Top 10 Worst Changes in The Last Airbender Movie

this was the best they could do welcome to watchmojo.com attire I can't the avatar have a family I asked that they said that's a sacrifice the avatar always has to make for this list we're looking at the worst differences between the certifiably fresh avatar the last airbender series and it's certifiably rotten live-action movie since we will be talking about plot points a spoiler alert is in effect number 10 cutting key subplots and characters M night Shyamalan tried to cram 20 episodes of the show into a single film but he left out crucial plot lines for beloved characters in the process Katara's inspiring triumphs over sexism and her rivalry with Zuko are pushed to the background she interacts with him so little she can barely remember his name me too fan favorites like king of Omashu Bumi and Kyoshi warrior Suki aren't even mentioned I treated you like a girl when I should have treated you like a warrior I am a warrior that I'm a girl too since they were supposed to play crucial roles in the narrative their absence created plot problems for the planned sequels we understand the condensing 20 episodes of content is difficult but if you're cutting out crucial aspects of your story maybe you should aim for a less ambitious adaptation here for a rematch trust me Zuko it's not gonna be much of a match number 9 no laughing aloud while the animated series was marketed towards children the creator's weren't afraid to tackle heavy subjects like war and loss but they also made sure to break up those topics with plenty of visual gags and jokes what please come closer what is it well you go penguin selling with me unfortunately M night Shyamalan didn't get the memo when he made the movie okay there's not much to laugh or smile about in the film nearly all the characters stand around looking depressed or emotionless even the normally hilarious Sokka doesn't tell many jokes the lack of humor makes the world feel grim and heavy throughout the entire runtime what do you want to do guitar how are we supposed to save there on a ship we need a miracle to catch them I know you think everything's going to work out but I don't audience is looking for a fun escape were punished with a humorless and cold world number 8 showing OHS eyes face right away around 30 minutes into the film we see fire lord ozai face for the first time good news you know I conducted a raid on the Great Library which most said didn't even exist yet on with us I have found Scrolls in the library we are deciphering them but I believe they may contain information as to where the ocean and Moon spirits live in this world although actor Cliff Curtis did a decent job his reveal came far too early Oh's eyes face wasn't shown until the third season of the animated series up until then we learned about the Fire Lord with horrific stories saw him in silhouette and heard him speak through Mark Hamill's intimidating vocal performance fight for your honor I meant you no disrespect I am your loyal son [Music] and fight Prince Zuko I won't bite you you will learn respect and suffering will be your teacher this helped build up ozai's terrifying reputation and made him seem larger than life every time the movie cuts to the Firelord the character becomes less mysterious and intimidating if they'd kept Cliff Curtis in the shadows his Ozai could have made a better impression you think my son is this person the soldiers are calling the Blue Spirit number seven rushing princess Yue A's tragic story the original series spent three episodes with princess Yue a boy your dad sure knows how to throw a party I'm happy you enjoyed yourself well it wasn't as much fun after you left so I'm still open we can see more of each other do an activity you mean yes at a place for some time during that time he learned that she was a compassionate and noble ruler she also risked an arranged marriage to spend time with Sokka their romance was cut short when she gave her life to save the moon spirit and the movie messed up the storyline in every conceivable way in the film we barely spend any time with you a as a result her romance with Sokka comes off as rushed and forced what might she ask me we shall say why is your hair white young lady you look very odd I would say to your grandmother my hair is white because when I was born I was not awake and when the moon spirit is injured Iroh tells you a she must give up her life the animated you a courageously chose to sacrifice herself having the film's Iroh tell you a to make the sacrifice Rob's her character of the little agency she did have you can give you a life back for the spirits don't listen to him he's fallen ish nothing is ever truly lost is it mine to give back if I choose number six creating strange name pronunciations even the most casual cartoon fan knew the movie was in danger as soon as they heard quitarse sokka's name don't the first vowel in his name was randomly changed from a short o to a long one since fans were so used to hearing his name on the show sokka's name sounded wrong every time someone said it in the movie my name is the names Aang Iroh and the phrase Agni Kai were also pronounced differently M night Shyamalan claims he changed the pronunciation so they would sound more realistic my name is ito although there might have been some audience members out there who appreciated his desire for accuracy most fans would have preferred if he just left the names alone number 5 imprisoning earthbenders on earth in the series episode imprisoned the heroes discover Fire Nation soldiers are forcing earth vendors onto a metal ship you are miles away from the new rock or earth so if you have any illusions about employing that brutish savagery that passes for bending among you people since these earth vendors can't bend metal they feel powerless to fight back after the heroes give them access to coal the prisoners use the rocks to repel the film initially looked like it would follow the storyline to a tee but Shyamalan inexplicably traps the movies earthbenders within their own earth village they should have been able to overpower their enemies and escape with ease and while there is a throwaway line about the soldiers bringing metal machines we don't see them used in the village during the film Fire Nation send soldiers we've bought them and defeated them and they sent their machines huge machines made of metal there's nothing we could do the absurd change in their prison setting made these earth benders look like weaklings instead of warriors number four making the heroes one dimensional each of the main heroes in the last airbender movie seems to be defined by their worst trait what would you do if they try taking me away that'd kill them all why because you're my sister Sokka is a serious soldier with an extreme bloodlust Katara seemingly cares about everyone she needs and Aang is so consistently wracked with guilt that he can barely manage to crack a smile the original series gave each of the main trio complex personalities as the show progressed they grew past their flaws and became well-rounded characters none of the leads in the movie really grows or shows any depth we'd rather watch outrageous parody versions of our favorite heroes on the small screen then the flat live-action performances we get in the film number three adding painful dialogue most of the characters in the film don't sound or behave like regular humans although you could blame that problem on bad direction or awful acting the dialogue is the real culprit failure in the hundred-day siege of Ba Sing se won't be held against you your son died in that siege didn't he yes he did again I offer my condolences on your nephew burning to death in that terrible accident the characters are constantly forced to make long expositional speeches sound like normal conversation they also love saying their emotions aloud instead of showing them and there are lines written so awkwardly that not even Meryl Streep could make them sound convincing the original series was full of natural and inspiring dialogue you're a terrible person you know that always following us hunting the Avatar trying to capture the world's last hope for peace but what do you care you're the fire Lords son spreading war and violence and hatred is in your blood fans are still quoting Uncle IRAs wise words today the combination of great dialogue voice acting and direction earned the series of Peabody Award an Emmy and multiple Annie Awards sometimes life is like this dark tunnel you can't always see the light at the end of the tunnel but if you just keep moving by comparison the movie won five Razzies number two making bending look bad there was nothing more thrilling than watching a bending battle in the original series these fights were fast paced gorgeous and full of creative choreography the bending in the movies is there although the creative team probably tried their best the visual effects are just not up to par we have to awkwardly wait for the effects to catch up to the actors movements [Music] the style that suffers the most is firebending in the show fire vendors can create flame out of nothing but in the movie they require a constant source of flame to fight this gives them a gigantic and obvious weakness if you want a quality bending battle pull up the original series pick a random episode and enjoy this is why we can't have nice things isn't it well let's not allow any other subpar adaptations of beloved franchises okay anyway before we shake our heads at our top pick here are some dishonorable mentions Appa looks terrifying way too much exposition in narration today I found out that destiny did you see that boys tattoos tattoos like that haven't been seen in over a century I believe they are air venting tattoos and Zuko's relationship is severely underdeveloped he won't be killed by water benders if you stay hidden it can be friends you commander Zhao is defeated by nameless fighters an ugly 3d conversion and your responsibility for their deaths you are stopping yourself from breathing your angry before we continue be sure to subscribe to our Channel and ring the bell to get notified about our latest videos you have the option to be notified for occasional videos or all of them if you're on your phone make sure you go into your settings and switch on notifications number one whitewashing characters although the animated world of Avatar The Last Airbender is separated into four nations each of these groups is full of racially diverse people and this is the entire village entire village but you wouldn't know that if you just watch the movie in sha Milan's live-action adaptation the lead roles of an Katara and Sokka are whitewashed I'm sorry I'm sorry the Water Tribe which was supposed to be based on any wit culture is also full of white people meanwhile the Fire Nation consists almost entirely of Asian actors casting nearly all your villains as non-white is problematic and insulting in itself but to do that while also erasing the racial identities of beloved characters is unforgivable it was we hope the next live-action adaptation of the series respects diversity a lot more than this movie does do you agree with our picks check out this other recent clip from watch mojo and be sure to subscribe and ring the bell to be notified about our latest videos you

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Length: 13min 34sec (814 seconds)

Published: Sun Jun 28 2020