They actually tried with casting this time! looks SO much better

[@melissachagaris3152]

2010’s Iroh looked more like Ozai than anything else

[@kelvisaisawesome]

He looks like a generic mid evil guy, possibly a userper of the throne Edit: I meant medieval

[@ascalonlight4297]

2010 iroh looks like he is gonna say winter is coming

[@ChaoticGremlim]

​@@ascalonlight4297 NAHHHHH 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@KARMAZYNA]

​@@kelvisaisawesomeMid evil? What's that supposed to mean?

[@kelvisaisawesome]

@@KARMAZYNA midieval Huh never knew there was a difference lol

[@LeonineGoner]

In (current) sokka's defense, *_His voice is very very accurate to the real show._*

[@RealLordVoldemort]

I agree hes great in the show

[@mannifinalsummer4544]

They even got the original voice cast in the german version! ❤ Gosh I love it so much!

[@hyperlink6547]

And face shape. I swear the dude looks and sounds exactly like Sokka.

[@DoroNijimaru]

it's so perfect. my appreciation of the live action comes largely from him 🪃

[@managarn8038]

Sokka was perfectly casted in my opinion and hes been the most solid of the gang in term of acting imo.

[@moonbox0929]

I’m sorry but I better not hear ANYONE complaining about Iroh’s new casting that is SPOT ON. He looks so much like him.

[@shed816]

I just looked it up, cause my only gripe was the facial hair. I was wrong on my original gripe.

[@sweatshirtguy3424]

Uncle iroh looked like fake uncle iroh in the show where they had a parody of themselves

[@cinderguard3156]

I don't really hear anyone complaining about the casting. Mostly just the story writing choices like removing sakas character arc by basically making him his book 3 self in book one.

[@waffleaffle231]

He has the PERFECT looks for the role omg

[@cryptidnip]

too bad as soon as he opens his mouth it’s just Dave from accounting

[@doctorcorvus1319]

They actually did a great job with the casting for the Netflix version of ATLA to the point where I can’t look back at the 2010 movies and understand half the things they did… like wow it was bad

[@Nostripe361]

They can’t even use the excuse that the kids were good enough to ignore the race issue. They were not good actors

[@roramoya]

feel free to call this a nitpick but I wish they didn't colorwash Katara, Sokka, Hakoda, Kya and Kanna. They were much closer to the mark with the Netflix adaptation and it's one of the few highlights of the LA

[@lovethesweetrosesofreality4418]

Until you get into the acting and they don't even show any real emotions it looks like they don't even care about what's going on with their characters they're just reading from a book

[@Blaze-cr2iu]

Except the Netflix version isn’t much better considering they’re doing whatever they want with the story

[@doctorcorvus1319]

@@Blaze-cr2iu - Except the Movie version is so much worst since it did the same thing but changed the characters and their personalities so drastically, didn’t say Netflix was perfect or anything, just better than the movie

[@nopebruh3279]

DUDE THE 2010 VERSION HAD ZUKO AS THE DARKEST IN THR MOVIE AND EVERYONE IN THE FIRE NATION WAS MEDIUM DARK SKIN THEY MADE THE GOOD GUYS WHITE AND THE BAD GUYS BROWN IT WAS SO FUCKED UP DUDE

[@Cosmickaiju-808]

They did my boy appa so DIRTY LIKE THE CGI WAS HOT AAASSS

[@rosesweetcharlotte]

Especially since the director is Indian. What was he thinking?

[@kou7191]

@@rosesweetcharlotte He did say he wanted representation, that's why he switched the Fire Nation from japanese to indian, but I think the "white guys good, brown guys bad" was just an oversight/ugly coincidence.

[@nopebruh3279]

@@kou7191 while i agree thats certainly possible, the impact matters just as much if not more that the intent which is why it bothered me so much, it was just wild to see-

[@Cryodrakon2]

Would it have been any better if the bad guys were white and the good guys were brown?, there shouldn't be a "bad guy and good guy" dynamic, period, black and white morality sucks.

[@Javicelon]

The funniest part about it is that M Knight Shyamalan directed this and chose the cast. You know, a man of color. He wanted to make this movie because his daughter went as Katara for Halloween. You know, a character that looks like her.

[@rosesweetcharlotte]

Honestly, I would have been fine with the Indian theming for the Fire Nation if it wasn't for the fact that he cast white people for the main characters. I just...why?

[@jmurray1110]

It might not be so cut and dry Apparently there was a lot of rewrites from the producers and katara was a nepotism pick

[@thecolonel1457]

What does his skin color have to do with it?

[@tellg0t090]

​@@thecolonel1457it makes calling it a white wash weird. A man of color had serious control in how this movie turned out and somehow erased almost all the cultural nuances. The funny thing is the reason the fire nation was changed from Chinese coded to Indian coded was so he could play the fire lord. So even if he couldn't everyone exactly as he wanted he at the very least should have been able to make sure certain groups eather kept their original heritage or received a new heritage that represented the culture of the show.

[@thecolonel1457]

@tellg0t090 Why? Anyone can race-swap characters. It happens all the time from people of all races. 99% of the time it's detrimental. The fact that he's Indian doesn't change anything. Also he didn't play the firelord

[@Lou-Lou-]

I keep forgetting that Iroh was in that movie.

[@Suited_Nat]

Same honestly

[@WaterEnthusiast12]

Iroh runs Kim's convenience

[@adammorningstar8178]

same Here bruh I even forgot Zuko even Existed in That Movie

[@lukeeasterling1457]

He wasn't. His cousin, _Eroh_, was though.

[@NessieLoveNessieLife]

"There is no *2010 Iroh* in Ba Sing Se (idk if that's spelt right.

[@thomasfrye6335]

The 2010 version did a single cool thing: Aang’s tatoos are a more interesting design. It doesn’t fit with the world for the design to be so complex, but it was a cool idea

[@ahleenah]

I agree that the design itself is very interesting (I actually really liked it the first time I saw it) but it was so light, it was barely visible from far away. It’s not very effective and doesn’t make much sense

[@lowkeyobsessedngl]

they actually incorporated a bit of that idea into the new show. the one thing they should have taken from the movie, and they did it! granted it looks like waves of water instead of air.

[@DoroNijimaru]

the netflix series does that, but better. his tattoo is applied in patterns like that, but it's full enough to look opaque like in the animated series, but when he goes into the avatar state, the tattoo lights up along its pattern lines before eventually filling full with light. it looks really cool and better than the 2010 version

[@Khush-iy3tv]

I agree

[@Marie-Fey40]

Princess Yue's casting was also spot on

[@chubbsimuthviii1550]

Its the fact ATLA was already pointing fun at the adaptation of the show before the idea for an adaptation was even thought. In the ember island players episode, the players acted a scewed version of the original story. Pretty ironic.

[@Increda-bad]

in 2010 they pronounced sokka as "so ka" and aang was pronounced "ong"

[@christianjudeberbano3134]

I roh for iroh and agni key for agni kai

[@Why___________________________]

My sis and I were so excited that they pronounced the LEAD CHARACTER'S nane right.

[@Heroshii15]

Their pronunciation of Sokka became hilarious to me once I found out that socca (pronounced the same way) is a street food in southeast France.

[@DoroNijimaru]

The UHvutar!

[@meows-and-muse]

“My name is Ong and I’m the avatar.”

[@littlecrow11]

I like most of the actors, but Mai and Azula look too soft. They’re meant to have sharper features

[@Keem1829]

I watched episode 4 today and I was shocked that was Mai and Azula they don’t look the part at all

[@Shadow_Hunter_X]

Its becuase their kids, when they grow in a few years they'll look completely different for the season, its like those nickoldeon shows where season kid version looks compeltely different from their later seasons

[@gaintturnip]

The fact Ty Lee has a sharper face is just- I CAN'T.

[@gaintturnip]

@@Shadow_Hunter_X No...they're grown ups.

[@Kaixa69]

​@@gaintturnipyou do realize azula is 14 in the animated series right?do you want the live action to be like percy Jackson or something?

[@timeconquersall1789]

Sokka At the acting part of his job, he can't control what he looks like. But When I wasn't paying attention and I had the trailer on. I look down and he was talking and I was like oh that's sokka That's the best praise I can give to an actor

[@YoungMule]

Ian Ousley as Sokka was great, probably one of the heaviest lifters of season 1. He felt most relaxed in his role along with Dallas Lius Zuko.

[@DoroNijimaru]

absolutely my favorite and most accurate castings. while ozai and zhao were less accurate, i really came around to them and think they were good picks. Katara & Iroh were a miss for me. Aang was an ok casting, but the writing made me dislike the character. Aang: "it's so important for me to train my bending because people are in danger and going to die, i saw it in a vision." also Aang: *never attempts to train any of his bending even once over the course of all 8 episodes*

[@kra_hme]

Sokka’s actor is perfect, he looks exactly like a native guy I would have seen in class. Dude could literally be my cousin.

[@gracehallie564]

Brooo same

[@valentinesillymode]

Yeah he looks like many mixed native ppl Ive met. idk why people think he’s faking it because he’s not registered with a federally recognized tribe ???!

[@ddbob1]

He's not though that's the problem.

[@gracehallie564]

@@ddbob1 how do you know?

[@Heretic_Jones]

And what’s so funny is the guy cast as Sokka in the 2010 movie is one of the Cullen vampires from the Twilight movies

[@miritallstag336]

Which one? Def not Edward

[@Heretic_Jones]

@@miritallstag336 the one who fought for the Confederacy. Jasper (the one dating Alice, with a fucking staring problem)

[@goth-aroace]

@@Heretic_Jones not sokka fighting for the confederacy

[@noway377]

​@@goth-aroaceSTOOOOP like it couldn't get worse 💀💀💀

[@ariannebrodeur]

OMG HOW DID I NEVER REALIZE THATS JASPER THATS SO FUCKING FUNNY

[@theclownlyimp]

2010 Aang was cast because he was a very skilled martial artist for his age. It was by luck that he even slightly resembled his character

[@filianoreboreal2595]

Sometimes. They just pick actor that look "normal " because they think that will bring people in forget that people see the movie for animation series not because they have a pretty cast .

[@LuckyLatharn]

​@blor3664 It's in quotation marks because they're just saying it's what Hollywood portrays as "normal", not what actually is. That's what the quotations are for.

[@filianoreboreal2595]

@blor3664 the movie producer are the one casting a blue eyes white male to do another caracter race just because they think that everyone wan to see a white male on the screen and you think I say he is a monster a lot of jump logic but is fine .

[@Meow_Meow_Hurts_Real_Bad]

​@blor3664 I think they only said what "a lot" of people actually think about ☠️ Also, the quotation marks kind of arrange that.

[@tarekbouwmeester]

​@blor3664 did you see the quotation marks?

[@LimeIsTheName]

I do like the 2010 design of Aangs arrows. It looks nice.

[@DoroNijimaru]

the netflix version uses that, but you only see it as he goes into the avatar state, it's really cool looking. it lets you know that even though the tattoo is opaque, it's immensely intricate and not just slopped on.

[@diegogutierrez1997]

Fun fact: the water tribe people were white washed because Katara's actress was a nepo hire

[@NIDELLANEUM]

Yeah, it was a situation where one of the producers would *only* make the movie if his daughter got to play Katara. This is why she's white, and it would have thus been awkward if Sokka didn't look like Katara

[@danielelder6361]

Tbf changing races of characters isn't really that uncommon nowadays for example Cleopatra, Arial, Snow White etc. I think it's fine it's just the writing sucked really bad lmao

[@NIDELLANEUM]

They have had actors playing characters outside of their ethnicities for a long time. There's a movie where Gengis Khan is played by John Wayne I think, and Sean Connery is in Highlander playing a character that's arguably Latino (although it's weird how they had Sean Connery in a move set in *Scotland* and he isn't playing a Scottish character)

[@Margaretj13]

@@danielelder6361cleopatra isn’t a “character” she was a real person in history and an important one to Egyptians(and many others). Going around and changing the race of fiction characters is one thing but it is messed up to try to create a false history by changing the race of actual people.

[@danielelder6361]

@@Margaretj13 I agree however you have to understand having the actor be a different race to Cleopatra is different to changing the race of the character. No one is claiming the character is a different race to her historical depiction, it's just whether you think different races should be allowed to act out other races or not

[@Tomy_Lightning]

"Two darkest characters in the show" Guru Pathik: "are you sure about that"

[@maurogentile7669]

Piandao

[@EzrulieDantor]

I'm glad they're asian, but I still wish they'd have chosen actors with more melanin when needed. Maybe it's because I'm black, but I keep having to remind myself that Katara and Sokka are Katara and Sokka.

[@chubbsimuthviii1550]

Me too. ATLA is my favourite show and when I was young I saw myself in katara because I'm brown. I know I'm not indigenous like they are intended to be but still it made me love the show just a little more.

[@minh.ty_leaf]

I’m pretty sure Katarra and Sokka are modeled often Eskimos who are still Asian . I don’t think they were black to begin with.

[@Eosinophyllis]

I’m white indigenous and even I think Sokka and Katara (especially Sokka, though I dislike his actor for many reasons) are way too pale. Yeah sure I’m Metis with a capital m but I wouldn’t be clocked as such and so having someone like me play katara would be a terrible idea.

[@clovercurator7997]

There's a reason for that. Rumor has it that sokka's actor is actually white, or at least not indigenous. His listed nation is the Southern Cherokee Nation of Kentucky, which is a tribe you can pay to be a member of and has been publicly disavowed by all the recognized Cherokee nations.

[@rosesweetcharlotte]

​@@clovercurator7997I sort of feel bad for the casting director on that one. Like, really, who fucking does that? And was it just for this movie, which I could sort of get, or is this guy one of those people who think they deserve to be part of a tribe because they 1/16th Cherokee?

[@Groggle7141]

Nicola Peltz was casted first due to her dad being a wealthy businessman (nepotism), so they had to have the rest of the water tribe be white for consistency.

[@reading6914]

Accuracy is better than some writer inserting in their own version of the story Or making a cash grab

[@rosesweetcharlotte]

This might be fine if the first movie was accurate to the show or if the casting wasn't racist

[@mrcheshire104]

I guess im alone in this, but I actually really like the casting for Sokka. He looks a lot like the cartoon version.

[@rosesweetcharlotte]

It's not that he doesn't look the part or even that he does a bad job, it's that he seemingly lied about being part of a Native American tribe.

[@mrcheshire104]

@@rosesweetcharlotte really? When I look it up, it's says he's mixed race.

[@molinqx3332]

​@@rosesweetcharlottewhat do native americans have to do with asian culture anyway?

[@bringoutthet8212]

You should ask the creators of Avatar. Because Sokka and Katara have always been native American​@@molinqx3332

[@kuyaleinad4195]

@@rosesweetcharlotteYeah they ought to have been transparent than lied in the first place but there are some people who are so hellbent on representation they forget that sometimes, the not-so-ethnically accurate actor may be the better fit 🤷‍♂️

[@yummyfriend2262]

2010 version did Yue AMAZINGLY THO she's PERFECT in the older version

[@jadefeenix]

New Sokka’s acting is on point. He does the half smile and has the same inflections like the cartoon Sokka. IMO I’m only on episode 1 though, so take what I say with a grain of salt.

[@Shadow1Yaz]

Ok, so the water tribe was played by darker skinned people except for Katara, Sokka and Grangran. Many think that Shyamalan cast Indian actors as the fire nation cuz he thought that nation had the juiciest parts. Like… did he really think no one would complain? We complain when a rich white guy plays Batman! (There was legitimately a petition to get Michael Keaton fired from the first Tom Burton Batman movie)

[@Script_Solace]

"MY NAME IS UNG! AND I AM THE AVATAR!" MAN, SHUT UP, YOU'RE TOO SERIOUS! "I'M AANG AND DEFINITELY NOT THE AVATAR!" YES! I LOVE YOU! YOU MUST BE PROTECTED!

[@CosmicOwlChild]

The ahang kid was a legit fighter. And I think he did great in the old last air bender. Can’t blame them blame the director at the time

[@ifeeldead463]

Honestly, the only issue is that Sokka's actor faked being Native American (with proof btw), but other than that, casting's pretty good!

[@noway377]

Wait, how did he be fake being native American? I gotta know about this. 😂

[@sarasmedberg8203]

@@noway377 its not uncommon for actors to claim being native american to take on roles that dont belong to them or to make themselves seem more interesting than they are. they will often claim a grandparent told them about their roots and hollywood will just accept it without any further proof. another guy who got called out for doing the same thing is tyler blackburn, who took on a native american role in the show roswell before exposing himself as a fraud. my guess is that this guy did something similar, its easier than one would think.

[@DoroNijimaru]

i just can't complain because the casting is so good. with him, that's Sokka on the screen, it Really feels like that. i just gotta give a pass here, dude was born to play this role

[@laravio]

Like genuinely asking, what is the proof? All I’ve seen is that some of the federally recognised Cherokee tribes denied him being a member. But not being a part of federally recognised tribe (which there are a lot) doesn’t make a person any less Native American.

[@radiofloyd2359]

They did a great job at casting the actors, and that's about it.

[@momo-cchi5978]

The fact that they done cast Jasper (Twilight) as Sokka had me shook to my core lmaooo.

[@phillipmotbey765]

I think Ian Ousley as Sokka did a really good job in the TV series, I really enjoyed his portrayal of Sokka

[@DoroNijimaru]

*portrayal

[@phillipmotbey765]

Thank you

[@leafgreenbeast]

the saddest part is that the shyamalan uncle iroh was basically the only actor in the film doing a damn thing

[@notsosaucystuff]

I appreciate that they specified they weren't dissing on the actors themselves

[@kakkorot13]

2010s Aang is an odd one for me, because I was at one of the martial arts competitions they were scouting. They wanted an actual martial artist of the correct age, and considering I was the only person even in my own division at that competition, they didn't have a lot to choose from despite it being a state wide competition for California. Aang may not have been so much about race as he was a limited selection of 11 year Olds at black belt level (or at least able to fake it).

[@__Xendra__]

Dude iroh's beard is SO FUCKIN majestic, i loved itt

[@ivancerecer5758]

2010 Aang's actor was casted because he sent a video of himself doing Martial Arts So M. Night Shyamalan gave him the role for his moves, and never tested his acting skills

[@timmyrap1o1]

For once they're actually Asian like they're supposed to be I wonder if the rest of Hollywood will get the memo and actually have characters be the races they're supposed to be

[@KBzaz]

“When you expect a dog to bite you’re happy when all it does it poop on your shoe.”

[@BlorbC]

Why are you so pretty

[@daeguboy8136]

Right? Hes pretty and so idk soft?

[@fruitylooperies8166]

I mean as a genuine question, but what was wrong with Aang's casting in the first movie? I actually thought he would've been a great Aang if they had a better script.

[@DoroNijimaru]

it was 14 years ago. Aang needs to be a kid

[@DoroNijimaru]

wait maybe i misinterpreted your comment, thought you were saying why didn't they cast him for the netflix

[@fruitylooperies8166]

@@DoroNijimaru lol, that’s okay, I also had to do a double take when I read your response. XD

[@BL4CKB34R_]

Honestly the main person i liked in the 2010 movie was princess Yue of the southern water tribe, the netflix series did the hair good but something about her in the movie looked magical, like she seemed more like an actual princess to me, but yeah iroh is my favourite in the netflix series even though im not to big of a fan of the new series

[@nikos8184]

The uncle iroh actor is literally just uncle iroh in real life

[@DoroNijimaru]

then i wish he did a better job of acting it

[@SomeGuy-gc8zs]

Iroh not being fat is just WRONG. It's been the butt of an occasional joke- including by Iroh himself- but more importantly it's a part of his character design. That physique conveys a happy, contented kind of person who is moisturized, in their lane, and flourishing, which is exactly what Iroh is, but he also seems to have deliberately used it to make himself appear harmless despite still being very strong and agile in his old age, and his shedding the fat is a significant bit of characterization that shows he's still very disciplined, determined, and in control.

[@xyreniaofcthrayn1195]

Ironically the only place iroh is genuinely fat is his face the rest is flabulous muscle that goes back into shape during iroh's tenure behind bars for something like a month.

[@JustinLe]

both live action irohs are not fat so I'm not sure what this comment is referring to

[@terrellbrooks5528]

Sokka is spot on in the new show. From look to voice and mannerisms

[@Le_gamer_boi]

2010 Iroh looked like a Lord of the Rings character 💀

[@vey_4227]

Ngl I kinda like Ang design amd actor in 2010 more than the new one, especially thos arrow in the head with that design? Really cool

[@renji90998]

When they get to the scene where Haru’s people are being held prisoner for earth bending they are not on a metal ship. That would make sense since they wouldn’t be able to earth bend. Instead, they’re just at a regular prison camp…surrounded by earth. Instead of Katara, giving the motivation speech, it’s Aang and lack of motivation. Also, the bending in that film is _so_ slow. When the prisoners finally decided to rebel, it took six, yes six, earth benders to move a medium size rock that slowly hits a fire nation soldier. It’s a good thing guns weren’t invented in that world.

[@Markus2E5I6]

Earthbenders surrounded by earth being held captive by firebenders who have one little torch/fireplace that could easily be toppled over or extinguished since in this world firebenders can't create fire. The earthbenders had a huge advantage.

[@Pathfinder_6164]

You look majestic

[@_randombeans]

I'm just happy they aren't calling Aang "Ong"

[@zacharynguyen7286]

Hope everyone doing good and staying safe. If you need to talk to someone or need help, there are people who care. Sending support and hearts. ❤️❤️❤️

[@xX-PookieBear-Xx]

The second photo of Aang you can easily see that it’s a bald cap. I know it’s hard to conceive, but cmon, it shouldn’t be showing. They need to stick to the characters original skin color and stop white washing, black washing, ect.

[@virgobutcaye]

uncle iroh in the new one is perfect!!

[@g4mmalotus937]

Now if only the writing wasn't going to shit after the original writers left.

[@wafflesthearttoad6916]

IROH NEEDS TO LOOK LIKE THE MOST FRIENDLY HUGGABLE MAN EVER-that way when he turns around and kicks ass it’s that much better-and then her can turn around again sing you a song and offer you tea

[@lionelanderson9570]

The first one is when you copy the homework but change it a bit too much.

[@Original_Syn]

You’re 100% correct it could be so much worse. At least the Netflix version pronounces the main character’s name correctly because in the 2010 version they can’t even say “Aang” right. They mispronounce “Aang” as “Oong”. What makes it so much more annoying is how before the movie was released the Director M. Night Shamalon went around talking about how much he loved the original and how excited he was for the opportunity to faithfully adapt it into live-action. Yet he has everyone in the movie say the Aang’s name wrong even though there’s probably somewhere around a 1000 examples of it being said throughout the original series the first of which being within the first 5mins of the first fucking episode!!!!

[@MarcelScars]

That was not 2010's Aang. That was UNG

[@pokegullig]

Pjo fans are barely complaining anymore cause we actually really like the cast despite it bog being canon looks

[@bigfellowjamarcus6271]

Damn the double standard between 2 properties is jarring. People who voiced out their opinion about the percy jackson cast using the same logic , but the people just plug their ears and scream racism 🙄 like theres nothing in their brain, no space for any sort of critism is allowed what so ever. Yall put so much trust in an author that took his fame way to seriously, dunking on the bad percy movies for years only to make his own adaption a snorefest. Ricky flexed the wrong mucle but still think he's god. Disclaimer im not white nor american at all, and i love the books. But even if good ol' ricky were to cast someone thats the same race as me, i would still say the same thing. Imagine foreign readers and fans from across the world saying they dont like the cast and then have a bunch of white americans calling us racist 😅 This is why anime has been topping disney for years already . Majority of their adaption are actually true to the manga or novel (with a few exception) Hell even when the anime didnt adapt it right the anime still garner love and a strong fan base. i.e fullmetal Alchemist vs Fullmetal alchemist brotherhood. So why cant western books, comic, games , cartoon etc recieve the same love and respect from hollywood?

[@bigfellowjamarcus6271]

@@viktoriebartosova3798 Right? I'm starting to think the american pjo fanbase are all racist at this point 🤣 Is it that shocking someone outside of usa read or watch the same thing as them, or is this the "usa is the only country" situation 🤔

[@geekchic8798]

2010 Iroh looks like he was a concept idea for what Thorin would look like in The Hobbit trilogy.

[@Theewis]

My one problem with the new casting is they got Asian actors to play the water tribe and not native like us native people can’t have shit

[@Lifeisgood-bv2tg]

There's not alot of good native actors

[@thesecretwombat056]

there is less than 200 000 inuits and yupiks which are what the water tribe people are based off, not exactly sure how you are supposed to find half decent actors in that small of a population

[@aleenakhan6230]

@@thesecretwombat056What about native people in general? The actress for Katara is Mohawk, not Inuit, and Sokka is Cherokee. So maybe they could have gotten an exclusively native cast if they opened it up to all natives and not just inuit and yupiks. Although it'd probably be difficult still

[@crackedhammer4612]

Look I’ll say this, I like how this new ATLA has Asian cast. But everyone is silent when white characters in fantasy settings based on Europe are casted with non-European actors (example house of the Dragon and the Witcher). It’s a double standard.

[@maddi_b_123]

that was my first thought. like i thought that what really mattered was the acting. That's what I thought and was saying with bridgerton and little mermaid and stuff. the acting should be what matters, and its so hypocritical for people to complain abut some race swaps and not others

[@witherslayer-7315]

I mean, Casting is fairly important too like.... Do you not care about the characters looking like the characters or..?​@@maddi_b_123

[@30000beesinatrenchcoat]

forced representation isn't nearly as bad as erasing it

[@rosesweetcharlotte]

The problem is that there have been a ton more white representation to begin with. They have always inserted white people into roles we shouldn't have gotten. You can argue that maybe the current casting is an overreaction, but even still, we know history was a lot more diverse than we give it credit for.

[@Dylan-pr6fu]

@@rosesweetcharlotteso when is that going to be over, this “it’s our turn to race swap” shit?

[@amiilovessloths]

i totally agree😭😭😭 although im still kinda funky abt both katara and sokka’s actors in the Netflix vers😭😭😭

[@candiedcrusader7841]

If it's bad to replace dark skinned people with light skinned people when there's no reason to, why isn't the inverse seen as equally bad and wrong??

[@gaaladart]

I love current Sokka! It took me some used to but I definitely understand the casting choice and have come to like the character, it feels accurate tbh. I had to get more used to the other characters but you just have to accept it's live action and will be different I think. I enjoyed the show

[@purplenutria1351]

Sorry to be that guy but the atla new adaptation stil suck so bad they get rid of really important topics.

[@artemiswillhelm2633]

The scene where they have like 6 dudes earth bending all crazy n shit and then a lone snail like moving ass boulder crawled across the screen is a cinematic masterpiece 😭🤌 you gotta look that scene up dude!

[@vaniakoka7125]

Bro the cast of this 2024 adaptation is incredible they killed it❤

[@emperorRRI]

He was afraid to say anything about Zuko , Ozai and Azula 😂😂😂

[@dusstythezommby5859]

I actually like the Netflix Sokka very much, he grew on me, he plays the part well and he honestly looks pretty cute

[@dillanmccants4642]

At Least in the series they still kept Sokka as the funny one. In the movie they made sokka serious. Like he only said one line that sounded like something he would say. And that was “ok. Everybody can help us now!

[@emo_link]

If there’s one good thing about the 2010 version, Yue (besides the hair) actually kinda looked like Yue and Iroh in that version, as usual, was a badass

[@lasttimecommenting]

The main casting choice I question in the netflix version is Zuko. He's tiny and not intimidating at all. And he doesn't have the angsty emo boy vibes that I always got from him in the original.

[@destroyercreater98]

I just realized that 2010’s Aang has the symbol for the air nomads on his arrow… just a neat detail I noticed.

[@ChasoGod]

When casting characters for a live action series/movie based upon an animated series you should cast actors/actresses that look like the animated character they will be playing. It makes the character instantly recognizable. The moment they appear on screen your brain instantly connects the live action version with their animated counterpart without any mental gymnastics or suspension of belief needed.

[@berserk____1878]

the guy who played Sokka was actually the best actor in the show lmao

[@corpsep4rty]

i love the current sokka’s actor!! ^_^

[@OpenTanyao]

Honestly as a kid I didn't even realise Katara and Sokka's skin colours. Glad they put the right colours where they belong this time.

[@CalebSpencerMusic]

Bro jack Black would be the perfect uncle iroh 😭😭😭

[@fryjadeiszr9578]

Ian (the current Sokka) actually exceeded my expectations, and has done an amazing job with the script he got!

[@antiope-d9780]

I was right earlier, this man does look more attractive every upload. That hair looks amazing

[@donkeyman9992]

If you ever want a quick chuckle, look up the cover for the novelization of the 2010 last airbender movie. Yes, it’s exactly what you’re hoping/dreading it is.

[@Clan332]

I think they captured silks pretty good other then the skin color part in the new one

[@fordprefect5967]

I think the best thing from the 2010 version was legitimately the tattoo on Ang's head, it looked nice. That was legitimately the only thing that translated well into live action in that movie. You're right, it could be worst though

[@Fireflydonut]

Off topic but bro hair is ✨ ✨

[@gagedavis5365]

I was hoping they’d put more accurate ppl in the most recent live action but they did good

[@jeremyheartriter2.063]

I like the current Sokka TBH. He looks like Sokka and sound like Sokka.

[@yeasirakberlabib2854]

Only time will tell if this iteration of THE UNCLE can pull of both emotional support uncle and the absolutely shredded beast of an uncle.

[@Azyne]

about 2 years ago, when I watching the 2010 Live Action for the first time, not knowing everyone hated it, I shit on it for the whole length of the movie. I don't know what it was, but I just despised it so much. Honestly it was probably the fact that they tried to put a whole 20 episode season into a movie, while I enjoyed watching their adventures, development etc.

[@LetsPlayKradnium]

Old uncle iroh looks like the bodyguard of an albanian mafia boss

[@lowkeyobsessedngl]

new Sokka actor looks like Trevor from Mythical/Smosh and I can't unsee it.

[@godomoths242]

It's especially funny when you know that all the tribes from the original Avatar Show were all supposed to represent different Asian races

[@MissSirenita]

Oh my god, all these years I thought that was Ozai!!! I’m just sticking to the animation, but I notice the improvements

[@sam-s6o]

that first picture looks like one of those videogame logic vids

[@MaddysHouseofGeek]

Little known fact... M. Knight was not given permission to use any material pertaining to the original show. This meant he had to work AROUND trying not to be sued by the creators for copyright. As a result, we got a movie that never should have been made.

[@Dezipuff_13]

Yesss!! Exactly what I've been telling my friends (bonded over ATLA in grade school) they're hung up on the actors but the casting was actually kinda ok, at least it shows that Netflix was trying to make it more diverse like the original cartoon. However that's about as far as praise goes I can't help with bad writing😂😂😂😂😂

[@sir-ani8927]

It reminds me of what someone said about the Twilight cast. 'The best cast working in a hellscape' or something

[@Prime_Rabbit]

Hey! I just saw I think yesterday, a short where he was talking about how people getting upset about white characters becoming black was racist.... And look what we have here ... The exact same situation but reversed. Is he racist? See, I'm not an arse hole. I don't know him so I'm not going to slander him. I will simply point out hypocrisy. Important to note, on the other video I saw before I saw this, I started I don't care about the race, I just think it's funny that people will complain about race swapping done one way and defend it when it's done the other way and get angry at each other because they are just looking into a mirror... And this guy just proved my point