My review of The Last Airbender

 My review of The Last Airbender 

 

Intro: Let me get this straight Mr. Shyamalan you made this movie because of your daughter. She deserves better than this. 

The Last Airbender: This movie is centered on a boy name Aang who was frozen in ice for 100 years. After being free from the ice he learns that he's the last Airbender and the fire nation has been at war with the other nations in those 100 years. So Aang has to master the other elements in order to stop the fire nation. 

This movie is a disgrace to the series it's based on! To be fair making a movie recapping the first season was a mistake because you can't sum up 20 episodes in an hour in a half film. Then again show manage to do that but I digress. The director seems to be aware of this, so he tries to make up for it by giving us a lot of exposition. Doing this hurts the movie because people will feel like someone is reading them a bedtime story then watching a movie. What happened to show don't tell? 

It also ruins the dialogue because the characters don't feel like their having a real conversion. Do I really have to comment on the acting or lack thereof? The pacing in this movie will put you to sleep. The movie tried to add humor but it's so lifeless you don't notice it. I also notice some editing issues I mean we were told that things happened, but we don't see it. How did the fire nation become to most dominant force? I mean they can't fire bend without being near fire and they don't seem to operate like a unit. Also, how they capture the earth benders is a joke. 

Speaking of benders, the movie doesn't explain how that works, they take too long to bend the elements and the earth benders look weak doing it. The CGI doesn't help make the bending look good for the most part. Another thing that bugs me about this movie is the movie didn't cast the right race of people to represent the water tribe and the fire nation. Not only that character's names and other things are pronounced wrong in the movie what's up with that? The fight scenes in the movie weren't shot well because it was filmed in one shot in a way where it focuses on one group and then another. When we see other people fight it looks like they're waiting to get in the shot. The conflict towers the end of the movie will either make you laugh or be outraged. The characters are a downgrade from how they were in the show.  

Aang is scared, weak and helpless. Our hero ladies and gentlemen. Now I wouldn't have minded the writers taking this character in this directing if he was going to overcome those flaws in the movie but that didn't happen in any noticeable way. I find that he has to learn how to bend the other elements because we see that he can do it so what's the point of this plot point?   

Sokka is bruting in this movie which is a far cry from what he was in the show. He something rush into things and other times he collective. The problem with this is the writer's flip flop with the character doing this. Katana suffers from this too. 

Speaking of Katana (Sokka's sister) is motherly like in the show and that's all I have to say about this character. The only complaint I have with her is that she and Sokka have no reason to join Aang on his journey.   

Zuko (prince of the fire nation) is like his cartoon counterpart as far as having a short temper and looking for the Avatar to get back on his father's good graces. With that said he's not relentless about capturing the Avatar as he was in the series. Also, his scar is not noticeable.

Iroh (Zuko's uncle) is laid back and Zuko's voice of reason. I just wish the actor would show more emotion.  

Comm. Zhao (the main villain) is the Fire lord's, right-hand man. He's also cocky and ambitious. 

I can't think of anything I like about this movie. In closing, this may be a bad movie but it's not the worse adaptation. That honor goes to Dragon Ball Evolution.

Rating = Trash