The Worst Movie Adaptation: The Last Airbender

Have you ever seen one of your favorite cartoons get absolutely butchered by a live-action film adaptation? "Avatar: The Last Airbender" fans sure have. From whitewashing to mispronounced characters names and more, here are Letterboxd reviews giving M. Night Shyamalan's 2010 film "The Last Airbender" their scathing (but very entertaining) opinions on what went wrong.
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[@sketchyskies8531]

I’ve never seen the movie but my dad, who had never even seen the series, did. I asked him about it, having seen the series, and he said it was the worst movie he’d ever seen. How bad is your movie when someone who’s *never seen the source material* despises it?!

[@lucamagic]

Me at the pjo movies:

[@shelliblossom8953]

i watched it and i can say there was one good moment.. the intro with the people using their bending actually looked pretty good

[@A_Rookie]

Lol

[@mint_109]

Dude i Saw the entire show with my mom and we watched the movie and she was like "i dont undestand why you and other people hated It, the special efects were not the Best but It was good." GIRL YOU WATCHED THE ENTIRE ORIGINAL SERIES HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT THE MOVIE WAS GOOD-

[@sarad2487]

IKR?

[@dweeblekeneeble6332]

There is no movie in Ba Sing Se

[@UltimateDespairado]

The king has invited you to Lake Laogai

[@sarad2487]

_There is no movie in Ba Sing Se_

[@sarad2487]

It is an honor to accept. @@UltimateDespairado

[@paulgrotebeverborg1119]

Here we are safe. Here we are free

[@minecraftsteve5201]

You do NOT recognise the bodies in the water.

[@selmabm3409]

To this day, I'm still baffled by the six earthbenders moving a pebble

[@sarad2487]

XD

[@Theawesomeninja_XD]

Same 😭

[@etherealbladerx8153]

It was just one 😂 they was the hype squad

[@LilacSreya]

They didn’t. Those guys made a wall that stopped a fireball or something. The pebble came later by a different dude, but the poor editing made it look like it was thrown by the squad.

[@selmabm3409]

@@LilacSreya yes. We should thank them for making it so “clear”. In the show, one Earthbender could make walls twice as big

[@dumbstupid7774]

We don’t acknowledge the ATLA film, and we don’t acknowledge the PJO films. There haven’t been any.

[@olmo7177]

There are no Percy Jackson movies, only Peter Johnson movies

[@HelpgirlImphotosynthesis-fl5ni]

And somehow, the movies are sometimes better than the show

[@Khalid.Ibrahim0897]

There were no first adaptations in Ba Sing Se

[@lucamagic]

@@HelpgirlImphotosynthesis-fl5ni Certainly not in these fandoms

[@GoroAkechi_Real]

What PJO films? What ATLA film?? I can't ignore something that doesn't exist. Neither of those things are real.

[@softtacos6611]

“Made uncle iroh sexy” implies he wasn’t already

[@rudrodeepchatterjee]

*bites potato and reveals his God bod*

[@liablau]

Fr 💀

[@itsdokko2990]

Especially when he's absolutely ripped.

[@smallbag123]

Bro what :skull:

[@michaelhorton8489]

@@rudrodeepchatterjee😂 I Was Like “HE’S BUFF?!”

[@lightcpkhfm2305]

A lot of people meme the 'That's rough, buddy' scene, but how the fuck are you supposed to react when someone teels you that her gf became the moon?

[@sarad2487]

IKR?

[@orlastarburst]

LIKE FR?!

[@SizzlingSocks]

okay but real

[@Missingno_Miner]

Yeah, like, there's no response to that.

[@VannyBeumer]

​@@Missingno_Mineryou could be surprised.

[@thegayghost872]

That’s not Sokka and Katara, that’s Zeke and Katherine

[@aspillust]

NAH 💀💀💀

[@sockatoo_]

it's shawn and chloe

[@Internetcockroach1]

Nah that Shawn and Kathrine

[@Darkstalker1012]

Fr, whitewashed the HELL outta Sokka and Katara…smdh 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@Idkpleasejustletmechangeit]

John and Cassandra Meanwhile, Aang is just A.

[@jojorose648]

"The worst movie adaptation" that is saying alot lady. The fact that the internet comes together and agrees on that.

[@Churro0]

the pjo movies were bad too but even people who have seen both movies (including me) say this is worse

[@satiramalek2572]

no because the fact that " ONE PİECE " of all shows managed to have a good adoption before avatar should tell you how much of a disaster this movie was

[@RogueT-Rex8468]

Idk. Dragonball was a very close contender. Two minutes in and I was screaming more than Planktons torture scene.

[@Missingno_Miner]

Hey, that's not true. The internet doesn't agree on that. Some of them are of the opinion that it's the second or third worst, after one or both Percy Jackson "movies".

[@betia4915]

Yeah, everyone agrees that this or dragon ball evolution are the worst adaptations ever.

[@minaminasstudios8492]

What would make this absolutely hilarious, is that for the live action adaptation that's coming out on Netflix, what they can do for the Ember Island Play episode is to use clips from the movie, and the theater could be a big stadium that changes with bending, hence why it looks like a movie, this would make the episode more hilarious XD

[@hannahleigh6152]

Oh the only difference between the Netflix show and the movie (based on statements from those who worked on the show) is that the Netflix show will be longer and have better cgi

[@nevaehhamilton3493]

Unfortunately for you, the guys behind Netflix are completely butchering the original source material in favor of "wokeness", hence why the original creators of ATLA left production of the series due to "creative differences". Not once has KZbin recommended the trailer for the series. Any businessperson who uses diversity and inclusivity as a means for more financial gain are a special kind of evil, as it completely invalidates the people that genuinely want their voices to be heard and to be recognized as actual living human beings instead of a means to an end for a higher power in the social pyramid. Gay people and people of color are *NOT* money making machines and should *NEVER* be treated as such.

[@nataliaborys1554]

Imagine them doing Ember Island Players and they do the small rock guys scene. Like the actirs doing an obviously firebending move and ten a medium-sized rock hanging on a string from the ceiling slowly rolls through the stage. It would fit in-universe cause it's a Fire Nation play so the earthbending special effects would be a thing they could screw up, AND it would be a hilarious meta joke!

[@caoinismyname]

​@@hannahleigh6152 Wrong. The plot is different, too. The Netflix version is closer to the original while the movie has lots to change, i.e. firebenders not being able to create fire out of their chi.

[@Mr.Drew70]

This movie is amazing. Deal with it

[@captainpalegg2860]

statistically, there was at least one kid for whom this nuclear dumpster wreck was their first exposure to the avatar franchise. to that kid, wherever you may be now, i cannot apologize enough.

[@hithere911]

I did find the actual show afterwards. This movie is half-way decent if you don't know anything about ATLA. If you do, the Nickelodeon logo on fire is accurate symbolism. I wonder if the new live-action show is going to somehow be worse, at least the movie had left some room for character development.

[@Blunderman-rl1hc]

I remember seeing the Last Airbender movie when I was younger. I had no knowledge of the source material and, therefore, no context of what I was watching (plus I was six or seven, so I wouldn't have made heads or tails of it anyway). I don't think my parents had seen the show, so they likely didn't understand it either. Recently, however, I finally watched the original cartoon series and I love it. I haven't seen the movie again in 14 years, and I'm not sure if I want to, but knowing that they tried to fit the entirety of the first season into just an hour and 30-something minutes, it's kind of obvious how that was destined to bomb.

[@UndecidedASMR]

i have yet to watch the show

[@Lupical_Raz0r]

I accept your apology

[@6ubble-gum]

That kid was me. I remember watching it completely blank faced, and when it was over I realized I had felt Nothing while watching it lmao. I remember thinking "wow, I'm 100% positive that the source material is a thousand times better than this was."

[@disorgan1zedchaos]

this entire movie gives me the same vibes as Story of Undertale except you can’t even enjoy it ironically

[@yourtimetraveleralara]

Yeah

[@Mr.Drew70]

I enjoyed it. You must have shit taste if you didn’t enjoy it

[@PlumeLalouve]

​@@Mr.Drew70The fact that most of the people who watched it didn't like may mean that you're the one with bad taste. The majority is most likely to be right.

[@SticKinGamma]

@@PlumeLalouve i have a feeling they may have reffered to story of undertale

[@PlumeLalouve]

@@SticKinGamma Okay.

[@liam100OmoriEnthusiast]

Since this adaptation released me and my siblings just gaslight ourselves into believing this doesn't exist.

[@rudrodeepchatterjee]

I have been trying to contact the Dai Li to help me with something. I have finally found them.

[@shadowthedestroyer2241]

@@rudrodeepchatterjee Good, you know what to do.

[@hannahmetzger4880]

*_There is no movie in Ba Sing Se._*

[@Mr.Drew70]

Are actually telling us that you’re one of those soyboys that hate this movie? You must take pride in being a loser

[@moomateus4116]

4:45 they say that like Iroh isn't already sexy

[@sarad2487]

omg you watch centaurworld?

[@negligible_reality]

FR, Iroh is hot and I'm not afraid to say it. 😤

[@floweringmantis198]

Dilf tbh (I regret nothing)

[@kaysrandomchannel4618]

The hell?

[@liablau]

@@floweringmantis198 You're correct and you should say it.

[@sammyuel7329]

I vaguely remember my school brought us to see this movie in theaters for a field trip, I didn’t know what Avatar even was at the time but I remember hating it anyway

[@svtpanda5948]

I went to see it in the cinema as a kid because I was OBSESSED with ATLA and I remember being really confused about who the firebenders at the start were. I genuinely got scared of appa because he did NOT look cute. I wanted to scream at the screen because everything was so wrong

[@kenyastarflight]

The one positive of this film is that watching the Fire Island Players episode (where the gaang watches a terrible play based on their adventures) is much more hilarious now.

[@Madamoizillion]

Ember Island Players 🙂

[@kenyastarflight]

@@Madamoizillion whoops, thank you. Been awhile since I saw the show

[@AvatarMimsy]

My middle school bully who made fun of me for being a fan of the show was likely involved in the making of this movie.

[@matityaloran9157]

So that person was pure evil then

[@yourtimetraveleralara]

LMAO

[@Mr.Drew70]

Since you don’t like this movie you definitely deserve to be bullied

[@D00nkey]

Hey fellas, there's this account that goes by the name Mr. Drew70, with a catboy pfp that has been insulting and cyberbullying other for their opinion. Check the replies, if you see him, plz report, thanks ❤

[@SavouryGalette]

This is probably the funniest comment I've seen about this movie 💀

[@Fish-mc2gs]

I literally have 2 memories of this movie and it’s 1: aang being called ong. And 2: aang seeing gyastsos bones on the ground and having like 0 reaction to them.

[@rudrodeepchatterjee]

Didn't he also step on a bone?

[@Mr.Drew70]

Ong is the proper pronoun of aang

[@Saiyanking72]

@@Mr.Drew70no

[@Mr.Drew70]

@@Saiyanking72 Yes. You didn’t create this franchise, so you don’t decide what his name is pronounced

[@Diddlyy]

​@@Mr.Drew70 Considering everyone in the animated show (which came first) pronounced his name as AANG and not ONG probably means that ong is not the correct pronunciation

[@LadyMajolish]

Now we need the live action dragon ball z reviews, Tonka Joey.

[@johntompkins]

And the (Netflix) live action Death Note reviews...

[@blueflare3848]

Agreed.

[@Silverbuglovescoffee]

THEY MADE A LIVE ACTION DRAGON BALL Z?????! THEY MADE A LIVE ACTION DEATH NOTE?????!

[@blueflare3848]

@@Silverbuglovescoffee Yes. Don’t watch it, it’s shit (talking about the live action Dragon Ball movie. I have no idea how the live action Death Note is).

[@matityaloran9157]

@@blueflare3848As bad as it is, The Last Airbender movie is worse

[@bias1789]

I hadn't yet heard of the show when this movie came out, so I didn't know it was an adaptation. I did not like the movie and it actively put me off watching the show when I learned it existed. I have in recent years actually watched the show and I'm upset the movie made me not want to see it. Also I am forever confused on how to pronounce Sokka because my initial reaction is to go with what I heard first. Don't know why it's only his name I'm switched up on, but that's just one more thing to blame the movie for

[@anonymoususer188]

I had a similar experience with seeing the movie before knowing that it was even based on a show, then not wanting to watch the show, but eventually watching it and immediately loving it. Can't say that I've had any problems with the names though. Maybe that's just because I'm bad at remembering names in general, and I'd forgotten most of the pronunciations in the movie by the time I watched the show.

[@thegayonthemoon]

For clarification on Sokka’s name it’s sock (like the thing you wear on your feet) -ah

[@QUBIQUBED]

@@thegayonthemoon its not ah its uh

[@Mr.Drew70]

You’re actually one of those losers that hates this movie? You’re pathetic 🙄

[@33pandagamer]

The only good thing this movie did was introduce my sister to the show, who then later introduced me to the show.

[@Bd-qs5bn]

not enough reviews about the 6 earthbenders moving a small rock

[@Mr.Drew70]

Those 6 earthbenders were awesome

[@arkangaming4496]

@@Mr.Drew70 troll harder, the movie was shit.

[@Mr.Drew70]

@@arkangaming4496 Cope harder. The movie was phenomenal

[@arkangaming4496]

@@Mr.Drew70 troll harder, your opinion sucks.

[@Mr.Drew70]

@@arkangaming4496 Don’t hate me because I speak the truth

[@Yoimiya_Lover29]

2:38 The fact this review is 5 stars I'm crying 😭

[@Mr.Drew70]

That person knows it’s good, they’re just forced to write a bad review because the fandom sends threats of violence for liking something they don’t

[@D00nkey]

​@@Mr.Drew70 You know all these comments you are making are gonna get scanned by the algorithm when someone reports you right? At this rate your account may be terminated for breaking the first code of conduct: Harrasment and Cyberbullying And knowing the amount of comments you have made only increases the amount of people who would report you, thus increasing the chances of getting your account getting banned It was not good knowing you, squeaker 🙃

[@_falling.sky_]

@@Mr.Drew70 It's so blatantly obvious they were being sarcastic and petty. No sane person enjoys that film. Everything is wrong with it

[@Mr.Drew70]

@@_falling.sky_ You’re being sarcastic right now. I see what you’re doing, you almost had me there

[@_falling.sky_]

@@Mr.Drew70 Aww it's so adorable how your only way to cope with it is to pretend it's sarcasm 🥰

[@Razuki5]

Imagine you tell your dad, who is a filmmaker, that you like ATLA. So he goes and makes this movie for you. And this is what he gave you. I’d run away from home.

[@dumbstupid7774]

How does something with THAT budget look so cheap?

[@Mr.Drew70]

It wasn’t cheap. You just need glasses

[@shayshay8650]

​@@Mr.Drew70 But I wore my glasses

[@Mr.Drew70]

@@shayshay8650 And you still couldn’t read

[@undyingUmbrage413]

my immediate reaction to finding out that they're making a live action ATLA series was "wait, what? why? i thought we already did that one, and it was bad."

[@Digi-BlueFox]

I remember being so excited to see this movie in the store and I absolutely had to have it. Then I watched it and I remember vividly how annoyed I was at the fact that fire benders needed torches to fire bend, then I was even more annoyed when the fire benders were surprised that Iroh - sorry Eeroh - could bend fire without an already existing source of fire. Like... You can?! You should be able to?! Also the stupid slow fighting pissed me off. Long story short, this was my worst purchase... or present... I might have gotten this as a birthday gift. Oh shit

[@Mr.Drew70]

This movie is WAY better than your precious tv show. You definitely deserve to be crippled for hating this movie

[@dweeblekeneeble6332]

This movie should have never existed. But the soundtrack is one of James Newton Howard’s best in my opinion.

[@Mr.Drew70]

This movie is a masterpiece. What kind of soyboy are you to not like it

[@D00nkey]

​@@Mr.Drew70 Hey bot, I'm gonna tell the others in this comments how you have been treating other people's opinions, so have fun while it lasts :)

[@Mr.Drew70]

@@D00nkey Wow bot. How original. And you people say you fight for freedom of speech

[@_falling.sky_]

@@Mr.Drew70 Freedom of speech does not mean freedom of consequences. It also doesn't mean people are obligated to listen to your bullshit

[@amn2760]

​@@Mr.Drew70“You just made yourself an enemy of the state” - Head of Dai Li agency, Long Feng

[@TheRainIsFalling19]

What movie?? There is no movie in Ba Sing Se

[@Internetcockroach1]

*There is no movie in Ba Sing Se*

[@Mr.Drew70]

It’s called the last airbender, libreal. It’s a good movie, you should watch it

[@marshmello9117]

​@@Mr.Drew70 SHUSSH, DON'T WATCH IT. IT'S FOR TORTURE 😢

[@lumini3172]

@@Mr.Drew70 Libreal? Do you mean liberal? If so, how would it make you a liberal to know trash when you see it?

[@_falling.sky_]

@@Mr.Drew70 Please recover from your bad taste in movies

[@Azyne]

7:50 accurate, the first time I watched it I was losing my mind At the end, my dad was pretty much saying "god why didnt they make the Sequel" like bro ARE YOU OK??

[@seansharpes9495]

He probably saw the small wisps of goodness from the show that managed to seep through this discount bin trash. He'll probably change his tune real quick if he sees what this monstrosity is trying helplessly to parrot.

[@AHatFloatingInTime]

It’s called a opinion

[@ericraululyeetusdelyeetus5028]

My parents said they liked it. They saw, and also liked the show. Every day, I wonder, *how.*

[@D00nkey]

Hey fellas, there's this account that goes by the name Mr. Drew70, with a catboy pfp that has been insulting and cyberbullying other for their opinion. Check the replies, if you see him, plz report, thanks ❤

[@clonnie-cloo]

i guess it's some small comfort that they never got their hands on my girls mai and ty lee

[@Arthus850]

My uncle hates animation with a passion. He thinks it only works when it’s Looney Tunes or anything similar, and if any animation features good story or characters or drama, he only hates it even more since to him all those things only mean anything if they have “real people” presenting it, otherwise it’s all wasted. I thought showing him Avatar would convince him, but he still hated it. Then he went ahead and saw the movie, and given how everyone hated it I thought he’d finally get it, but no. He liked the movie more purely because it’s live action, and nothing else mattered. Sometimes I don’t get him.

[@alicebthegachaweirdo8378]

I have never watched the Avatar the last air bender series (I’m uncultured, I know) and I, just like everyone else really dislike this movie, although I thankfully haven’t watched it myself. To clarify: Just because I haven’t ATLA doesn’t mean that I’m unaware that it exists.

[@D00nkey]

Naw there's this account that has been rage baiting others by saying that this movie was good. However, he has been insulting and cyberbullying them, going as far as to say to one user that they should "lose their legs" just because they said this movie was ass. Please report him, ragebait or not thats fucked up. Internet toxicity shouldn't exist.

[@kaysrandomchannel4618]

Hell yeah, someone who agrees!

[@theplayer1997]

What ragebaiter? What movie? There is none of that here, in Ba Sing Se. Here we are safe. Here we are free. 😃

[@kaysrandomchannel4618]

@@theplayer1997 yeah

[@alice_midnights]

Tonka Joey uploaded, lgbt community GO‼️

[@PCPrincipalsHusband]

Don’t call me out

[@lucamagic]

!!!

[@SkiggsMoDiggs]

*a coffin lid slides open as i sit up like a vampire* yo

[@alicebthegachaweirdo8378]

Hello there

[@alice_midnights]

@@SkiggsMoDiggs it’s giving Gerard way

[@Miku_lover281]

For the actors who now have this on there record permanently “that’s rough buddy”

[@blazep4652]

6:07 let’s be real, him coming back for the NLA version will be the ONLY positive if they don’t make changes

[@Skew0443]

I have never seen a more perfect transition into a patreon plug then “Thats rough buddy” then just cut to black and go straight to the shoutouts.

[@Pipkiablo]

The kid who played Aang in the movie was in only one other film around the same time called Cowboys and Aliens, and I actually remember being stunned when I found out that was the same kid because his acting was actually pretty emotive and half decent in that movie. It just goes to show you how actors of all skill levels seem to forget how to act when Shyamalan starts directing them. Also whenever I'm having a bad day, I like to look up the pebble dance scene, because half a dozen earthbenders doing a dance so they can very slowly levitate a small rock into the face of a guy who's probably too stunned at how stupid this is to get out of the way is hilarious to me. It's the only good scene in the entire film.

[@Kaguraaaplays]

4:55 said in the calmest voice ever😊

[@ElolzEditzYT]

5:08 actually

[@bonedude1286]

The Last Airbender was a tineless classic. Until the Shyamalan Nation attacked.

[@Yoimiya_Lover29]

It makes me so mad that Sokka and Katara were whitewashed. Like... I hate when races are changed, ESPECIALLY when it's ersasing representation.

[@Yoimiya_Lover29]

@@takedown9761 I personally never could bring myself to watch this horrific movie, so I had no idea that even happened. That's awful ngl.

[@Desiray77]

It’s so stupid to the point that it’s funny 😂

[@Desiray77]

@@takedown9761 WOAH HE DID THAT?? WAAAA

[@D00nkey]

Hey fellas, there's this account that goes by the name Mr. Drew70, with a catboy pfp that has been insulting and cyberbullying other for their opinion. Check the replies, if you see him, plz report, thanks ❤

[@RosieTheBat]

A time of peace when Avatar: the last airbender was one of the greatest animated media to grace our screens, but that all changed when the live action adaptation attacked…

[@Mr.Drew70]

And the live action adaptation was a masterpiece and ended being way better than the terrible cartoon

[@theplayer1997]

​@@Mr.Drew70Who the fuck invited Azula?

[@crimenarson5962]

I was a child, like at most 3rd grade. I watched this in the theater with my dad and older sister, and I was so hyped. I came out of that film so full of disdain my dad got mad at me and said we’d never go to the theater again if I kept acting like that.

[@Mr.Drew70]

What did you expect? You were throwing a tantrum over a movie

[@crimenarson5962]

@@Mr.Drew70 Literally all I was doing was pointing out the differences and how the film could be better. He’d do the same shit too

[@Mr.Drew70]

@@crimenarson5962 Just because something is different doesn’t mean it’s bad. Get over it

[@crimenarson5962]

@@Mr.Drew70 dude we’re talking about The live action Avatar film. It was a dumpster fire.

[@Mr.Drew70]

@@crimenarson5962 No, it was a masterpiece. Get it right

[@epicgaming11195]

the first time i saw any part of this movie was a clip of aang saying "my name is ong" and that made me think that ong was a different character than aang

[@Hundelsa]

Me and my brother at one point tried to ironically watch it but had to stop because it was pure agony.

[@masterjoseph25]

There is no live-action film in Ba Sing Se.

[@ravenkills]

saw this movie in theatres when I was seven and remember nothing that happened (i also never saw the show) I just got to the part of the video where they mention Sokka being played by Jackson Rathbone and I'd like to ask why he somehow looks nothing like Jackson Rathbone in the screencap provided (3:06)

[@critica77y77]

This is a terrible live-action adaptation, but it's not the WORST. At least you could tell Shyamalan WATCHED the animated series, unlike the people who made Dragonball: Evolution.

[@InsertCreativeusername_]

6:02 momo looks like Zaboomafoo with bat ears

[@ImASonicFanEveryOne]

"The monks named me Ong" BURN IT BURN IT BURN IT BURN IT BURN IT BURN IT BURN IT!!!!

[@Flame-rp6yq]

I am so happy that despite barely watching Avatar and only have seen a handful of scenes and episodes when I was very young during the first release (that and some of Korra), that I was introduced to that first Most vivid memory is Sokka hallucinating in the desert currently waiting for the right time to just binge watch the entire series.

[@zoned_out130]

HAPPY 100K CONGRATULATIONS!!!

[@anonymoususer188]

I watched this travesty of a movie years before I saw the show. I legitimately couldn't keep Iroh and Zhao straight. I didn't even realize Zuko had a scar for crying out loud! I didn't hate the movie at the time, but it didn't seem that good either. Just eh. Then, I finally saw the show. Before the end of the first episode, I realized two things. I realized that the movie was a pile of hot garbage, and I realized why everyone loves the show so much. I binge watched the entire show in a about a month (which is saying something considering I was in high school at the time). I couldn't get enough of it. Everything is so good. I've rewatched the show a couple times since then because it's just that good. How did they mess up the movie so badly? I don't understand how it's even possible to start with the show as a source material and end with the movie.

[@cheeseboi588]

This movie is the tangible manifestation of "Zoo Wee Mama"

[@RadenHZ26]

I'm watching the Netflix's version, initially, i thought it was a bit underwhelming, but then i remember this adaptation exist and it makes the Netflix adaptation a masterpiece. I mean, Netflix did quite well on being faithful to the material source, my complain was Sokka that less funny and less sexist, and Princess Yue that looks not great, other than that they did good.

[@AdamKayaan]

Why’s sokka less sexist, isn’t that part of this growth?

[@sajedel9arma47]

oh boy, still yet to see the netflix series adaptation

[@jokerofspades-xt3bs]

in the live action remake coming out this movie should be the ember island play

[@Mr.Drew70]

This movie is a masterpiece. If only it got a sequel

[@YoshiAteTooManyYoshiCookies]

​​@@Mr.Drew70I know, right? It's so nice for the actors that they can get paid well without being bothered by countless fans on the street all the time because those fans in question do not exist.

[@Mr.Drew70]

@@YoshiAteTooManyYoshiCookies Exactly

[@YoshiAteTooManyYoshiCookies]

@@Mr.Drew70 look, everyone! I finally got the baiter who "defends" this crappy movie to agree with a comment that says something negative about the movie in question!

[@kaysrandomchannel4618]

REAL

[@hudalovestodraw3249]

I tried to watch it with my siblings, but 6 minutes in, we turned it off and we still watch the show to this day

[@Attaxalotl]

Plot Twist: This was the movie adaptation of the Ember Island play.

[@LonelyDuck69]

I wanted to watch the series since I never did as a kid but my parents wanted me to suggest a film we could watch with the whole family so I said this movie as a joke and we actually watched it… I laughed almost the whole time bc of how badly done it was, I could see the potential and how badly they fucked it up

[@samanthagreen576]

Im so glad I got into this franchise as an adult and went into the movie knowing it was bad. If I had seen this when it first came out as a fan of the show I would have been devastated but intead I spent the whole time making fun of it and then went and looked back over the season 1 episode summaries to see how I would have done a better adaptation. And then introduced my family to the show and watched in glee as I made them suffer through the movie too. Good times. I'm looking forward to the Netflix show. It would take some serious talent to do a worse job than this did and even just from the trailers that are out it seems to be an improvement. I don't think it will be exactly like the show so I'm not going in expecting that and giving it a chance to be it's own thing.

[@Mr.Drew70]

The movie is way better than the cartoon. Netflix can adapt it all they want, they won’t top the 2010 movie. And i hope something bad happens to you if you think it’s bad

[@ego8330]

Fucking ragebait😂

[@Mr.Drew70]

@@ego8330 Typical cartoon loser denying facts and logic. Can’t say I’m surprised

[@Mr.Drew70]

@@ego8330 Another cartoon soyboy denying facts and logic. Can’t say I’m surprised

[@Mr.Drew70]

@@ego8330 Another cartoon loving loser denying facts and logic. Can’t say I’m surprised

[@Raynoir4779]

When i was little i watched a lot of Avatar: the last airbender, and even then i hated this movie, i can't remember much of it but i do remember it was VERY bad.

[@Mr.Drew70]

You must’ve been abused to think this movie is bad. Don’t worry, it’s okay to admit it’s good

[@Raynoir4779]

@@Mr.Drew70 ???

[@Mr.Drew70]

@@Raynoir4779 It’s true

[@Raynoir4779]

@@Mr.Drew70 People have opinions, Drew.

[@Mr.Drew70]

@@Raynoir4779 So do people that like the movie. Yet you go out of your way to call them shills

[@Eclipsoar]

I thought I watched this in 2018-19 or something, and yet I forgot about it. I didnt know it was that old 😯. Time really flied since I watched that movie. It really flew over my head.

[@applesauce303]

I practically have the show memorized and I still had no idea what was going on half the time during the movie.

[@Idkpleasejustletmechangeit]

7:29 how'd they end up fucking it up so badly that he got his German name in this?

[@tricksfollies9549]

I wouldn’t want to “um, actually” all these people, but there’s an interview or behind-the-scenes thing that says they said the character’s names how they would be pronounced ethinically (I think that’s the word I mean).

[@aerinhinton964]

ethnically. Also like v ironic that they were trying to pronounce the characters' accurately to their respective ethnicities, but then white-washed most of the cast.

[@lysiamoreno7431]

I was looking for this comment! How we say Aang is like the "americanized" version of the word. I just recently understood why people were so mad at the movie for saying """Ong""" because I watched the TV show dubbed in my native language and they also pronounced it "Ong"

[@aurzelli]

“We’re gonna make the pronunciations of these characters more accurate to how it would be pronounced ethnically, but also change their skin colour and butcher the martial arts, the things already representing the ethnicities of these characters.”

[@pohjanvanamo]

​@@lysiamoreno7431yeah, same for me. But the live action is still english, so I think they should've used the same pronunciations as the original english.

[@rudrodeepchatterjee]

​@@aurzellitrue. The bending in the original series looked so good because there was a unique look to every bending style, which also tied up with the element itself(airbending- wavy and quick motion, waterbending- smooth body movement, earthbending- rigid and steadfast body movement, firebending- energetic and aggressive movement). This was just cheap dance.

[@be_an_orbit]

I used to think that this movie was the Avatar movie with the blue species (for reference, I haven’t seen either movie), so when I heard that the fan base disliked this movie, I was like “Of course, it has absolutely nothing to do with the original source material” 😭

[@Mr.Drew70]

It had everything to do with the source material. Maybe if you actually watch the movie you’ll see just how good it is

[@azurekutella3812]

I recommend Hello Future Me’s rant that’s longer than the actual movie.

[@Anths_art]

3:35 its giving the same energy as that floating pineapple bit from The Three Stooges

[@DespiteEverything42]

When i was growing up i was *pretty cringey* and wanted to be a fire bender purely for the power that came with the idea of it...... Now growing up i like the idea of being an earth bender but i always wondered if flora also counted as earth material because of the connection between root systems and soil so if i was i could go around thr world and solve deforestation and just.. a lot of natural problems (at least before im assassinated for it)

[@Mr.Drew70]

You still are cringe for liking those show over the movie

[@Tzelofachad]

@@Mr.Drew70 Shut. Up.

[@D00nkey]

​@@Tzelofachad report his account, he's been cyberbullying others in the comment section, check all of the replies

[@_falling.sky_]

@@Mr.Drew70 Yea absolutely no one agrees with you 💀

[@Skeety35]

Wow, I would never expect one of M. Night Shyamalan's movies to be one of the worst films in history. He's created so many astonishing movies and then there's just The Last Airbender in the middle of them.

[@lucamagic]

Congrats on 100k! You deserve it

[@Renfeng4]

I remember watching the movie and seeing it made me sad for the future.

[@theobamaprism]

PJO fandom 🤝 ATLA fandom absolutely DESPISING their movie adaptations

[@HittingBandy]

I remember my family rewatching this mess when it showed on TV, my sister walked in to Zuko, screamed he's supposed to be caucasian not indian, then left.

[@CrescentM00]

I used to watch the series all the time with my dad and sister, my dad watched the movie, told me how terrible it was. The first thing he complained about was the names being incorrect and I immediately hated it. Also he told me about the earth bending being terrible and seeing that they need FIVE earth benders to move a rock I could have moved the exact same way is hilarious and sad. I hope I never have the unfortunate experience of seeing it.

[@kagaminelen2652]

can we all just collectively agree to forget about this thing

[@gingerdie]

There is no movie in Ba Sing Se.

[@arenatyke9957]

I’ve been trying to forget this movie existed

[@arenatyke9957]

Also what they did to Azula should be a crime, I don’t care she was barely in it, you don’t just DO THAT TO HER >:( (Yes they also complete gutted and butchered the rest of the characters and I will never forgive it but they DID THAT TO AZULA >:((((( )

[@Mr.Drew70]

It’s because you like the movie, that’s why. There’s a reason you won’t forget about it

[@Tzelofachad]

@@Mr.Drew70JUST SHUT UP WE CAN HAVE OUR OWN OPINIONS. It takes dedication to scroll through these comments JUST to tell us we are wrong and the worst movie ever made is good

[@_falling.sky_]

@@Mr.Drew70 Dude, just shut up and accept people hated the movie.

[@theplayer1997]

What movie? What are you guys talking about? 😃

[@Galaxy_Pure]

You guys wondering about the 6 earth benders and the rock, im more confused as to why the arrows on aang are almost invisible and blue and patterned-

[@Ella_The_Fella]

I'm just gonna start off by saying that this film is pure disrespect to the original script of the original series. In the original, Aang seems like a brave and strong boy who fights for the people he loves, but in the film he is a scared child who gives up everytime he's being attacked. Not just that, but the cgi and the actors are horrible, I mean.. 6 earthbenders doing a 10 second ritual to move a single pebble? And don't even get me started on the pronounciations of the names. I don't even want to talk about it, but after painfully watching the film to the end only because I adore this fandom I have to talk about it. Saying Ovatar instead of Avatar, saying Ong instead of Aang, saying Soukka instead if Sokka and saying Eeroh instead of Iroh. Disgusting. The scar on Zuko's face represents the trauma he had from that one day, vut in the movie, it's barely shown and he doesn't show his deep feelings and isecurities showing that it deeply reminds him of a horrible day. I'm commenting this because I deeply care about the show and I want to express my feelings for this peice of garbage. Hope they go bankrupt. Thank you for anyone who read this to the end ❤

[@Mr.Drew70]

This movie is a masterpiece. Just because something is different doesn’t mean it’s bad, and it’s way better than the godawful cartoon. I hope you lose your legs for saying the movie is bad

[@Ella_The_Fella]

@@Mr.Drew70 That's sad. Crying over some comment cause u thought everyone likes your movie. Hope you have a great day and I won't lose my legs dw honey

[@Mr.Drew70]

@@Ella_The_Fella You’ll lose your legs someday. Karma will come to you one way or another. And you deserve it for shitting on this movie. Not everyone likes your precious cartoon

[@Mr.Drew70]

@@Ella_The_Fella You’ll lose your legs one day. If karma won’t get you one way, it’ll get you another. You just need to accept that the movie is way better than your precious cartoon, and the fact that you think it’s the other way around is really sad

[@Ella_The_Fella]

@@Mr.Drew70 Why you so pressed?

[@sarad2487]

tbh ATLA is a masterpiece, an absolute gem, LOK, well... it's good I guess? but not the same show as ATLA, but the movie?!?! WHAT DID YOU GUYS DO YOU MESSED IT UP EVERY SINGLE WAY

[@Mr.Drew70]

The movie is a masterpiece. And it’s way better than that godawful cartoon. HOW MUCH OF A RETARD DO YOU HAVE TO BE TO THINK CARTOON IS BETTER THAN THE MOVIE!!

[@edenharness247]

Why don't we all collectively agree that this trash movie is now a parody? The next time I watch it, I'm going to pretend it was supposed to be a parody so maybe I'll get some enjoyment out of it this time. I also watched it before I watched the show, and I wasn't aware of how bad it was, so I wasn't excited for the show. I loved the show, and now I get it. Shame on me.

[@user-xn2ux4em3t]

I honestly feel awful for the actors. The actor of Aang was so happy to be casted as Aang and loved Avatar, but when the fans said it was the worst movie ever, he decided to quit acting. I feel so sad for him😢 Believe it or not, the actor of Jar Jar Binks from Star wars took thr hate from fans personaly and almost commited suicide😢

[@TheFanartFREAK24]

I only watched the movie for a few minutes and got so mad at how the character designs changed I had to stop

[@dannyl434]

That one person is absolutely right though, appa doesn’t look terrible in that movie and that is genuinely the one good thing they managed😂

[@dukedukeson2158]

You know I actually liked the costume design in this movie and I like... uhh... well there was.... um... ooh! I liked that it reminded me of how good the show was!

[@Dars2097]

I feel bad for the kid who plays "Ong", but I also wonder how he got casted...

[@cairosheck6147]

The firebender's reaction time is 7 seconds then bro reacts the rock was going 1.5Mph and bro still got hit💀

[@ThatOneBard_BritzOP]

This is the second worst movie I've ever watched. The first was Suicide Squad (2016)

[@lorelaimorace-kk1xz]

your voice is so sweet and soothing could go to sleep to it

[@Ineedanoriginalnameacceptthis]

THIS

[@lorelaimorace-kk1xz]

@@Ineedanoriginalnameacceptthis wow thanks for those types of comments

[@Ineedanoriginalnameacceptthis]

@@lorelaimorace-kk1xz is this sarcasm?

[@lorelaimorace-kk1xz]

@@Ineedanoriginalnameacceptthis not sarcasm nor a joke it's genuine

[@Ineedanoriginalnameacceptthis]

​​@@lorelaimorace-kk1xz Oh, thank you then 😊

[@SpitfireTheWolf]

The VO reading these comments really completes the whole thing. It's unapologetically passive-aggressive while reading people's frustration and trolling and I love it

[@Pryizsym]

wait until they read the children’s book “the dark is rising” which got American fried, the main anganist removed, the main character’s master removed, and the plot is now about a dude whose brother is in a snow globe.

[@MICHAELTUMANGDAY]

Their Aang actor is on point..the bad writing ruined his break.

[@skystoyhunts7225]

Eragon movie: am I a joke to you?

[@matityaloran9157]

The Eragon movie was not as bad as this one

[@docbrown538]

Worth mentioning that the show's intro, when showing all four elements, shows actual, ancient Chinese writing in the background. The movie's recreation of the intro has random bullshit nonsense pen strokes, that vaguely sort-of resemble Chinese (to me anyway, I don't speak Chinese so maybe it really looks nothing like it to a fluent speaker.) Reminds me of how 4Kids anime dubs got rid of every reference to Japanese culture and changed names for no reason other than Americanizing it. The removal of actual Chinese, on top of the whitewashing, makes me feel some kind of emotion I can't describe, but it's not a good emotion.

[@FizzieWebb]

I've never watched this movie. I have no desire to. I have read somewhere that Shamalamadingdong directed it the way he did in an attempt to "dumb it down" and make it more accessible for younger audiences by cutting out a lot of the politics, and that he is interested in making another three movies to cover the rest of the series in such a manner.

[@kaysrandomchannel4618]

Naww.

[@kirisuma2186]

luckily netflix did it a LOT better...

[@Trijngund]

there is no movie in ba sing se

[@theplayer1997]

There is no movie in Ba Sing Se.

[@gingerdie]

@@theplayer1997there is no movie in ba sing se

[@Normaschthewanderer]

The sad thing is, most of what was wrong wasn't even shamalyans fault. It was paramount interfering to "make it appeal to a wider audience."

[@acciobambi]

The fact it took SIX earthbenders to move a bender still baffles me