The Real Problem with Netflix's Avatar the Last Airbender

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Netflix's Avatar the Last Airbender is about to premiere this week and while early reviews have been positive, there's still a lot of mixed reactions amongst fans who are either very excited or very concerned for the live-action remake. With recent interviews, I think the real problem with Netflix's Avatar reboot is that they're not willing to fully embrace the show's roots as a Nickelodeon show. They feel almost ashamed of the origins and light hearted adventures that introduced Aang, Katara, Sokka, Zuko and Toph to a generation, wanting to jump straight into the dark and gritty aspects of the story instead. Not wanting something to replace Stranger Things, but something that can compete with the likes of Game of Thrones. Let's talk about my concerns for the series and hope that I'm proven wrong in a few days!
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[@catwithquill]

They made Katara submissive, apathetic, and gave all her iconic lines and plot driving moments to other characters.

[@sporeham1674]

They took all her independence away, and delegated her to "girl sidekick", its really sad, Katara is probably one of my favourite characters ever, just because shes so cool.

[@Calebtheidiot]

Exactly. She’s supposed to be bossy, independent, and a sister who teases her brother. And also kind of a mother figure. But now she just acts like a doormat. And the whole point of tophs intro was to not like katanas Mother Nature so how is that going to play out?

[@kou7191]

@@Calebtheidiot I want to jokingly say girly girl vs tomboy, but that's not much of a stretch, ironically.

[@shockingshane9700]

they gutted ALL of the characters, Sokka isnt Sokka and Aang isnt Aang... not even Bumi is Bumi... the HORRIBLY dropped the ball... It looks great, but the story is god awful

[@Calebtheidiot]

@@shockingshane9700 I’m fine with aang and bumi, yes they maya not be as joking fun and playful I’m fine with hem. I just really hate how they made sokka and katara tame and gentle.

[@Jonathan_Collins]

Imagine these adult writers being so fragile that they need to erase stuff from a family friendly cartoon that aired more than a decade ago because they think it’s "too offensive for modern audiences" what a joke.

[@audreyharris7643]

Ikr

[@pokemonmaster7417]

Bruh I literally don’t fucking care about that aspect it’s not a big deal

[@Makocat]

​@@pokemonmaster7417 cool. We care tho.

[@dresdenwarlock7978]

not what happened, already been disproven, shh

[@MasterStartist5]

@@Makocat I don’t speak French. What is this WE stuff you’re on about. Literally MOST people do not give a f-

[@luig2121]

Ages ago they said they wanted it to be marketed toward adults. Apparently, their interpretation is that adult=death, destruction, despair, violence since of course, no adult has ever experienced happiness and a sense of playfulness

[@Elvusmiw]

Netflix only advertises if it feels like the show or movie will be a hit. Apparently they decide that. That's my problem with Netflix

[@lukedelrosario5881]

You do realize that every studio does that, right? Every studio changes the amount that they advertise something depending on its quality. Madame Web that just released? Sony didnt bother to release a second trailer because they knew it sucks. No studio is going to sink millions of dollars into marketing something if its bad. Of course they decide that. Thats just common sense, not a problem that Netflix has.

[@ArtsyJet]

​@@lukedelrosario5881If something sucks, you know it and you have no faith in it as a product, financially or creatively...why even create it? Would save you a lot of money to just...not do it at all. It would also be no loss to Netflix if they had no faith or attachment to it anyway. What's the motive if they think it sucks and therefore will likely not receive much viewership...and therefore not turn much of a profit.

[@KainCarthyst]

Placing my bets now. Zuko and Iroh are going to be the best part of the remake

[@dietotaku]

well they were the best part of the original, so...

[@moiii_01]

Aang has already stolen the charm. Same as in the original.

[@kou7191]

You were spot on, Zuko and Iroh were the best part of the remake.

[@gladionlunix5547]

This aged well

[@fantom1108]

@@kou7191 the only good part actually

[@LivingFire_BurningFlame]

And this is why you don’t hire people who haven’t watched the show or respect the source material.

[@dietotaku]

but everyone on the cast and crew talks about how they grew up watching the show and love it to pieces. you can say this about shamallama & co but not this crew.

[@badbadgilead2552]

so many people fall for clickbait and don't even bother to listen to the production crew, its sad.@@dietotaku

[@RavenStarMedia]

oh look, another moron who believed clickbait and didn't read the actual article.

[@zach-shea]

"It had to also appeal to the people who are big fans of Game of Thrones." Wait. ... Why?

[@julietoppong2034]

We had high hopes for both shows but were extremely disappointed in the end The only thing that's appealing is forming a therapy group

[@julietoppong2034]

The Netflix show was so bad and probably no one of their writers watched the original show. :( The cast was so disappointing but they couldn't even make it up with character development

[@samurexatlas7373]

I'm curious. I do love Avatar, but something I'm not expecting is exact match. I'm anticipating plenty of new, possibly diving into things the original didn't get the chance to. Netflix still has Avatar, so this should be a similar feeling but with a breath of new ideas. We already know we'll SEE the assault on the Airbenders, so I'm interested in what comes to.

[@avch1209]

I want to see when Sokka drinks cactus juice

[@SlayerXGamez]

Lol same

[@Deus.Deorum]

Lets hope its well received then, that happens in book 2 😭😭

[@SlayerXGamez]

@@Deus.Deorum friendly mushroom

[@BugsyFoga]

The problem is the og creators left the project

[@skydragonslayer9820]

That doesn't necessarily mean the thing will be bad. Sometimes adaptations turn out great even without the OG creators. Not saying that'll be the case here,but just saying that the OG creators leaving doesn't HAVE to mean the product will turn out bad.

[@BugsyFoga]

@@skydragonslayer9820Just saying it’s a sign that things may not go entirely well.

[@dietotaku]

personally that's one of the redeeming qualities for me. i feel like that's less about how well this adaptation will work and more about bryke being immature whiny control freaks who can't tolerate any difference in opinion or interpretation of "their creation." there are also rumors that this show will lean more towards zutara (PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE) which would be another huge reason bryke threw their toys out of the pram and went home.

[@coreyholt6145]

@@dietotaku they just need to write Aang and Katara better because personally Zutara does not work as a ship.

[@IsraelLlerena]

One of the OG creators attended the premiere of the show a few days ago, took pictures with the directors, and recently deleted his 2020 blog post on his website about leaving the project. Show looks amazing I wouldn’t be too worried.

[@adamethridge7824]

I still miss mako (iroh’s original voice actor)

[@thomasdaywalt7735]

Leaves from the Vine falling, so slow like little tiny shells. Dripping in the foam, little soldier boy comes martching home Brave soldier boy, come marching home again.

[@Shaw2Sebastian]

Just saw it and I truly HATE to be right. It's absolute TRASH! The recreated Intro sequence is laughable! The CGI Looks like shit, everyone's costumes look way to clean, like they all walked out of a cosplay convention and the acting....Please I implore everyone to pull off those nostalgia goggles and really pay attention. You would think that a Live action adaption would be made with the idea that it might appeal to a more mature audience and yet the script feels like it's written specifically with children in mind, with characters outright telling us how they feel, and providing us with exposition they shouldn't have to mention among themselves and here's the worst part...The cartoon did it better!!!! HOW! I just know everyone is going to love this because ''oh my precious childhood'' and I'll be years down the road waiting for everyone to catch up to the fact that the Original is superior and the remake only offered pointless changes and worse writing. Have fun everyone, Aufwiederzehn!

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Hope it's good. And if not i'll just binge the og series

[@Jungoguy]

I've been binging the first season for two nights now. Still fun.

[@YouYubeEnjoyerNum1]

Why not do both? Despite some scenes being the same, like the Bumi one in this vid, they are not gonna be 1-1.

[@movielover7565]

It's not good.

[@user-sk2ds9tg1b]

It's okay..they changed up a story a bit,and it's a bit more violent. The only thing wrong with it for me is that Katara shows very little emotion,and there are always dramatic scenes.

[@YouYubeEnjoyerNum1]

@@movielover7565 wondering how you came to that conclusion since when you commented you could not have possibly watched the whole show, or even half of it

[@gavinjames645]

Never really been a fan of live action anime adaptations but I’ll give it a chance.

[@cherie..cherry]

The one piece live action is really good

[@alyssapeterson2004]

@@cherie..cherry At the same time... the Death Note live action also exists XD

[@leonishikino6873]

If you wanna watch some good live action adapts, there's Hideaki Anno's Cutie Honey from 2004 and then the 2009 Yatterman adaptation from Takeshi Miike. If you're into mecha, I'd reccomend the recent Voltes V adaptation. All of them are able to bring the energy of their animated counterparts while breathing some new life into the property.

[@alyssapeterson2004]

@@leonishikino6873 Thank you, I'll have to check them out. I have a hard time finding live-action remixes/re-releases that I enjoy. Usually the acting feels forced/fake when actors attempt to imitate cartoon characters. But, every so often, there is a good one.

[@audreyharris7643]

@@leonishikino6873 those sound good Also hey I remember you

[@MySelfTheThird-ft8fo]

I watched a few episodes and so far my impression is that is rushes way too much any form of character devolopment, the lore of certain events gets changed but not in ways that are logical and lastly certain charavters yes are more mature ...but feels far off from their original coubter part. Like boomie for instance , is very little like the original one. The mountain with katara and Aang was changed and doesnt even includes Aang.... But overall the show isnt bad , but it just has many little things that was missed script wise . Costumes and setting are great ! But the actual bending of many characters are underwhelming.

[@AJ-xc4qe]

Off topic, but how have Tom and Nemo been the last few months?

[@Deus.Deorum]

Legends say they've been lost in the past

[@ddbob1]

Thats a good question, I miss them

[@VincentLloydM]

Why are they doing it? FOR FUCKIN MONEY. To take advantage of the Avatar name to "bring in" new people via live action even though in recent times this... Medium? Has been ASS. If they really cared they would have wanted to make more animated Avatar things either extending Korra out, tackling other things after the war, or past lives answering questions about them. I hope this is at least decent. If it's not good, I want this to be a gateway to the nearly perfection that is the original... Then I want people to spread the word on it, and to absolutely trash the live action by comparison. I just do not understand how this show can have perfection and it is CONTINUOUSLY fucked up, whether it's this live action bullshit or shit made games. Like I have a problem that an Indie game does the idea of bending better than actual Avatar games. No shade to them because I love the game, but like c'mon brothers.

[@PokingAngel]

I know it was just a line taken out of context from the interview. But the line about "there now being no war in Ba Sing Se" made me legit cackle when people posted memes of Julie smiling

[@kylejackson7913]

This is just another example of people looking at interviews and assuming what the writers feel. Instead of just looking at what is shown of the show and just waiting until it comes out people instead want to overreact to everything.

[@lovelylife3012]

This

[@IsraelLlerena]

These videos are going to age so badly when this gets released on the 22nd. Can’t wait for everyone to laugh at these people being dramatic for no reason.

[@KaypainBeats]

​And people are sick of you negative nancies always complaining. You don't have to watch it, and you don't have to try to ruin for the people who are excited for it.

[@elrojogrande744]

​@@IsraelLlerenaor they could age like fine wine. you are making the exact same number of assumptions based on the same lack of evidence just in the opposite direction and acting like that makes you better in some way. you are no different in any way.

[@joshuacollins9316]

@@elrojogrande744actually if you look at the evidence we have (Interviews from the cast and creators, trailers, and reviews from actual avatar YT and content creators being overwhelmingly positive) it’s more likely to assume it’s going to be good. Even though we still should wait and see.

[@avch1209]

If they do the episode when they see the play, it would be funny if they made reference to that movie that was a failure.

[@raphael.dev13]

Though I accept it’s not a 1-on-1 adaptation of the animated series. I am actually quite disappointed. Lets me summarize my thoughts after going through the whole series quality overall: CGI faithfulness to the series: 9.5-10/0 Casting: 8.5/10 Dialogue: 3/10 Storytelling: 3/10 Story Ordering: 2/10 😢 This is definitely 💯 better than the last live action adaptation. But it didn’t capture the essence of the story/legend of Aang’s team avatar. Dialogue is too direct and handholding for the viewer, the writing makes it seem like the show is for viewers who have never seen the original. All points that took a little longer to reveal creating a sense of intrigue in the animated series is just spoon fed immediately, I was just surprised during the gran gran explanation scene in episode 1. They should not have started the series with what happened in the southern air temple. Chronologically if they wanted to shorten things they could have added that to the end of the first episode with a cliffhanger ending. What this did is miss out on the whole portion that showed that aang wanted to be a normal kid and have fun as he did with Katara in the first episode, building that initial bond, until Aang had to own up to his guilt of abandoning his people. I feel like they rushed Katara and Aangs relationship. Katara through the animated series is the one who grounds Aang and gives him normalcy . Though the casting for Iroh is spot on, the dialog and writing for the character simply didn’t capture the quirky, yet wise and secretly super strong uncle Iroh. Personally I won’t be watching next seasons as the foundation has been set and it’s hard to course correct now. I knew compromises should be needed to reduce the number of episodes, but storylines could have been combined without loosing the essence of the characters. Every episode in the animated series ended with Aang and team learning an important lesson that kept them moving to face Ozai, the heart of the progression is lost. This is closer to the play during the “Ember Island Players” Episode than to the actual series. Furthermore I feel like this is a trend in many adaptations, too much spoon feeding and handholding, direct explanations, no intrigue, nothing to ponder and critically think about the plot of character dynamics. I don’t know who made the collective choice that viewers have low IQ and need plot and meanings spoon-fed, just do a lot of CGI and all good. I deeply miss the storytelling, mystery and intrigue and heart of the original. It could have been done, but short cuts were taken and it simply falls short. I hope at-least new people are drawn to watch the original series. Makes sense why the original creators left the Netflix series

[@vojislavS8652]

I'm ready to look pass all the changes made so long as the plot remains reasonable, the story compelling and the character development done right. Hope that's not too much to expect

[@dadbodsupreme]

So far, so good, tbh

[@ProshunKhondoker]

What's up with Aang not bending a drop of water the entire season? and why doesn't katara need a master? she is her own master? in the original, she was self-thought and she was so so so mad at Pakku for not wanting to teach her but she still convinced him to teach her. but in this one she is her own master and she doesn't need any experienced waterbender's help to learn more? why? coz girl power? WTF...and why was Zuko so watered down? It felt like Zuko from the end of season 2 where he is finally accepting that his honor doesn't only lie in capturing the avatar. Zuko needed to be a lot more of an asshole for the 1st season. And why there is so little of roku in the entire season? Roku felt responsible for the War as Sozen was his friend and he has ignored Sozen's action when he was alive. he felt responsible for the 100-year war. This is also totally missing from the show. There is so much about this show I did not like...I really wanted to...I love the original series so much....when the trailer finally dropped I may have seen it 30 times straight. I did love some changes, though. I loved that Ang met Monk Gyatso in the spirit world. That made sense. Visuals, hand-to-hand combat, and bending were not that bad. Bhumis being mad at Aang also made sense. 6/10 from me. Despite this, I am looking forward to season two and I know they will change a lot but I hope they understand the heart of the show and deliver a better season 2.

[@DDarkestKnight]

I saw someone on Twitter bring up eugenics because they saw a clip of Azula without a blie flame. I get this strange feeling people are going overreact, review bomb the show and kill any momentum in expanding the franchise.

[@YouYubeEnjoyerNum1]

Not everyone is a twitter weirdo like that, but unfortunately this negativity has spread far and people just blindly call this bad before it's even out. I'd wager most of these people aren't even fans of the original so they're just hating cause it's cool.

[@Deus.Deorum]

i have already seen someone mad about her not having a blue flame and the replies were Azula flashbacks from the animated show shooting regular flames 😂😂

[@aydavaezi1670]

About the blue flames, someone asked this and netflix answered in the comments that wait and you will see her blue flames.

[@vilmublues752]

I'm pretty sure that by eugenics they were referring to the fact that in the official comics it's stated that fire lord Azulon forced Ursa to marry Ozai, because he believed they would make a powerful bloodline because Ursa is related to Avatar Roku.

[@alalmalal]

Azula is full of butane gas

[@coreyholt6145]

i hope there is no Zutara ship

[@LarryDevaun]

I heard they were actually not gonna tone down the silliness and sexism and those reports were false. You shouldn't believe everything some randos say on the internet.

[@audreyharris7643]

Good point

[@RavenStarMedia]

You are indeed correct. Seems The Roundtable is another clickbait-believing illiterate moron.

[@ayoogunsakin9223]

here from the future to tell you that they did.

[@LarryDevaun]

@@ayoogunsakin9223 By how much 50%, 70%, or 100%? I only ask cause I'm waiting til Saturday to see it with my family.

[@ayoogunsakin9223]

@LarryDevaun Let's just say the tone for this season is just depressing. They are some funny moments here and there but the whimsical wonder and joy from the first season is 100 percent gone. That shouldn't stop u from a giving it a go tho!

[@Honeneko.]

True to the original!? Okay. So my dad (63) got a head start on it. He was a fan of the original. Some things may have been lost on him through a language barrier, but he understood that something was wrong with it. He started out saying it was good. Towards episode 3 or 4, he got fed up with it. I'm 30 something. I've rewatched the show a good hand full of times. I caught a couple scenes. ONE with Bumi v. Aang, while Katara and Socka exploring the secret tunnel(?). Two completely different adventures. I let it go even though it felt off. I came back later on to Aang astro projecting and taking Katara and Socka accidently. So technically, NO. Aang, in that situation, should be able to preform that feat bc of his spiritual connection, upbringing, and being the avatar. I know there are other people besides the Air Benders who have a strong spiritual connection but, there are prerequisites for something like that. I know Iroh too had a strong connection. My dad had a problem with the show sometime after that. I started watching it, remembering the few scenes, and said nope. I might watch it later to completely criticize the work. So, I only watched whatever chase scene was happening at the very beginning and had issue with the Earth Bender running along all willy nilly doing his Earth Bending thing. I don't know what happened but, am I remembering something wrong or did someone just not understand the source material? Did someone understand that these were just superpowers and not something tied to martial arts and the like? Why does it feels more like they're trying to ride on the coattail of the One Piece Live-Action?

[@Honeneko.]

Nope. Couldn't finished the first episode. The show treats "bending" as just a superpower that takes practice to master and forego the martial arts or ideals tied to them. The scene at the beginning with the Earth Bender being chased, showed no tie to the philosophy we saw in the original animated series. The Fire Benders can engulf themselves in flames as if immune while making a scary bear stance and unleashing a constant flamethrower from their palms. Do their feet make the same claw while fire bending? Aang flies around weightless as if he has already achieved enlightenment.

[@dietotaku]

i feel like the only person whose chief concern is that, once again, *ZUKO'S SCAR ISN'T A SCAR, IT'S FUCKING MAKEUP.* in the cartoon zuko's face was DISFIGURED by the scar, it has texture, it's bumpy, it pulls on his eyelid and his entire left ear is shriveled and discolored. i don't see ANY of that in ANY of the live-action iterations of zuko (or most cosplays for that matter). fact is if you're going to do a burn scar, YOU NEED LATEX. you can't just paint it on yey with eyeshadow or whatever. it needs to look like the hound from GOT or rience from witcher. you can color it darker _also_ but the texture and the facial distortion absolutely has to be there. you'd think for as many times as they give an extreme close-up of zuko's left eye slit it would have driven that point home.

[@christopherrodriguez8154]

I would absolutely LOVE to see a Deadman Wonderland inspired bloodbending scene/fight!

[@Down.D.Stairs.]

i think the problem in general is how limited live action is animation is so free letting you do or express anything if they are gonna do a live action make it new make it different

[@Shangtsung124]

What is my brain thinks the live action Zuko is liu kang got into an a accident

[@jen626ful]

I watched it and i am mad Aang did not learn other elements at all and it was so short it only had 8 episodes And they missed some of the parts and they changed some of the parts up and they did not introduce toph My total rating 5/10

[@Honeneko.]

To be fair, Toph in is introduced in the second book "Earth".

[@jneilson7568]

I agree. And the live version is almost as long as the first cartoon season, time wise. No reason they couldn't have properly condensed the story and kept most of the things that worked. All we'd lose is the Great Divide 😂

[@avch1209]

Do you think there were spirits like the library owl and the one who stole faces? I want to see the panda

[@dietotaku]

based on how they're presenting heibai, i'm certain we'll get to see koh and i'm certain he'll be even more high-octane nightmare fuel. looking forward to it!

[@YouYubeEnjoyerNum1]

Yes, the Panda is in. And Koh (face stealer) is confirmed. He's probably in episode 7, since that is the shortest episode. No Owl though, that is Book 2.

[@kysa3535]

The show exhibits notable potential, yet regrettably, the current execution fails to adequately capture the core essence of many characters. For instance, Soka's portrayal comes off as overly depressive, failing to highlight his complex nature and internal struggles which are masked by his jovial and sarcastic personality. It seems the show emphasizes his insecurities and father-related issues, overshadowing his layered character dynamics. Katara's characterization feels one-dimensional, akin to Bella from Twilight, lacking the depth needed to establish chemistry with Aang or Sokka. Edit: + all of the sudden she is a masterbender, with almost no visuable training or anything that explains why she improved so much since the beginning. Aang, while realistically depicted as a child burdened with great responsibility, appears excessively concerned, missing the balance of his lighthearted and playful nature. Suko and Iroh stand out as comparatively better portrayed, yet the latter could use further development despite the actor's commendable performance. Azula and her counterparts disappoint, evidently cast for reasons other than their acting prowess. The pacing feels rushed, detracting from the sense of a journey, instead giving the impression of abrupt transitions. Ultimately, while the show has potential, the current execution leaves much to be desired, meriting a 6/10 rating with room to achieve a 9/10 with improved character depiction and pacing.

[@shhh5743]

Where tf are they getting game of thrones comparisons from?

[@audreyharris7643]

That's what I've been wondering

[@RavenStarMedia]

The only "Game of Thrones" comparisons are the bending being more visceral. That's it.

[@savannahmontegna6756]

I think they made a great cinematic show, but they totally missed the point with having the “childish characters “ for first season and took all the emotions out of the main crew and gave all the emotion to zuko . Which basically screws everyone’s character development later on in the shows, I could deal with them condensing the story line but they condensed out all the parts that I think made the original great. It’s easy to make war look scary, it’s harder to really show how everyone grew and matured through either living through it or from angs perspective of comming into it. It does the job if you’ve seen it in the sense you know what happened either way, but I think it looses that for a new audience I’m being what made it amazing and deep to the extent it’s still got such a strong fan base

[@millixmilli530]

To be honest they got the essence of the show. But it does lack the light-hearted soul that was present. In the original, soca's character was completely gutted. In s since his character, growth was erased. Aangs lighthearted nature was also erased for most of the episodes katara was mainly unchanged

[@goufr3540]

A much better example for Avatar to follow is One Piece, as its largely almost 1-to-1 adaption of the anime minus the filler and slightly faster pace. On top of that, One Piece has some very sad and dark moments that almost go from Shonen to Sainen, primarily the backstories of Brook and Robin. Avatar could do the same and cuts its filler episodes, especially if its a low episode count per season. Either way, as long as its better than the live-action movie, the series in general should be fine. If its not, then it will just be quickly forgotten like most MCU/Disney Star Wars shows.

[@MRSpencer-nu6bj]

No question, it's way better than the movie adaptation... There were a few bits that made me think "wait, what!?"

[@kysa3535]

One Piece is not even close to be a 1-to-1 adaption - but they somehow managed to make it good enough to let some things slide. Ruffy for example is way to Guru like Sanji is to big (buffed) Zoro is to one dimensional Nami is yet to early to judge, but if they continue she will be to much of a woke character. (hopefully not happening) Ussop is to much relying on his looks, still funny tho but I had a vibe kind of "he had the most eaSy part and didn't really invest as much as the others". Mihawk --- everyone loves him but for me he was not that vampire like solopowerhouse but more frenchman whine drinking gaylord or something. Buggy was fantastic Arlong was bad, and I mean really bad. and so on

[@Dithunder]

We don't want the audience to know that it's adapted from a cartoon. But it is so why not embrace it than work against it.

[@Dirty2D]

After 1 episode, im ready to watch the animated version again, and stay away from the new one, they make so many bad shortcuts, and changes that i just cant enjoy.

[@yurichtube1162]

Ep 2 is even worse, trust me

[@Honeneko.]

I didn't even make it past the initial chase scene. But to be fair, I caught a few scenes down the line bc I walked in on someone watching it.

[@jneilson7568]

Episode 3 lost me because they jammed three very different stories together for no reason at all. Also the exposition was like being hit with a mallet.

[@hypertwink]

Wow, the emberisland tier casting 😂. I felt that

[@thomasdaywalt7735]

The original season 1 was 21 episodes and like every adaptation. They had to smoosh it down to a smaller setting. And unfortunately, their copy case and I quote scrap booking didn't do them Justice. I mean they literally butchered some characters

[@kickinA]

This is still gonna be a gradual shift just worked differently. I mean, for animation the kids will be able to stay the same age for 3 seasons. Live action is hard to make tahtbhappen cause people age. And while some stories are reworked you could say the same for one peice netflix. I look forward to what is accomplished here

[@Vntage.melanin]

The show feels cheap like they poured all their money into the special affects and cheaped out on the story line the whole thing feel just as forced as the movie. I don’t see why they couldnt keep closer to the original cause they’d get all their “game of thrones” content that they wanted with a good progressive story or for all of that just remake legend of korra and call it a day

[@millixmilli530]

But that being said was some add Is depth in some spot Like with the 41st division being saved by zuko.

[@kaciekk]

The fire and water effects look great. The earth bending is lacking tho...

[@sharkanenoa5928]

Weren't their other people on this channel

[@jeremybottoms7619]

I was in the livingroom looking for a movie to watch on netflix with my mom and while doing so she seen the last airbender amd pointed out how it was a really movie. (She never ever heard of the cartoon befor)

[@AdarableKitten]

Mild spoilers of first two episodes read at your own risk. by taking sokkas "Sexist" remarks (tbh he is supposed to be a annoying yet over protective, goofy older brother) away just made him a bland Jerk with literally no good JOKES, and that also caused Katara to be nerfed down and not try to prove to her brother that she can be a strong woman waterbender. like there is no motive anymore or reason to go to the northern water tribe. also the fact of the matter is that the sexist remarks are based on the time era and the cultural normality's of the different nations and tribes. the Kiyoshi Island episode was kinda pointless and to long. like to be honest it felt more like netflix realy wanted to make a kiyoshi movie but wasn't able to due to the shear amount of kiyoshi name drops and focus on that avatar... im sorry this felt like a Ember Island Players episode.

[@syukurabdullah9404]

Ok but they can’t even get the skin tone right all the time for kitara and sokka like seriously can’t they cast properly.

[@LauraM96829]

If they wanted a darker avatar show, Netflix could’ve just adapted the Kyoshi novels.

[@zjzr08]

I have to say, the humor and impact acting was lacking at the end, and I do wonder why they didn't lean in more to that, when I think many Netflix originals as you said were able to embrace the wacky but keeping the tension.

[@0valeyes]

0:29 It played like a highlight reel.

[@ayoubmechboukh8357]

They threw Taoism out the window 😅

[@psycull]

I’m a little concerned how fast the show seems to be going like seeing Azula and the fire lord in book one full on I dunno I liked how we didn’t really get a good hard look at Fire lord Ozia until season 3. Also Azula only shows up for one scene as a cameo in season 1 but it seems they’re giving her more to do? I just hope the North Pole isn’t episode 4

[@wolvesbane1748]

brother stop expecting live actions to adapt the source material word for word and scene for scene…thats the problem with u ppl…oooh aang didnt do this in this exact moment he did this huurrr durrr…like bro just accept it for what it is…the only thing that matters is that they respect the source material and make the characters feel like they did in the cartoon

[@psycull]

@@wolvesbane1748 like bro….. chill like bro I was just talking about ozia like you need to chill. Bro. See how ridiculous you look

[@wolvesbane1748]

@@psycull say something other than bro and maybe id take u seriously…u seem like the type ready to just nitpick shit immediately as the show starts…just chill bro chill bro and wait for the thing to drop then make ur comments

[@psycull]

@@wolvesbane1748 I was making fun of you but clearly you’re too stupid to realize that lol

[@grappling.enthusiast]

@@wolvesbane1748bro relax 😭 it’s just KZbin man

[@Jarino507]

I was looking forward to it but after the first episode...Eh... On the one hand, the casting, costumes, and other visuals look good but the writing and directing have some...interesting choices. Also the bending barely feels like martial arts. It's better than the film that shall not be named but there's not much distinct movements between each style of bending. And some story decisions are super questionable.

[@akiraevangelionultimateali5199]

0:37 i’ve always wanted avatar to get its animated movies, like Pokémon bleach and Ben 10

[@Shapoufiiie]

Honestly, no hate to the actors man, they did a really good job. Especially their Avatar Aang. For such a young kid he really did act well. I actually think their Sokka was funny though. Except maybe Katara. She wasn't like our Katara.

[@akiraevangelionultimateali5199]

1:51 book, one is my favourite

[@crystalcastro4103]

I hope too dude

[@onikaconstantine8861]

Yes

[@johanstenfelt1206]

Hm, fair, i guess we’ll see what will be the case, hopefully it isn’t too disappointing.

[@LauraM96829]

0:56 And then they’ll watch The Dragon Prince, and either love it or fight about it online!

[@TheAllSeeingEye2468]

I never watched GOT or ST

[@Jungoguy]

5:16-they did WHAT?!?!

[@Deus.Deorum]

Don't worry it was just something from an interview spun into a narrative that is wrong

[@Rainbow_arts3]

I'm surprised you haven't done any theories about what the Owl House is gonna be covering in the new episodes!

[@yulee3266]

What new episodes?

[@Rainbow_arts3]

@yulee3266 Dana terrace announced on her Twitter or her X, that new owl house episode(s) are coming March eighth.

[@RenaPainter]

Im a huge fan of the og series but this did not meet the mark for me. Why’d they rearrange it SO MUCH?! & the acting was terribly awkward/stiff. It looked beautiful but it doesn’t compare to the original at all. It’s more like “inspired by” Avatar Last Air Bender. It got too serious too fast! One of the BEST things about the og series was not seeing the fire lord’s face for a looong time, & they ruined a lot of the critical character development. The new series is beautiful but it’s just not it for me. It wasn’t cute & funny at all which is extremely important to the vibe of Avatar. Why didn’t they have fans in charge of this? It felt disrespectful. Like WHY DID THEY REARRANGE IT SO MUCH?! -also the way Aang talked was really awkward to me, it didn’t move me like the animated series when Aang would be cute or when Aang would be serious & heroic. The acting of the main characters was stiff af. Lastly Appa looked so dingy & dirty. I hate judging a high level of art such as 3D animation but he looked so dirty & didn’t look right to me. Ultimately I don’t like it.

[@General-F]

My only opinion is to walk with caution.

[@fiotheleo9589]

I legit can't feel interested because it's live action. To me the appeal of the original was the animated visuals. I don't want to see cgi effects. I want to see more hand-drawn animation and I'm sick of the disrespect animation gets as a medium and that creativity and new ideas are being discouraged by every media giant. I just can't get excited over this. 😬

[@KaypainBeats]

Jesus you content creators are really still trying to milk this fake controversy thats already been debunked

[@callmethecommentcountess9329]

Ok

[@akiraevangelionultimateali5199]

3:18 like Ben 10. I really hope they make a proper live action.

[@kirrasleigh5173]

Literally the only beef I have with the Netflix adaptation is the lack of bending complexity, if you get where I’m coming from. The rest is great, but 8 episodes wasn’t enough for the first season but that could just be me wanting more haha 😂

[@WeaponsRemorse]

bro it should have been an adult aang series not just a retelling of the series YAWN 4/10 also never seen GOT or ST and never will

[@the-nina-beans88]

Hope you like the fire nation going extra crispy on others cause it does happen

[@kmangaming1998]

If I don’t see the tales of ba sing se in live action then I’m out I mean I guess I can see why took out a few things even though I don’t agree with it I can see why I think it’s stupid but I can see why I think if something is going to be made into live action it should be exactly like the animated show the only difference should be animation live action that’s the only difference no changes to the story no cuts no nothing one to one

[@ayodeledare8724]

I recognize the background music used at the beginning from Dragon Ball Z Budokai 2! The board game DBZ game. Excellent choice lol

[@Actconamiproduction]

Don't forgot the sonic music

[@paytonturner1421]

When is Netflix adapting a different properly you probably know it's going to be hit or miss.

[@DJZNE-te7yj]

Im gonna love the "just be happy" people when they change too much.

[@MajorNuance]

Gotta get that last bit of ragebait before the premiere

[@yoyoxiii]

1 ep the avatar can not cry xD I piss my self LOL wtf was that shit ..fake crying so bad no tears come out, he looked like he was constipated and it was hurting, trying to get it out but god damm it well up stuck there xD

[@DannyNeo18]

Show was TRASH tbh, i tried giving it a chance but it just unbearable

[@JuanGomez-ke5py]

We want the character we want them character growth now now now now now now now now now now now now now now

[@madpsycho6]

Given what has been changed, my hopes are Artemis Fowl low.

[@RavenStarMedia]

Nothing was changed character-wise. The only ones who think that are clickbait-believing morons, which includes you and The Roundtable apparently.

[@BobbyMoore2-mp8wb]

Just watch the live action movie instead

[@DemonicMk7]

They better not f*cking touch Korra.

[@MRSpencer-nu6bj]

There are a few things I could comment on. But mainly, too much exposition. They didn't need to tell us why Aang ran off. Number 1 rule in film making, show it, don't say it. Overall I did enjoy the series. But I'm not sure I can really forgive them with the watered down version of how they told the story of Iroh's son. The episode, tales of Ba Sing Se is nearer the end of the 2nd book. You've had time to get to know Iroh, to make a connection with him, to know he's an amazing character. The ONLY reason the episode in this new series got any emotional reaction from me was because of the music, plus the nostalgia and member berries from watching the original cartoon. I wouldn't be surprised if people who never watched the cartoon get no emotional reaction from this version of what was 1 of the most heartbreaking stories ever put on screen.

[@Deus.Deorum]

First trailer reaction Majority: Yaaay Me: Looks awesome Intieveiws from children reactions DUmb PEoPle: "OMG THEY REMOVED S3XISM" "GIVE US S3XISM" Rational people: "They toned it down and even then only mattered for 3 episodes" "Why are people mad? They expect 1:1 jokes? "😂 Me: Not to bothered still hyped to see the show happen regardless of how it turns out Game of thrones comment and Aang change reactions DUmb PEoPle: "EWWW THEY MADE AANG ANGRY BOY." "ITS NOT GONNA BE FuNnY AnYMorEeee" Rational people: Makes sense, slightly darker for a larger audience due to the trailer we all saw before this, Aang is still having fun and jokes are being made, cool. Me: taking things from interviews with a grain of salt, they aren't just going to reveal exactly what's going on before the show that would be stupid, why are people so mad its not even out yet calm down Bumi Boulder DUmb PEoPle: "NOO ITS THE MOVIE AGAIN BOOO." "OMG WHY IS IT SO SLOW." "TRASH TRASH TRASH" Rational people: "Ayy it took one guy to move the boulder." "ok a bit off but the other clips from this fight look good and it might flow well overall but it doesn't undermine all the other cool stuff we have seen" "the arena is smaller in LA which would give less room for as much momentum and in the animated show after Aang hops the boulder Bumi gets an even bigger piece of earth that takes more effort so maybe in LA that is as big as He can go or will go at this point in the story." Me: Oof that's the worst thing I've seen in the promotion. love the rest though and kind of find it funny like an homage to the movie which id find hilarious Conclusion I don't really think anyone's dumb, just... passionate. yeah ill go with that 😂 but that's basically what I've seen unfold since the first trailer. Me Im hyped!

[@Actconamiproduction]

This is probably one the best comments i have seen about the whole fanbase

[@RavenStarMedia]

Spot-on. Except a lot of people decrying the live-action are in fact dumb illiterate people who don't deserve the Internet.

[@Deus.Deorum]

@@RavenStarMedia At first I thought "there's no way this many people are unable to read." 😂😂 But Alas here we are.

[@eli2ipper743]

Hopefully its good definitely interested to see

[@I-LOG]

To be honest, I was wary the moment I heard they were doing a live action remake of the series (and even more so after it was revealed that the og creators left the project due to creative differences), not sure what benefit changing the medium really brings to ATLA, the animation was such an integral part of the show.

[@dietotaku]

you were tired? or do you mean you were WARY, as in skeptical?

[@I-LOG]

@@dietotaku error corrected, thank you!

[@Deus.Deorum]

It will introduce the world to that audience that just wont watch animation or is very picky about the ones they do watch, yes they exist and some people i grew up with 😂 as for the creators it was said somewhere that in an interview they said they if they could retell this story they would make changes more noticeable than what Netflix has done, now i cant confirm that i can say one of those creators attended the premiere seemingly had a good time and apparently removes some post about the departure, hope this lends some insight

[@I-LOG]

@@Deus.Deorum Sure, it'll introduce people who refuse to watch animation to the brand of Avatar, but those people aren't going to watch the animated version or TLOK so it's not like it'll get more eyes on the original from that audience. It just seems like a way to be able to sell Avatar merch to people who don't like animation.

[@Deus.Deorum]

@@I-LOG They don't need more eyes on the animation. that already happened, which led to the creation of this. And some would say it is the reason we have avatar studios now, which will give the OG fans and all the new eyes Netflix has brought new stories. as for merch, why say no to more Appa in our lives

[@manoftheusajones5147]

I am into the Designs of a bit more CARTOONISH Anime!

[@jwilson5594]

I think everyone is gonna love this series

[@Aang_L._Jackson]

They totally butchered the original animation series... It's all out of whack... Katara should be portrayed as a remarkable character who's independent and mature, even more than Sokka... Because although Sokka is older than Katara, Sokka feels like the younger sibling because Katara is more mature and takes responsibility like a sturdy rock, ... Sokka even mentioned in the original show that Katara's face is all he sees when he pictured their mother, because Katara's character took the role of their late mother because she's strong, caring, and motherly... Even though she's younger than Sokka... Katara's the glue that's holding the Avatar gang together, not the little sister that needs to be protected by the big brother like they portrayed in the live action... Absolute disappointment... This is the result of not letting the OG Creators take part in the story writing and character development of the live action... Absolutely horrendous 😡🤬

[@jrdnnss]

not to mention aang didn’t waterbend AT ALL

[@mintman325]

It has five minutes to make its case

[@isabelfernandes778]

💜💜💜

[@dtay8913]

Im just so sick of these live action adaptations. Like what's the point? The original was nearly flawless and there's absolutely nothing they can do to improve on it. Also, the original creators left, which, to me, isn't a good omen. Like if oda left the One Piece adaptation, imagine how that would've turned out.

[@audreyharris7643]

That's understandable

[@Deus.Deorum]

all creators are different these ones in particular actually wanted more changes than what Netflix are doing. its not why they left that's unknown but one of them went to see the live action premiere and looks like they had a blast. but fair being sick of all the attempts. if somethings not broke dont fix it. at the same time, this if bad will never break the OG its too amazing!

[@ethanzweerink391]

i will not say anyting untill it comes out

[@anabelle2034]

Waiting for the follow up video where he just says “GUYS I WAS WRONG WATCH THE SHOW”

[@yulee3266]

Wrong about what

[@anabelle2034]

@@yulee3266 he thinks it will be bad but it would be funny if he ended up loving it and did a complete 180

[@loft777]

@@anabelle2034come for the future, nop, he was right

[@Honeneko.]

@@anabelle2034 Yeah, it's bad. Too many changes from the original for the sake of change. Some was done for time, but stories were changed completely, and it feel more like they misunderstood too much. A lot of it was the reasoning behind certain things.

[@anabelle2034]

@@Honeneko. I didn’t hate it but I can’t say it was great it. A lot of stuff that were added were great but they took out a lot that made it so impactful. I want it to have a second season because I see the potential for it to be good but idklkkkk. I just thought it would be funny if he ended up loving it and then had to make a video undoing this one.