Zuko's Confrontation of Ozai | Analyzing The Best Scene of Avatar: The Last Airbender

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  • @tsonny1104
    @tsonny1104 Год назад +172

    ozai is a fantastic example of an abusive parent. the manipulation tactics this man employs are horrific

    • @AllAboutAvatar.
      @AllAboutAvatar.  Год назад +13

      Unfortunately, yes...

    • @HenrythePaleoGuy
      @HenrythePaleoGuy Год назад +7

      @@AllAboutAvatar. I, unfortunately, know from experience...
      It was so cathartic to see Zuko managing to defend himself in the way that he did, and characters like him have always been my favourites when it comes to these types of interactions.

  • @spinoy3359
    @spinoy3359 Год назад +151

    6:55 "maybe he can pass down to you the ways of tea and failure"
    This really hit me hard because it really shows you what kind of person ozai is. He sees Iroh as a failure, even though Iroh is the wisest character in the show. It shows how messed up ozai's values are

    • @AllAboutAvatar.
      @AllAboutAvatar.  Год назад +16

      Yup. Also seeing grief as a weakness is pretty telling of Ozai’s worldview…

    • @minachingu7046
      @minachingu7046 Год назад +3

      I think that line makes Zuko using lightning redirection against Ozai even more impactful. Ozai must know it was taught to Zuko by Iroh. So much for the so called ''failure''.

    • @naufalmEZa
      @naufalmEZa 11 месяцев назад

      What's worse is, Iroh's failure grew him as a person, before said 'failure' he's as capable if not more to be a Firelord.
      He even learned the true ways of Firebending, the comics further proves that Ozai's only quality to rival Iroh politically is his scheming.

  • @alecrussell4888
    @alecrussell4888 Год назад +59

    I also love how Mark Hamill uses his voice acting to portray ozai and how he is trying all his different manipulation tactics to try and keep zuko under his thumb

    • @spenceregerton5268
      @spenceregerton5268 Год назад +7

      Damn. How did I miss that Ozai was voiced by Mark Hamil

  • @kadorakasu
    @kadorakasu Год назад +35

    My other favorite scene is uncle Iroh grieving his lost son, after a day of helping others, singing that song "Leaves from the vine, falling so slow." Such a powerful scene. It also showed in that episode though that he processes and deals with his grief, and doesn't let that stop him from being a good person. I like how he always believed in Zuko.

    • @Auri-u6q
      @Auri-u6q Год назад +3

      That scene literally makes me cry every time

  • @irvincortes9808
    @irvincortes9808 Год назад +7

    8:26 It just clicked that Ozai was going to straight up shoot a bolt of lightning to his son and he didn't know that lightning-redirection was a thing... affectably killing or seriously hurting Zuko for, again, talking out of turn. You also made me realize that fight was a rematch of when Zuko got the scar, except this time he fought back. Zuko didn't just fight Ozai with fire bending, he used the move that OZAI'S brother invented(iroh), and iroh extrapolated it from OZAI'S enemies(waterbenders), and delivered by OZAI'S son(Zuko). Seriously man chef's kiss , Thanks for the 10 minutes of pure dopamine

  • @teamaang7915
    @teamaang7915 Год назад +1

    This scene is perfection 👌 I don't think I've ever resonated with anything as much as zuko standing up to his father. For anyone who has suffered abuse, mentally or physically; literally every word he says has some profound meaning of what ozai did wrong and why iroh and aang will give him his rightful path.

  • @aevenova9780
    @aevenova9780 Год назад +27

    ATLA is a masterpice. Soooo many incredible scenes. 🧡🧡

  • @WCLCooke
    @WCLCooke Год назад +18

    Every child with an abusive parent should take note of this scene.

    • @adrianh6022
      @adrianh6022 Год назад +3

      every abusive parent should too

    • @WCLCooke
      @WCLCooke Год назад +3

      @@adrianh6022 that too. After they get the beating they deserve.

    • @AuroraIceFlame
      @AuroraIceFlame Год назад

      Yeah but I can’t shoot my dad with lightning in real life

    • @WCLCooke
      @WCLCooke Год назад

      @@AuroraIceFlame 😑

  • @ANonymous-mo6xp
    @ANonymous-mo6xp Год назад +1

    "Day of Black Sun" is the Empire Strikes Back of Avatar. And this scene is the "I am your Father" moment. Ironically with the Son from ESB voicing the father here.

  • @billymaloney528
    @billymaloney528 Год назад +1

    YES. It gives me goose bumps every time. I hate that it’s interrupted by the Gaang chasing Azula because it breaks the tension, but an AMAZING scene. The voice acting, the realism, the weight to Zuko’s words: it’s flawless.

  • @mrgerund3060
    @mrgerund3060 10 месяцев назад +1

    water - the element of change. Zuko changing sides and using iroh's technique to save himself is so beautifull in thousands of ways

  • @SamuTheFrog
    @SamuTheFrog Год назад +1

    First one that comes to mind for me is Zuko vs Azula. Shit was BEAUTIFUL dude. And the music. Dude, 10/10. But literally all the scenes you mentioned are also grand

  • @lil_muffin_man
    @lil_muffin_man Год назад +2

    I like how Zuko was in every scene you mentioned in the beginning

  • @giladfadel5920
    @giladfadel5920 Год назад +3

    Im always amazed by the quick and perfect lightning creating moves, Ozai did in that scene.
    Just pure Power!

  • @Icepiq72
    @Icepiq72 Год назад +1

    When he sends the lightning back it flows in a more watery way too. It’s always perfect when every job involved with creating an animated story is on the exact same page

  • @HenrythePaleoGuy
    @HenrythePaleoGuy Год назад +12

    Really great video man.
    I watched through it in full last year, and it was one of my favourite experiences getting through a show in a long, long time.
    Seeing Zuko's growth, but also the setbacks and relapses made it feel all the more real as someone who's gone through such peaks and mistakes continuously, but eventually settles on the right path, and he does it on his own.

  • @FairladyZ2005
    @FairladyZ2005 Год назад +1

    This is my favorite scene in Avatar too! Nice analysis!

  • @Seminooos
    @Seminooos Год назад +8

    Very good analysis of not just Zuko but all the characters you mentioned. It is indeed a very epic scene and important moment in Zuko’s life.

  • @YTladytalkingagain
    @YTladytalkingagain Год назад +4

    i love this scene so much. I always rewind it over and over

  • @vladimirbyakin998
    @vladimirbyakin998 Год назад +18

    Its really interesting to watch avatar scenes review from different perspectives.
    Actually i didn't understand this scene until watched this video.
    I would love if you make reviews on other deep scenes in Avatar

    • @AllAboutAvatar.
      @AllAboutAvatar.  Год назад +1

      That's so awesome to hear! I probably will. Which scenes do you think would be interesting?

    • @vladimirbyakin998
      @vladimirbyakin998 Год назад +2

      ​@@AllAboutAvatar. Katara's revenge arc, final zuko and azula agni kai, opening chakras with Guru, Aang's and Firelord battle and lost Appa arc for example. I think these scenes has something to talk about

    • @vladimirbyakin998
      @vladimirbyakin998 Год назад

      ​@@AllAboutAvatar. I am thinking about making my own videos about avatar (and other) universe, but i'm not having a decent understanding of tecnical part of making videos.
      Do you mind if i ask for your twitter or facebook to question some things about it?

  • @yrrag
    @yrrag Год назад +7

    I absolutely love this video. You’ve made me appreciate this scene even more and I can’t help but agree that it truly is the best scene in the series. Thank you.

  • @Seminooos
    @Seminooos Год назад +9

    It really must have eaten Ozai up inside when he realized he can’t touch Zuko in anyway possible anymore after he shot his lightning back at him. I’m pretty sure you could even see that he was thinking that by that look on his face right after Zuko left the room.

    • @DerrickTan74
      @DerrickTan74 Год назад +3

      You can also see the genuine fear Ozai had when he saw Aang about to redirect lightning at him because he knew only one person could've taught him that move.

    • @Seminooos
      @Seminooos Год назад +1

      @@DerrickTan74 Yeah that’s true too. Assuming of course that he didn’t know that Iroh also had that ability. He might have assumed that Zuko had learned it from him because of all the years they had been together and how close they were.

    • @dengmandang
      @dengmandang Год назад +4

      If Aang did lose the battle with Ozai and Ozai was able to become the Phoenix King of the Four Nations, his first order of business no doubt would the immediate man-hunt and execution of the former Prince Zuko.

    • @Seminooos
      @Seminooos Год назад +3

      @@dengmandang For sure. Not just Zuko but Iroh as well.

    • @dengmandang
      @dengmandang Год назад

      @@Seminooos Iroh would have forsure been #2 on the list. Ozai would’ve literally setup a specialize task force personally consisting of 5-6 elite benders to scatter the whole entire globe on a man-hunt for the immediate arrest of the former Prince and Zuko and the former General Iroh so they can therefore be process for immediate executions on crime against treason. With Ozai as Phoenix King it would only be a matter of time before they’re discovered. There’s no where they could really hide at that point.

  • @fatalshore5068
    @fatalshore5068 Год назад +1

    My favourite character and his ultimate redemption moment. Whats not to love?

  • @yurkdawg
    @yurkdawg Год назад

    Just the other day I was thinking this is also my favorite scene!
    I even agree with the other ones you mentioned at the beginning.
    I would just add the scene right after learning lightening redirecting and trying to use it screaming the heavens that it's thrown everything at him and now he can take it and give it back. That is so similar to some of my most darkest moments crying out at the cruelty of the universe that I get a lump in my soul every time.
    It even goes along with this scene: It is so inspirational to see him take such exestential pain and rage and finally apply in such a cathartic redemptive release with his father.
    (I'll definitely be checking you out more of your channel, you seem to love and understand this show at least as much as me! Great work and thanks for sharing!)

  • @farhansaber9330
    @farhansaber9330 Год назад +8

    Not chills but this scene does make me teary / makes me want to cry because it's so good

  • @gamercore5216
    @gamercore5216 Год назад +5

    My favorite scene as well

  • @freddie4682
    @freddie4682 Год назад +2

    For me it's the Agni Kai, character development of Zuko, and character deterioration of Azula.

  • @Eli-jw8mx
    @Eli-jw8mx Год назад

    Kataras face off with Pakku was my favorite scene. I always get chills watching it. The fact that she was able to hold her own against him being self taught is amazing in itself. But even more impressive she stands up agains the sexism that is instilled in the north’s foundation. Obviously Pakku held back but he was clearly caught off guard by her strength. I understand many dislike Katara but her character is so amazing and she would of made an amazing Avatar.

  • @nathanaelutz4566
    @nathanaelutz4566 Год назад +6

    I’ve always cited this scene as my favorite. Now, when people ask, I can show them this video as my explanation.

  • @cpob2013
    @cpob2013 Год назад +8

    The best scene is the end of the fight in zuko alone. Beaten down, he remembers his mother telling him to never forget who he is. And he embraces his firebending roaring back to life massively overpowering the earthbender thug and terrorizing him. He publicly announces his identity and title proudly and respects the crowd even when they turn on him

    • @anna-5104
      @anna-5104 Год назад +1

      yeeeeessss!!!! I also loved the scene right after the fight when Zuko went to the child to give him the knife and he yelled back "I hate you". Urgh, when I was a child I got chills from that, that was really heavy for me. The way he just left the place without another word... sad but legendary.

  • @DivineIno
    @DivineIno Год назад +1

    Love your channel so much!!! This show NEEDS to be talked about forever. It’s a fucking masterpiece

  • @davidjacobs7465
    @davidjacobs7465 Год назад

    My favourite scene is Zuko finding Appa in Ba Sing Se and then Iroh comming in and telling Zuko the one thing he needs to do that starts his change in character. "It is time for you to look inward and ask yourself the big questions: who are YOU and what do YOU want?"

  • @divineconfettienjoyer5701
    @divineconfettienjoyer5701 Год назад +1

    When Iroh teaches Zuko about lightning redirection he tells Zuko that the lightning must travel through your stomach to be redirected. Later, from Guru Pathik, we learn that the stomach is where the fire chakra is located. We are also told that it deals with willpower and is blocked by shame. In this scene we see Zuko confront the original source of his shame and we see the resolve he has to shape his own destiny. It's possible that only through this confrontation was Zuko able to open his fire chakra to allow the lightning to flow through him.

  • @invisibleaccount9284
    @invisibleaccount9284 Год назад

    I love how Zuko and Aang had mirrored journeys. They both started in opposite places, and only reached what they wanted once they found balance in their perspective. Zuko started off looking for his honor to come from others and found it when he started looking within as well, and Aang started off seeking freedom by being himself and ignoring his duties to others but found it once he embraced being the avatar. Both ended up balanced - Zuko serving his people by being his own version of the Firelord and Aang serving the world as his own version of the Avatar.
    Zuko had the sense of duty from the start and needed authenticity, Aang had authenticity but needed to embrace his duty
    You can also compare their development relative to their shared antagonist, Ozai. Both started underneath him, one trying to please him and one told to kill him. And they both ended as his superior, with their perspective moved to a more balanced one about him. I could go on but I’ve already written so much besides this so I’ll leave it here.
    Aang doesn’t get a lot of love because Zuko’s journey is more dramatic and maybe more relatable (and also Includes Iroh which is hard to compete with), but I don’t think Aang can be left out of every discussion of Zuko either. Aang could’ve just been the “it’s still a kid’s show” character, but they didn’t do that, and I love this show for that
    Edit:
    Also this is unrelated, but I think I finally understand one part of Zuko’s story that I never really got. Season 1 Zuko and Season 2 always felt like completely different people to me. I couldn’t connect the angry bald guy with the confused teenager. But to me now, it’s all tied together by his last appearance in season 1 when he says “I’m tired”. It’s very out of character for him to say that, and on top of that, he says it not like physical exhaustion but emotional exhaustion. The way I see it, he’d spent 3 years being someone he wasn’t, the angry bald guy trying to snuff out the world’s last hope to please his father, and the events of the north pole invasion were finally the last straw for him. He was worn down and couldn’t keep acting that role he had put himself in. That explains to me what I saw as a sudden and fairly large change in personality
    Not really related but I literally just realized that and wanted to share

  • @LordWyatt
    @LordWyatt Год назад

    This is the best scene but my personal favorite is Avatar Roku’s training from the Air Nomads with Monk Gyatso to his culmination 12 years later as he bends the four elements with Mastery.
    There’s so much to unpack but my favorite part is showing how the Avatar journey used to be/was meant to be (before the War) and that it took 12 years to Master the other three elements (if he mastered fire by 16 but more likely kept up on his fire ending training) and the Avatar State [implied].
    So much was expected from Aang in three months but this truly showed the scale of the burden for mastering the elements. There’s also the great lesson in friendships

  • @kaibalfour2318
    @kaibalfour2318 Год назад

    That scene gives me chills. That was the first time Ozai got put in his place

  • @YTladytalkingagain
    @YTladytalkingagain Год назад +1

    I love your voice, its chill af

  • @adrianh6022
    @adrianh6022 Год назад +7

    easily a top 3 scene for me

  • @acenull0
    @acenull0 Год назад +1

    Agreed!!! This is one of my favorite scenes

  • @alexescalanteb
    @alexescalanteb Год назад +2

    Two other scenes that are very impactful to me are the Leaves from the vine with Iroh and when Aang loose control in the desert after learning they muzzled Appa and goes to the avatar stage in rage and pain, only for Katara to bring him back...

    • @AllAboutAvatar.
      @AllAboutAvatar.  Год назад +2

      Brooo, I agree. The desert end scene is soooo good. It is overall a really underrated episode, too. Hope you ejoyed the vid

  • @semicolonizer
    @semicolonizer Год назад +1

    Great to see you upload more often, I really enjoy all your videos

    • @AllAboutAvatar.
      @AllAboutAvatar.  Год назад

      Thanks, comment's like yours motivate me so much

  • @ostanoviteplenky
    @ostanoviteplenky Год назад +1

    love this video! so interesting. also i noticed that uncle iroh refuse to use lightning on zuko even if he asked him to. but ozai used lightning against zuko. it shows a lot about their characters and relationships with zuko

  • @yungthunder2681
    @yungthunder2681 Год назад +1

    This scene is really good, but it's no "Last Agni Kai"
    Azula is just a better developed villain than Ozai

  • @jackp492
    @jackp492 Год назад

    This scene the scene on the mountain when he challenges God to strike him with lightning and the scene where he an aang dance for the dragons and he has his revelation are my favourites

  • @RedBalloonSky2750
    @RedBalloonSky2750 Год назад +1

    Okay friend… I’ve subscribed WITH notifications lol I’ll be waiting for the next tier list/HOPEFULLY you doing a best scene in LoK video cause we BOTH agree on this scene! I’m curious if we’ll agree with Korra😊

    • @AllAboutAvatar.
      @AllAboutAvatar.  Год назад

      You are awesome! Im now wondering which scene in LOK youre thinking of…

    • @RedBalloonSky2750
      @RedBalloonSky2750 Год назад +1

      @@AllAboutAvatar. no no, I’d rather be surprised and see if we’re on the same wavelength 😇 I will say it’s a tough tie between 2 scenes; both from book 3.

  • @BZgA
    @BZgA Год назад +2

    Zuko could have easily killed Ozai

  • @coyote4961
    @coyote4961 Год назад

    There is a lot of scenes I liked. One of them I liked was the Aang and the Lion Turtle scene.

  • @iceluvndiva21
    @iceluvndiva21 Год назад

    Personally? There's actually a few that send chills down my spine. Anng absolutely loosing it in the start of season 2, Toph struggling to save both her friends and appa as well as her and katara's scamming, iroh actually being livid at someone, zuko's fever dream, azula in the campfire scene at The Beach, Mei and Tye Lee breaking free, and finally? Katara's top three. Southern Raider, the puppetmaster, and the painted lady. These last three are by far my favorite because Katara is truly at her best. She's kind, firm, inventive, fierce, and even ruthless at times.

  • @TeddySychay
    @TeddySychay 7 месяцев назад

    When zuko is walking away from ozai u can’t see his scared side u can only see his non scared side of his face which means that his scar represents his trauma so not seeing his scar after he’s confronted ozai means that he has now moved passed his trauma

  • @hamdialihassan1048
    @hamdialihassan1048 Год назад +1

    LOVE this scene but my favorite scene is when Aang goes into the Avatar State at the finale and gets all the elements to surround him ❤

  • @TwixxFPS
    @TwixxFPS Год назад +1

    for me the best scene in atla is easily the agni kai between zuko and azula

  • @limitedbom2206
    @limitedbom2206 Год назад

    To me, the best scene was the one where Iroh gets a tea shop. Gave a beloved side character a win and zuko was finally able to be happy for someone for a change instead of obsessing over his own life 24/7. Plus, who doesn't like seeing Iroh get to live his dream and serve tea?

  • @EASY4V1
    @EASY4V1 Год назад +4

    The best scene is in the Great Divide
    When Aang solves a 100 year long standing issue with a lie

  • @dirkhater7878
    @dirkhater7878 Год назад

    I am a sucker for fights, so my favorite scene is Zuko vs Azula. :)

  • @rettichdergeile9361
    @rettichdergeile9361 Год назад +2

    that's a Perfect analysis, but to me this Szene doesnt end until he apologises to Iroh. so to me that is one szene, although with a long break inbetween

    • @AllAboutAvatar.
      @AllAboutAvatar.  Год назад

      Hmmm... That's a pretty long scene then haha. Anyway, yes that is another satisfying scene that really exemplifies Zuko's return to honour! I am happy you enjoyed the analysis!!

  • @bobby-and2crows
    @bobby-and2crows Год назад +3

    Man, this video is the Shit. You are the G.O.A.T. for this.

    • @AllAboutAvatar.
      @AllAboutAvatar.  Год назад +2

      Damn bro

    • @bobby-and2crows
      @bobby-and2crows Год назад +2

      @allaboutavatar yeah man it is a good video, am a cynic i am not suscribed to many channels, but i suscribed asap here, i even unsuscribe to another channels because they dont really appeal to me anymore or seem unimportant, but this is good, pure substance in my opinion 10/10.

    • @zarkahmed3199
      @zarkahmed3199 Год назад

      ​@@AllAboutAvatar. he just called your video shit, are you gonna take that?

    • @HenrythePaleoGuy
      @HenrythePaleoGuy Год назад

      @@zarkahmed3199 In a good way, lol.

    • @zarkahmed3199
      @zarkahmed3199 Год назад

      @@HenrythePaleoGuy so you're saying that his video is so bad that comparing it to shit is a compliment? Alright, I understand now

  • @Taiga-16
    @Taiga-16 Год назад +1

    Why i'm not fluent in english for underrated all tha you say ? 🥺

  • @ryanroswellcacho
    @ryanroswellcacho Год назад +2

    It is one of my favorite moments but not My Top 1.

  • @Leafzai
    @Leafzai Год назад

    I agree with zuko facing ozai as the best scene

  • @pandahead2241
    @pandahead2241 Год назад +2

    I feel like every main character has a really good scene like Zuko, but his redemption arc is something that really makes me pay attention to his story instead of only Aang’s ever since I first watched the show. There are scenes like Katara facing her mother’s killer that fill in more of the story, but that’s Katara’s own arc and it’s basically just about learning how to water bend and be more forgiving to others, like Zuko. And Toph’s arc is all about her accepting help, even if she did invent metal bending. I haven’t figured out Sokka’s arc yet. And Aang is constantly changing through the series because it’s about him. Ok, I’m done.💜

    • @Anna-pi5gb
      @Anna-pi5gb Год назад +1

      I think throughout the show sokka realised women can be powerful too (like when he used to be overprotective of sukki and even make fun of her when he first met her) but also that he didn’t need to be a bender to be useful in a fight

    • @TransparentEclipse
      @TransparentEclipse Год назад +3

      Sokkas arc is similar to Ron’s in Harry Potter. Both are fairly weak characters surrounded by some of the biggest prodigies in their respective universes, and they have feelings of insecurity and ineptitude throughout the series. Their arcs are finding their place within these groups and realizing their value despite not being one of the greatest benders/wizards.

    • @pandahead2241
      @pandahead2241 Год назад

      Sokka has a lot of storyline arcs though, from learning what it means to be a leader to learning how to treat others, mostly women, with respect, to learning how to be a better fighter and then he’s constantly being used as comedy relief. The show doesn’t really focus on one specific storyline for Sokka, but rather makes him more memorable. Honestly, the best two story arcs in my opinion are Zuko and Toph. Just my own opinion though.

  • @tigerbyte
    @tigerbyte Год назад

    Where he went from Zuzu to Zuko

  • @akuinator6350
    @akuinator6350 Год назад +1

    I have to disagree here. I context, knowing what Zuko knows in this scene, his refusal to throw the lightning right back into Ozai's chest is an act of almost unbelievably callous selfishness. He is knowingly, willingly choosing to place the lives of *millions* at risk of a horrific fiery death at the hands of a genocidal dictator who he knows for sure will totally go through with it, all so he can... prate about destiny? Feel like the bigger man for a few minutes? Leaving Ozai alive here is an absurdly immoral thing for him to do, knowing what he knows.

    • @Lulu-ew7oh
      @Lulu-ew7oh Год назад

      Than they would have to deal with azula someone more deadly and seeing how she conquered an entire city

    • @Lulu-ew7oh
      @Lulu-ew7oh Год назад

      And her ability to track being on par with zuko she would most definitely would have made the situation worse

    • @akuinator6350
      @akuinator6350 Год назад

      @@Lulu-ew7oh They'd have to deal with Azula anyway, depriving her of her primary driving force would not in any way make her more dangerous. And in any case Ozai is more powerful than she is.

    • @Lulu-ew7oh
      @Lulu-ew7oh Год назад

      @@akuinator6350 zuko killing their father and becoming a full blown trader just to help their enemy would make her more dangerous

    • @Lulu-ew7oh
      @Lulu-ew7oh Год назад

      @@akuinator6350 And again she took over a city somethings that fire nation had problems with doing with for 100 years

  • @santosgt8938
    @santosgt8938 Год назад

    Kind of odd all the best scenes involve zuko