Avatar: The Last Airbender

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Onyx Oblivion

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I missed most of Season 2 and everything after Season 2...So, time to add to Netflix and finish the series.
 

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Onyx Oblivion said:
I missed most of Season 2 and everything after Season 2...So, time to add to Netflix and finish the series.
Or you could follow the link at the end of my review. It's a shame, you missed the best parts of the series (the Season 2 finale is brilliant).
 

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Layzor said:
Not for me thank you. I really don't enjoy any media in the japanese art style, I'm not sure why.


lol, benders.
More asian style. The animation was Korean if memory serves.
MiracleOfSound said:
Nice read there, I knew nothing about this show but now I'm interested!
As you should be. If you aren't watching it now I shall shoot you(preferably in the face but I'm not picky).
Binerexis said:
To everyone who may be on the fence in terms of watching it, you really need to give it a good chance. I caught it at around the mid-point of the second season and it was amazing, I couldn't get enough of it so I went out of my way to watch the first season which was just OK. Sadly, Avatar's first season goes through the required 'Gathering forces and learning things' stage of the story with little bits of character development but the second then proceeds quickly to the 'Kicking ass with MASSIVE character development' stage. Basically, it's a catch 22 between watching through the slightly predictable first season to get to the good bits later or skipping to the really awesome parts minus some key plot points. As someone who's seen and enjoyed the whole thing, I suggest sticking through the first season and stay with it.
I saw the first season as a setup season. It took a while but most of those bases were brought back to.
Like with all of the members of the white lotus you meet over the series. The firebenders getting the hot air balloon technology in the first season which was a major influence on their military in the 3rd.
cabalistics said:
The show was amazing and epic but I'm worried about the ethnic whitewash that's happening in the movie where only the fire nation seems to be not white whereas in the show it seemed to basically break down as:

Water Tribe = Inuit Eskimos
Air Nomads = Tibetan
Earth Kingdom = China
Fire Nation = Imperial Japan

The whole live action cast look like they could be in a Nickleodeon sitcom or Disney tv movie
Well it's terrible and I don't intend on supporting it in the theatres(sorry mods) but I'm going to steal the movie and watch it at home. Did you get a kick out of the only non white people being the ones trying to take over the world?
ravensshade said:
well live action movies of animated series always lack something in my opinion so i don't have high hopes for the movie.
Usually because something animated looks good, but taking it to real life just makes you think "Why does he/she look so ugly?" This also applies to comic books in my opinion.
Onyx Oblivion said:
I missed most of Season 2 and everything after Season 2...So, time to add to Netflix and finish the series.
Damn straight you should. MUSH MUSH!

OT: I bloody love this series with a vengeance, it was so brilliant and it had the bits of anticipation to it too, since I came in after the end of the first season. Second season was gold and the third season had filler in the beginning for obvious reasons but the ending was fantastic. I however disliked the very ending but that was to be blamed on the fact it was a kid's show, but for the rest of the series I could forgive that.

Also in the Tales of Ba-Sing-Seh(Can't remember how to spell that) Irohs bit, it added so much to his character and if you didn't get teary at the end, then you are a robot and I will dismantle you soon.

Edit: Should probably comment on your review shouldn't I? Could use a little jazzing up, the more middle sized the paragraphs the sweeter, I read that mostly because I love talk of avatar, not something a distracted gamer with no knowledge of this would. Could use more reviewing, like saying how the things worked, broken down some key elements like, story, action, humour, drama. Stuff like that.

Good first shot thought!
 

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Asturiel said:
OT: I bloody love this series with a vengeance, it was so brilliant and it had the bits of anticipation to it too, since I came in after the end of the first season. Second season was gold and the third season had filler in the beginning for obvious reasons but the ending was fantastic. I however disliked the very ending but that was to be blamed on the fact it was a kid's show, but for the rest of the series I could forgive that.
Yeah, in my opinion, the second season, particularly thy finale, was the best.
There is no war in Ba Sing Se. Seriously, from the amazingly well realized Orwellian conspiracy all through Zuko's not-betrayal, it was amazing. Particularly the thing with Zuko, I've never seen something in a TV Show make so many real people so angry, it was masterfully done.

Yeah, the very end kind of sucked. You could tell they were setting up this amazing Aseop, about how killing is bad, but sometimes we have no other option, and then they had to change it with the very definition of Deus Ex Machina so no one died. That and when they made Jet's death ambiguous are the only times in the series that I think the show being for kids held it back.
Also in the Tales of Ba-Sing-Seh(Can't remember how to spell that) Irohs bit, it added so much to his character and if you didn't get teary at the end, then you are a robot and I will dismantle you soon.
Leaves on the vine
falling so slow
Like tiny, fragile shells

Little soldier boy, come marching home
Brave young soldier boy, comes marching home

In case you didn't pick up on it, yeah, I agree. Very sad scene, Iroh's VA was amazing, RIP Mako.

Edit: Should probably comment on your review shouldn't I? Could use a little jazzing up, the more middle sized the paragraphs the sweeter, I read that mostly because I love talk of avatar, not something a distracted gamer with no knowledge of this would. Could use more reviewing, like saying how the things worked, broken down some key elements like, story, action, humour, drama. Stuff like that.

Good first shot thought!
Thanks. I feel that once I get the kinks ironed out, I'll do much better.
 

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Thanks for the link, been trying to get someone to watch this ever since I saw it myself... this might help.
 

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cabalistics said:
The show was amazing and epic but I'm worried about the ethnic whitewash that's happening in the movie where only the fire nation seems to be not white whereas in the show it seemed to basically break down as:

Water Tribe = Inuit Eskimos
Air Nomads = Tibetan
Earth Kingdom = China
Fire Nation = Imperial Japan

The whole live action cast look like they could be in a Nickleodeon sitcom or Disney tv movie
Ethnic whitewashing? From what I've seen, only the Water Tribe has been "whitewashed" and, to someone who knows the standard relationship between skin colour and climate, it makes complete sense.
 

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Kimarous said:
cabalistics said:
The show was amazing and epic but I'm worried about the ethnic whitewash that's happening in the movie where only the fire nation seems to be not white whereas in the show it seemed to basically break down as:

Water Tribe = Inuit Eskimos
Air Nomads = Tibetan
Earth Kingdom = China
Fire Nation = Imperial Japan

The whole live action cast look like they could be in a Nickleodeon sitcom or Disney tv movie
Ethnic whitewashing? From what I've seen, only the Water Tribe has been "whitewashed" and, to someone who knows the standard relationship between skin colour and climate, it makes complete sense.
Heh, it got better. From what I understand, the actor originally slated to play Zuko was Jesse fucking McCartney. *shudder*
 

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I might actually look into this. I have heard of it but never watched it and always dismissed (unfairly I now see if your review is accurate) as just another one of the stupid cartoons that they are coming out with now.

It was a well written review and while I felt you could have talked about why you like it a little bit more and been a bit more specific. Other then that good job.
 

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orannis62 said:
Kimarous said:
cabalistics said:
The show was amazing and epic but I'm worried about the ethnic whitewash that's happening in the movie where only the fire nation seems to be not white whereas in the show it seemed to basically break down as:

Water Tribe = Inuit Eskimos
Air Nomads = Tibetan
Earth Kingdom = China
Fire Nation = Imperial Japan

The whole live action cast look like they could be in a Nickleodeon sitcom or Disney tv movie
Ethnic whitewashing? From what I've seen, only the Water Tribe has been "whitewashed" and, to someone who knows the standard relationship between skin colour and climate, it makes complete sense.
Heh, it got better. From what I understand, the actor originally slated to play Zuko was Jesse fucking McCartney. *shudder*
yeah im quite afraid of the movie also, from what I seen in the wikipedia page of the movie, it doesnt mention momo, toph, or appa. 0.0
 

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Korten12 said:
orannis62 said:
Kimarous said:
cabalistics said:
The show was amazing and epic but I'm worried about the ethnic whitewash that's happening in the movie where only the fire nation seems to be not white whereas in the show it seemed to basically break down as:

Water Tribe = Inuit Eskimos
Air Nomads = Tibetan
Earth Kingdom = China
Fire Nation = Imperial Japan

The whole live action cast look like they could be in a Nickleodeon sitcom or Disney tv movie
Ethnic whitewashing? From what I've seen, only the Water Tribe has been "whitewashed" and, to someone who knows the standard relationship between skin colour and climate, it makes complete sense.
Heh, it got better. From what I understand, the actor originally slated to play Zuko was Jesse fucking McCartney. *shudder*
yeah im quite afraid of the movie also, from what I seen in the wikipedia page of the movie, it doesnt mention momo, toph, or appa. 0.0
Well, you can sort of see Appa in one of the trailers, and it's only covering book 1, so Toph wouldn't be there.
 

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orannis62 said:
Korten12 said:
orannis62 said:
Kimarous said:
cabalistics said:
The show was amazing and epic but I'm worried about the ethnic whitewash that's happening in the movie where only the fire nation seems to be not white whereas in the show it seemed to basically break down as:

Water Tribe = Inuit Eskimos
Air Nomads = Tibetan
Earth Kingdom = China
Fire Nation = Imperial Japan

The whole live action cast look like they could be in a Nickleodeon sitcom or Disney tv movie
Ethnic whitewashing? From what I've seen, only the Water Tribe has been "whitewashed" and, to someone who knows the standard relationship between skin colour and climate, it makes complete sense.
Heh, it got better. From what I understand, the actor originally slated to play Zuko was Jesse fucking McCartney. *shudder*
yeah im quite afraid of the movie also, from what I seen in the wikipedia page of the movie, it doesnt mention momo, toph, or appa. 0.0
Well, you can sort of see Appa in one of the trailers, and it's only covering book 1, so Toph wouldn't be there.
oh... well thats a bit more reassuring.
 

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Korten12 said:
orannis62 said:
Korten12 said:
orannis62 said:
Kimarous said:
cabalistics said:
The show was amazing and epic but I'm worried about the ethnic whitewash that's happening in the movie where only the fire nation seems to be not white whereas in the show it seemed to basically break down as:

Water Tribe = Inuit Eskimos
Air Nomads = Tibetan
Earth Kingdom = China
Fire Nation = Imperial Japan

The whole live action cast look like they could be in a Nickleodeon sitcom or Disney tv movie
Ethnic whitewashing? From what I've seen, only the Water Tribe has been "whitewashed" and, to someone who knows the standard relationship between skin colour and climate, it makes complete sense.
Heh, it got better. From what I understand, the actor originally slated to play Zuko was Jesse fucking McCartney. *shudder*
yeah im quite afraid of the movie also, from what I seen in the wikipedia page of the movie, it doesnt mention momo, toph, or appa. 0.0
Well, you can sort of see Appa in one of the trailers, and it's only covering book 1, so Toph wouldn't be there.
oh... well thats a bit more reassuring.
You know, it's odd, I never even stopped to consider how Toph would work in a movie. I know she's not in it, but still.
 

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Korten12 said:
yeah im quite afraid of the movie also, from what I seen in the wikipedia page of the movie, it doesnt mention momo, toph, or appa. 0.0
Oh, we know who's playing Appa alright.
 

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Asturiel said:
Korten12 said:
yeah im quite afraid of the movie also, from what I seen in the wikipedia page of the movie, it doesnt mention momo, toph, or appa. 0.0
Oh, we know who's playing Appa alright.

Dude, you know Morgan Freeman as Appa; while being a bit silly and stupid; would be awesome.
 

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orannis62 said:
Well, you can sort of see Appa in one of the trailers, and it's only covering book 1, so Toph wouldn't be there.
So no Azula? No Combustion Man? No Long Feng? No Joo Dee? No Hama?

God this is going to suck! But I'm watching it anyway.

EDIT: And Morgan Freeman as Appa would be awesome. Christopher Walken should be Momo.
 

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orannis62 said:
One minor character is a pastiche of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, no lie.
"THE BOULDER FEELS CONFLICTED ABOUT FIGHTING A YOUNG, BLIND GIRL."

"Sounds to me like you're scared, Boulder"

"THE BOULDER IS OVER HIS CONFLICTED FEELINGS, AND IS NOW READY TO BURY YOU IN A ROCK-ALANCHE!"

Greatest character in the show.
 

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Lord Krunk said:
orannis62 said:
Well, you can sort of see Appa in one of the trailers, and it's only covering book 1, so Toph wouldn't be there.
So no Azula? No Combustion Man? No Long Feng? No Joo Dee? No Hama?

God this is going to suck! But I'm watching it anyway.

EDIT: And Morgan Freeman as Appa would be awesome. Christopher Walken should be Momo.
Hey, look on the bright side. Besides main characters, we still have Roku, Pakku, Jet, Suki, June, Zhao...

Besides, I can't see them putting Hama in one of these movies anyway. She was important to Katara's character development, but not really to the plot.
 

Lord Krunk

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orannis62 said:
Hey, look on the bright side. Besides main characters, we still have Roku, Pakku, Jet, Suki, June, Zhao...
Bumi too. And Jeong Jeong, played by Doc Brown. YEEEEEESSSSS

We'll see, anyway.

Besides, I can't see them putting Hama in one of these movies anyway. She was important to Katara's character development, but not really to the plot.
But bloodbending. I mean, Waterbending up to 11? I will be disappointed if they don't do it, but not necessarily surprised.