We’ve been listening to about Netflix’s plans to deliver Avatar: The Last Airbender for live-action for years, and the information has bounced between “oh, that’s attention-grabbing” and “oh, it’s over.” And after all of the purported changes and trailers, the tip outcome seems to be… an adaptation that’s at finest, completely Common and at worst, one other poster boy for why live-action must stop stealing from animation, and the second bad live-action Avatar adaptation in a row.
It’s not incorrect to say that people are cut up on the brand new present: those that prefer it are down for the adjustments to the unique present and among the performances, whereas those that don’t are actively aggravated on the liberties taken. (To offer you an concept of how divided this present is, it’s not absolutely clear whether or not or not it’s worse than the 2010 film, higher, or on the identical relative stage.) The one actual generally agreed on level is the writing usually being the weakest a part of the present throughout its first season, and that it’s working extra time to not make the identical errors because the film.
Remaking Avatar was at all times going to be an odd endeavor, even earlier than unique creators Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko departed the Netflix venture to start out their very own factor at Avatar Studios. That present is in people’ hearts in a method similiar to basic Disney animated films, and it sounds prefer it’s being hyperscrutized to roughly the identical diploma as these usually are.
And within the spirit of the season, we wish to know your thought on on Netflix’s Avatar. Find it irresistible, hate it, really feel prefer it elevates the unique’s “Ember Island Gamers” even increased than earlier than? Inform us within the feedback under.
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