Comments on: The Last Airbender Teaser Poster and Trailer

By: zorak99

zorak99 — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 21:51:53 +0000

Im a huge fan of the cartoon–the scripting/storyboards and in particular the writing were basically the best that Ive seen in years. Not really fair to call this anime even though its roots are certainly there. To the poster who thought the writing in Bleach was better I just dont understand where you are coming from. In about 30 episodes the characters in Avatar have a depth that Bleach never even hinted at in 200+ shows. I cant recall a single episode that wasnt well done and thoughtful. My biggest fear is that they will try to jam the whole series down our throats in one movie. From what Ive seen of the clips it looks like its limited to “Winter” or the first chapter, which is a very good idea.

By: Jess

Jess — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:55:27 +0000

Um, she doesn’t appear until Season 2. That would be the second film, if one gets made.

By: Dagamewizard

Dagamewizard — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:33:43 +0000

He started off destroying this movie by removing one of the main people Toph his earthbending teacher

By: Greg

Greg — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:13:38 +0000

Avatar: The Last Airbender on Nickelodeon is one of the greatest stories, greatest television shows of all time. Anyone who disagrees has not watched it. It is an incredible, fascinating tale of love, war, honor, power, family, and so much more. I’m 28 years old and I started to watch it because of my son, who is now 6. It is not only my favorite cartoon, but my favorite television show ever. The last season was incredible, and won several animated awards including Best Series and Best Direction at the “Annies”, which is like the Oscars of animated television in America. I’ve seen some comments about how it’s not as good as Japanese animation–it’s not supposed to be Japanese animation. The show is based on Japanese, Aleut, and other Eastern cultures, but it’s not Japanese animation, it has its own style.
I have really mixed feelings about the movie coming out. There is already a ton of controversy over the casting decisions, and I think that there is a potential to ruin the whole series, which was absolutely brilliant, perfect, and so special.

By: Jake

Jake — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:50:03 +0000

Don’t get me wrong; I LOVE American television. I love Teen Titans, I love Samurai Jack. And yes, I love Avatar. But it’s not the best.

By: Jake

Jake — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:45:19 +0000

The show is good. It’s a shallow imitation of the awesomeness that is Japanese anime, but it’s still one of the best animated American cartoons in a while. Impressive, but still average.

I mean, come on. “Fire Nation”? “Water Nation”? “Earth Nation”? That’s the best they could come up with? Even the premise is flawed: “All the nations lived together in harmony, until one day the Fire Nation attacked.” But if they lived in harmony, there wouldn’t be a “Fire Nation” or “Water Nation” or “Earth Nation”. Our nation may be called America, but there’s all kinds of races here. That’s what harmony is. Plus, we don’t all wear the same kinds of clothing, unlike the Fire Nation…

Plus, the shows’ eastern Buddhist ideals are so tired in the TV and film industry. I mean, at least bring a new twist to the whole “everything is connected” and “believe in yourself” stuff. It’s really not a very subtle attempt to influence the minds of the new generation with New Age concepts. Heck, the show’s main character, Aang, is a New Ageist. He’s able to draw upon the power and wisdom of the people of his past lives.

Also, if you’re just going to emulate what people have done in the past, do it properly. The Dragonball drew upon the belief of Chi, a sort of spiritual energy that you can use to pull off special moves. Naruto has a similar concept, only it’s Chakra, which in the show physically circulates throughout your body, like blood. In Bleach, it’s Reiatsu, which is more of an aura. Avatar goes back to the concept of Chi, but every member of the cast says it wrong; it’s actually pronounced “Ki (Kee)”. Every time someone said, “Chee,” I twitched. Anyone who’s watched anime knows that they’re saying it wrong! Didn’t they bother to do the research? Didn’t they care?

Don’t get me wrong, it’s oftentimes a very fabulous show, but it’s not nearly as great as what similar shows have done in the past.

Personally, I would much sooner they make a movie about Naruto, or especially Bleach. I mean, what sounds more intriguing? “A young boy that is the last of a people that can control wind sets out to kill the King of Fire,” or “A sixteen-year-old kid travels into the next dimension to do battle with immortal beings of power and save the one he loves”?

Pop in a disc containing the later episodes of Bleach Season 2 and watch it uncut and in Japanese with English subtitles and you’ll see what I mean. Our cartoon TV writers are totally outmatched. When a single season of a show has like 50 detailed and very rich characters moving the story it makes the show’s world incredibly believable. The action itself is almost mere icing on the cake. That’s what awesome is.

By: bobsyeruncle

bobsyeruncle — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:55:55 +0000

Any movie with panflute in the soundtrack must be friggin’ awesome!

By: Slumdog

Slumdog — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:39:58 +0000

Its confusing because i thought James Cameron’s Avatar was based off of the cartoon.

By: OldDarth

OldDarth — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:11:37 +0000

I liked it.

By: BamKazaam

BamKazaam — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:11:50 +0000

nice i really like the teaser, it looks very much like the cartoon. especially the Fire Nation ships, that was really awesome, but it looks like its firing from a turret (which i hope its not), well i cant really tell, its just too far away, being a teaser and all, but really, the shots from the war ships got me pumped up, i hope to see more of the other nations, Earth Kingdom and Water Tribes, if thats what its called in this adaptation, nevertheless im looking forward to this.

keep us posted Rodney :)