Directed by M. Night Shyamalan
2010
Date Viewed: Tuesday June 29, 2010
Let me just preface this by saying that I'm not a huge fan of the cartoon that this movie is based on. I've only made it through 1 1/2 episodes (which has taken me more than a month to get through) and I just cannot stand the goofy cheesiness. One of the things that I liked about the movie is that is was darker and more serious than the cartoon seems to be (granted, I am only 1 1/2 eps in, so I don't know if the tone changes later on). There were a few super cheesy parts, but that was kind of to be expected (and one of them was right away in the beginning and made me wonder how I was going to sit through the entire movie if it went on like that). So for those of you who don't know the story line, I will try to sum it up as best as I can... The Avatar is someone who can "bend" air, earth, water and fire. (to bend means to control basically) The Airbenders have been killed off by the Fire Nation (fire benders) and so the last airbender (who has been lost for 100 years) is the Avatar. Katara and Sokka (brother and sister from the southern Water Nation) stumble upon Aang who, they discover, can bend air. He reveals that he is the Avatar, but he ran away before he could learn to bend the other elements. So Katara, Sokka and Aang travel to the Northern Water Nation so that Aang can learn to bend water (Katara is a mediocre water bender, and the only water bender in the Southern Water Nation). Meanwhile, the Fire Nation is searching for Aang and enslaving other elemental bending villages. Also, Prince Zuko, who is the exiled son of the Fire Nation's king is trying to get to Aang to win back his father's favor.... Basically this movie crams a lot (an entire season) into one film...
After talking with Nate (who hated the movie by the way) I will post some of his objections to it.
1. There were quite a few voice overs, which is a huge film no no. You're supposed to show it, not say it. I felt like the voice overs were used because they couldn't cram a whole season into one movie and so they couldn't show us EVERYTHING because it would've been way too long. So they used Katara as a storyteller for the most part. There was one lame/weird scene in which Prince Zuko's backstory is told by him asking a boy what he knows about him....
2. It cut too much out. Well, I don't know what it cut out, but I do know that what it kept in made for a good intro to the series.
3. The 3d was HORRIBLE. Yes, I agree. Don't see a movie in 3d unless it was filmed in 3d or unless it's CGI.
4. M. Night Shyamalan is a horrible director.... Well, Nate and I have quite a few differences of opinions on M. Night's movies......
All in all I think I'd award this movie a B
After talking with Nate (who hated the movie by the way) I will post some of his objections to it.
1. There were quite a few voice overs, which is a huge film no no. You're supposed to show it, not say it. I felt like the voice overs were used because they couldn't cram a whole season into one movie and so they couldn't show us EVERYTHING because it would've been way too long. So they used Katara as a storyteller for the most part. There was one lame/weird scene in which Prince Zuko's backstory is told by him asking a boy what he knows about him....
2. It cut too much out. Well, I don't know what it cut out, but I do know that what it kept in made for a good intro to the series.
3. The 3d was HORRIBLE. Yes, I agree. Don't see a movie in 3d unless it was filmed in 3d or unless it's CGI.
4. M. Night Shyamalan is a horrible director.... Well, Nate and I have quite a few differences of opinions on M. Night's movies......
All in all I think I'd award this movie a B
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