That's not the issue with the movie, the acting was horrible the pacing was slow, and bending was toned down completely. It's not just different, it's completely unfaithful.
The entire sequence Where Aang has flashbacks of his life at monastery. There's no forced exposition. Lifting the entire ocean higher than the fortress which btw is on top of the mountains. Showing the fire nation ships that they'll be flushed out of existence , with just one splash. And the divine soundtrack that actually portrays the build up of emotions showing his helplessness of loosing his people , then acceptance , then taking control, and reluctantly accepts his responsibility. The show has the spirit possessing him. Here he is not possessed , he is finally fully in control. He chooses to create the wave and goes into the avatar state while he is already in the midst of creating the tsunami. So the avatar state does not control him but steps in to assist him in what he chose to do.
My man literally predicted the NATLA's problem with fan's overenthusiasm on the similarity to the source material. NATLA's best scenes were where it differed from the source material. And scenes from the show looked fake and wooden. Keep doing good job man, many person can only dreams of such a thoughtful content with great analysis. Such as me.
Thank you for voicing everything I've (sinfully lmao) felt about his movie and not just blindly shitting on it. I watched it in theaters as a kid (although not in 3D lmaoo) and I hadn't seen the cartoon first, so this was my first intro to the world and the concept was so cool to me that I was enthralled by this movie. I have the adv of first seeing it before fully being able to observe the horrible acting and dry scenes (which now are slaps to the face each time) and the nostalgia factor from seeing it as a kid. I remember when mcdonalds had happy meals with avatar merch in them back when that was a thing and boy was it a time. Thanks for enlightening us on the whole backstory of the casting and budgeting process and bascially every unfortunate thing that led to the disastrous result with the reception. Now having finished netflix's version, I honestly believe there WERE things the movie did better: Yue as a whole and all her scenes, aang's final fight + that iconic soundtrack, how zuko saved aang (it was a rly cool version), and more. So yeah, this is important for people to know.
THANK YOU SO MUCH! rarely do people speak up about anything positive on this film, so i'm glad you have this experience. yeah, i agree, i do think this version ended up executing things stronger but its hard to discern exactly what because of how messy the overall movie is. i didn't mention it in the video, but i also had all the mcdonald's toys as a kid too, this movie is super nostalgic for me but i wasn't ready to admit that LOL
After watching the Netflix show...There were moments where I thought TLA was more fun despite missing many points. The music, the visuals, the emotions could hit so well despite being lacking in theory. And NATLA did the same actually, wielded the Avatarverse like there were no good writers in the room. It could also make me cry (it must've been a dozen times) despite being bad.
One element of post production studio meddling that wasnt mentioned in this that I've heard for years that fits with that statement of M. Night just not caring anymore: There was an entire half hour cut because Paramount pictures was like "Hey, 3-D's gotten popular. This needs to be in 3D" So they ended up having to cut all that already filmed footage for the 3D conversion, which was apparently around $5 million and $10 million. . That could also be a good reason why the editing is so off, because there actually is missing scenes there. To the point of allowing differences and not just copying the show, I recently saw a now 3 year old video praising a deleted alternate ending that is a really good scene showing Ozai's uncaring nature and what he can do. I also agree that the "no movie" joke has gotten really old. You can't have a genuine conversation about what went wrong without someone trying to be funny with a 14 year old joke.
Agreed, way better finale than Aang becoming a weird Ben10 water alien. It actually seems so much more relevant to the rest of the show, while still showing awe inspiring power of the avatar state.
I really don't see the problem with the rate rkaijuu it was explained by him merging with the one of the spirits in the pond if you hate fin but its not really an issue
@@Galvatronover The avatar state never had anything like that again until Korra, it didn't didn't really fit the theme of the show, and rather than it being Aang finding a solution, it was just a get out of jail free card
@@aidanwelch4763 The entire point of the avatar is the bridge between world and spirit. Is it really that hard to understand the avatar did something spirit related?
I actually love this movie. Saw it in theaters when i was seven and i still defend it. Especially after not being able to make it past minute 25 of episode one of the Netflix series
Yup, the movie looked awesome in 3D. That was about all i liked 😂😂 but I'm giving your video a chance EDIT: love the video, i think my favorite part of the movie was "its trying to eat me!" Because that was the most like Sokka that Soh-kah ever gets
M night has his quirks , and I feel he has a lot going on in his head, and some choices he makes are like "ok it sounded better on paper". This movie has editing issues and that's what makes it look very awkward. Also his previous movies has never had fight scenes. The only one I recall is unbreakable where Bruce Willis attacks that serial killer guy who has the family hostage. That's one long take, where he just grabs him and chokes him. It is intense and realistic , but this movie required fancy choreography something Shyamalan never did before. If you look up Nicola Peltz and her family you'll understand where the meddling came from. She is not a good actress . Noah ringer did look like aang , and his martial arts skills are excellent. There have been so many instances where the martial artist cannot act so the director covers it with giving them action sequences which are so impressive they cover up for their awkward deliveries. I mean Jean Claude van Damme
After rewatching the movie and actually taking a look at the plot and scenes the movie even as a separate entity from the show still is kinda just boring with no character development which makes the last scene not as impactful. Aang starts off as a kid who is really just scared in most scenes and unbothered by the tragedies around him. He gets TOLD that he is not handling his grief well and he gets TOLD he is a pacifist and must not hurt anyone. But we rarely see those things as part of his character or things that he worries about until that last scene… and truthfully I understand it’s supposed to be a display of power but I think seeing a giant water fish fish god fate just killing a fish is a lot more menacing then a giant wave that doesn’t hurt anyone… especially when the fire nation has people like Ozai and Azula… how long could he play pacifist before they just kill him because they know he’s not a threat? Aang in the show is specifically a non-murder as part of his character development, he refuses to bring balance at the cost of his own morals not the duties of the avatar and he in doing so discovers a third option at the end… so hate to say it one last time but this Aang on his own or in comparison to the show just fails
“I hope (Netflix) uses water as a means to show Aang character development”
Narrator: They didn’t.
LOLLL RIGHT???
Just because something looks different,it doesn't mean that it's horrible.
That's not the issue with the movie, the acting was horrible the pacing was slow, and bending was toned down completely. It's not just different, it's completely unfaithful.
@@MadeForNothing. I still like the movie.
Iroh and Zuko are the best part of every single Avatar thing
even the netflix one! lol
The entire sequence
Where Aang has flashbacks of his life at monastery. There's no forced exposition.
Lifting the entire ocean higher than the fortress which btw is on top of the mountains.
Showing the fire nation ships that they'll be flushed out of existence , with just one splash.
And the divine soundtrack that actually portrays the build up of emotions showing his helplessness of loosing his people , then acceptance , then taking control, and reluctantly accepts his responsibility.
The show has the spirit possessing him. Here he is not possessed , he is finally fully in control. He chooses to create the wave and goes into the avatar state while he is already in the midst of creating the tsunami. So the avatar state does not control him but steps in to assist him in what he chose to do.
My man literally predicted the NATLA's problem with fan's overenthusiasm on the similarity to the source material. NATLA's best scenes were where it differed from the source material. And scenes from the show looked fake and wooden. Keep doing good job man, many person can only dreams of such a thoughtful content with great analysis. Such as me.
thank you!!! really appreciate it ❤️
you convinced me that Last Airbender had one redeeming feature. Good work! Now I can only furiously hate 98% of the movie
Thank you for voicing everything I've (sinfully lmao) felt about his movie and not just blindly shitting on it. I watched it in theaters as a kid (although not in 3D lmaoo) and I hadn't seen the cartoon first, so this was my first intro to the world and the concept was so cool to me that I was enthralled by this movie. I have the adv of first seeing it before fully being able to observe the horrible acting and dry scenes (which now are slaps to the face each time) and the nostalgia factor from seeing it as a kid. I remember when mcdonalds had happy meals with avatar merch in them back when that was a thing and boy was it a time. Thanks for enlightening us on the whole backstory of the casting and budgeting process and bascially every unfortunate thing that led to the disastrous result with the reception. Now having finished netflix's version, I honestly believe there WERE things the movie did better: Yue as a whole and all her scenes, aang's final fight + that iconic soundtrack, how zuko saved aang (it was a rly cool version), and more. So yeah, this is important for people to know.
THANK YOU SO MUCH! rarely do people speak up about anything positive on this film, so i'm glad you have this experience.
yeah, i agree, i do think this version ended up executing things stronger but its hard to discern exactly what because of how messy the overall movie is.
i didn't mention it in the video, but i also had all the mcdonald's toys as a kid too, this movie is super nostalgic for me but i wasn't ready to admit that LOL
9/10 video, would be 10/10, but it's not in 3D
But you know it would go hard in 3D
I also liked the 2010 live-action and also defended it a lot
After watching the Netflix show...There were moments where I thought TLA was more fun despite missing many points. The music, the visuals, the emotions could hit so well despite being lacking in theory. And NATLA did the same actually, wielded the Avatarverse like there were no good writers in the room. It could also make me cry (it must've been a dozen times) despite being bad.
One element of post production studio meddling that wasnt mentioned in this that I've heard for years that fits with that statement of M. Night just not caring anymore: There was an entire half hour cut because Paramount pictures was like "Hey, 3-D's gotten popular. This needs to be in 3D" So they ended up having to cut all that already filmed footage for the 3D conversion, which was apparently around $5 million and $10 million. . That could also be a good reason why the editing is so off, because there actually is missing scenes there.
To the point of allowing differences and not just copying the show, I recently saw a now 3 year old video praising a deleted alternate ending that is a really good scene showing Ozai's uncaring nature and what he can do.
I also agree that the "no movie" joke has gotten really old. You can't have a genuine conversation about what went wrong without someone trying to be funny with a 14 year old joke.
who up defendin they last airbender
ok but ur so right. the last scene is fire, and tbh i’ve always liked this movie since i watched it as a kid
You're that kid from the polar express
Agreed, way better finale than Aang becoming a weird Ben10 water alien. It actually seems so much more relevant to the rest of the show, while still showing awe inspiring power of the avatar state.
I really don't see the problem with the rate rkaijuu it was explained by him merging with the one of the spirits in the pond if you hate fin but its not really an issue
@@Galvatronover The avatar state never had anything like that again until Korra, it didn't didn't really fit the theme of the show, and rather than it being Aang finding a solution, it was just a get out of jail free card
@@aidanwelch4763 The entire point of the avatar is the bridge between world and spirit. Is it really that hard to understand the avatar did something spirit related?
@@bunningssnags6104Becoming a giant monster isn't just "doing something spirit related". And, I'm not saying its lore breaking, I just don't like it.
@@aidanwelch4763
How is it lore breaking,
Where does it show that this cannot happen in the avatar universe
7:25 I love That
I actually love this movie. Saw it in theaters when i was seven and i still defend it. Especially after not being able to make it past minute 25 of episode one of the Netflix series
Yup, the movie looked awesome in 3D. That was about all i liked 😂😂 but I'm giving your video a chance
EDIT: love the video, i think my favorite part of the movie was "its trying to eat me!" Because that was the most like Sokka that Soh-kah ever gets
agreed, i love the ending too, it's much more grounded than in the series. and sorry but the streets will never make me hate dev patel's zuko
REAL REAL REAL
in what way is it more grounded ?
@@Galvatronover
I don’t think it was grounded but it was simple yet affective
M night has his quirks , and I feel he has a lot going on in his head, and some choices he makes are like "ok it sounded better on paper".
This movie has editing issues and that's what makes it look very awkward.
Also his previous movies has never had fight scenes. The only one I recall is unbreakable where Bruce Willis attacks that serial killer guy who has the family hostage. That's one long take, where he just grabs him and chokes him. It is intense and realistic , but this movie required fancy choreography something Shyamalan never did before.
If you look up Nicola Peltz and her family you'll understand where the meddling came from. She is not a good actress .
Noah ringer did look like aang , and his martial arts skills are excellent. There have been so many instances where the martial artist cannot act so the director covers it with giving them action sequences which are so impressive they cover up for their awkward deliveries. I mean Jean Claude van Damme
2:53 "ive been a life long avatar fan" my guy the show is older than you
by like a month yea
that is my whole life
I side with him honesty. I sorta do watch it monthly and to feel better, the animated series
After rewatching the movie and actually taking a look at the plot and scenes the movie even as a separate entity from the show still is kinda just boring with no character development which makes the last scene not as impactful. Aang starts off as a kid who is really just scared in most scenes and unbothered by the tragedies around him. He gets TOLD that he is not handling his grief well and he gets TOLD he is a pacifist and must not hurt anyone. But we rarely see those things as part of his character or things that he worries about until that last scene… and truthfully I understand it’s supposed to be a display of power but I think seeing a giant water fish fish god fate just killing a fish is a lot more menacing then a giant wave that doesn’t hurt anyone… especially when the fire nation has people like Ozai and Azula… how long could he play pacifist before they just kill him because they know he’s not a threat? Aang in the show is specifically a non-murder as part of his character development, he refuses to bring balance at the cost of his own morals not the duties of the avatar and he in doing so discovers a third option at the end… so hate to say it one last time but this Aang on his own or in comparison to the show just fails
How crazy is it that this the only video I can find defending what is actually a really great movie on its own terms
I don’t think that statement is legal.
Are you insane bruh
@@queenpanda26 That is up for debate. However I think it goes without saying, that I am infinitely more happy that you are 😜
@odil7583 No, it's not...
I dont think people understand how hard it went in 3D, though. 👀
@@TezwhaleIt went SO HARD in 3d
Is that a real grand piano in the back? Where'd you got it and how much?
YOU KNOW IT LOOKS FIRE IN 3D‼️🔥🗣️
0:43 is a bad example of showing bad acting . ..?
Nice video man 🔥
Here after the new series is out to say
M Night still undefeated
The show is so much worse
Can you be my new best friend
I’ve seen enough, give the man his trilogy 🤝
movie is better than netflix for sure.
As much the Netflix show is, it isn’t worse than the movie.
The bending alone makes the Netflix show better
@@Indigo_1001 i prefer to watch real live locations and real clothes and not green screen and plastic costumes.