the movie are offensive because they’re not show accurate. ))))
_And so… if you didn’t like The Last Airbender, you now know that it wasn’t entirely Night’s fault. In fact, it was more the studio than anyone else. And this is a very complex issue where one domino lead to another and another, and the result was something of a mess of a production. Someone once said that when a movie comes together, it’s incredible, and for a movie to be great takes a small miracle. With the involvement of so many people on the outcome of a movie, you can see where things started to fall apart for this movie. _*_It all started with a certain girl getting a role in what could have been Shyamalan’s Lord of the Rings._*
The shows not bad. It’s just bad next to the original. But it’s still watchable, and gotta say it’s an exaggeration to call it “shit”
It’s terrible
It's mid, sometimes entertaining, rarely special.
Well, it is kinda a nice addition.
Honestly, it could have been much worse than it actually is, in recent years, I have been so disappointed by so many series or film adaptations, that frankly this time it's still really good and it must be said .
no there is not necessarily an individual development of each character as complete as in the original, no there are neither the secondary stories or the infantile and puerile humorous content, nor the non-essential details, no there are also no parts where Aang and his friends continually and repeatedly escape from Zuko with a recurrent aftertaste of content already seen in an umpteenth adventure.
I'm happy to see a much less stupid Sokka and not just a non-bender clown on duty who fills the hole, he's a little more like a big brother and it's not so bad, the relationship that saves Hiro and Zuko, the bonds of love and family that are created between these two characters are well felt, and much more have been saved.
the casting the sets the clothes the visual universe is sufficiently faithful even if it is not perfect, there is definitely an effort that has been made not to distort the original and although condensed, this series is by far the best adaptation that could be made compared to other scams of these few years and if it continues in this direction it will be placed on my shelf and next to the original.
Sorry, this show is far from being « what a piece of ****». That statement implies that nothing is good. You as a self proclaimed "movie analyst" do fit the label,of your review.
Having the original creators' leave was already a sign that this show was going to be bad
I understand your sentiment and I agree. To answer your question about why they would do this to begin with is not everyone is down to watch so many episodes (60+ if I recall) of a cartoon. My wife is loving is to far (me not so much). She isn't into cartoons so this is good for her. Old fans might not like it but it's a huge IP and there are going to be a lot of new ppl who get into it. People who have never seen the original series will probably like it because they're used to having sub par writing in the modern day and have nothing to compare it to.
To me, something being long is a VERY poor excuse for not watching it. I’ve binge-watched shows FAR longer than Avatar in both episode count and runtime, most of those examples being live-action.
I've watched it multiple times years ago. I was talking about my wife. I dare you to try to explain it to her! lmfao@@John-fk2ky
I’m only 3 episodes in so far but I like it. Hopefully doesn’t get worse lol
Saying this show is just a money grab is getting a little old. If you live in America you should already have the understanding that nowadays things being made is more about profits (our nation's economic system) and less about quality (which is now outsourced).
What's the point of these live-action remakes? We now have the technology to make it look more realistic then ever before. It's not about the storyline, but if it's a good story we all want to experience it again in a different way, even if it's not as good, it expands our imagination so much more. Everyone wants to see a Silmarillion series, but who really thinks one can be made that's better than the book, or the LotR movies for that matter, so we've been given The Rings of Power.
People say these renditions take away from the original, but I think the audience they draw outweighs that. Just as it's highly doubtful people would pickup and actually read The Silmarillion if it weren't for the Amazon series, I think the same could be said about the kids in this generation and generations to come not watching the animated Avatar show if it wasn't for this Netflix series.