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Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Family 2 seasons 15 episodes Returning TV-PG
IMDb7.2
The epic saga continues.
A young boy known as the Avatar must master the four elemental powers to save a world at war — and fight a ruthless enemy bent on stopping him.
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Epic, nostalgic, unpretentious and resolved.
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The primary conclusion I drew from this series is that the only way to properly do a live-action remake of Nickelodeon's Avatar: The Last Airbender, which is not just my favorite television series but my favorite piece of media period of all time, is to literally do a word-for-word shot-for-shot update with minimal to no changes. Even though this is generally a faux paw of adaptations, like how this was the primary criticism of this year's live-action Moana, in the case of The Last Airbender, the original is so literally flawless that any changes are inherently going to make the remake product lesser. That being said, after its first 2 seasons, Netflix's The Last Airbender has proven to at least be an attempt at a faithful adaptation of Nickelodeon's animated series while honoring the themes and spirit of the original. It does not always succeed, nor does it come close ever to matching the profound emotional impact or stunning visuals that the original series does, but there are moments where that magic of the original shines through. It is refreshing to see a Last Airbender adaptation that does, to a large degree, honor the original and do its characters justice, after the abysmal
Read the whole review on TMDBTruly an attempt. but beating the look of the worst movie of all time isn't a big achievement. The appearance and action of this show is nearly perfect, but the writing and plot leave so much to be desired that I can't help but wonder why anyone would watch this instead of the perfection of the original cartoon. It's almost hard to sit through knowing how each impactful scene will be mangled by the exposition machines (sorry, characters). Aang freaking out about Monk Gyatso makes no sense if he already knows all the airbenders are dead and when learning that info, barely reacted. Katara doesn't even calm him down, he just has flashbacks of Monk Gyatso and stuff until he feels better. 0/10 writing, visuals get a 5/10 for managing to at least resemble the original show, but the original bending animations are such masterpieces that it still outshines this show. And they forgot to try with the script, so it's literally just having the plot spoken aloud most of the time instead of ever seeing any of it. no impact.
Read the whole review on TMDB**Who are the writer??** Those who grew up with the memories of the original animation series, here is a bad news for you. This live action is an absolute abomination! It had a promising start, and the first 3 episodes were enjoyable. Eventually, the new writers’ plague took over and turned everything into a mess. They literally changed the original story and made it to deliver “the message”! The last 3 episodes were so bad, I wanted them to end it already. I am not going to go into details, but here are the good and bad from my perspective: GOOD: 1. I liked the casting. The actors look like the original animation series characters. 2. Zuko is a good actor. His uncle on the other hand seems goofy. 3.Some good CGI. BAD: 1. Bad acting, direction, dialogues. 2. No character building or chemistry between characters. 3. The storyline is changed dramatically, which looks like any other Netflix girl boss series. E.g. God forbid if water bending women had to take the nurturing and healing role. They must fight into the battle and stand up against the patriarchy. Katara beating Zuko’s ass, Azula is the ultimate warrior, and so on. These days you simply can’t entertain yourself without being
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