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Friday, July 2, 2010

   The Last Airbender - Review
I got to see The Last Airbender at a midnight showing - It was kind of nice to see it before the avalanche of bad reviews started rolling in.

One word review - disappointed.

There was a lot to complain about in the film, but mostly I thought the biggest disservice they did was to remove the depth of the characters. all of the characters were flat and went through very little change. I think Uncle Iroh was the best example of this. Uncle Iroh in the cartoon was definitely a jolly old fellow with hints of mroe underneath. as the series progressed, you got to learn what was underneath & how he got to be the jolly old fool & what advantages that gave him in that environment. The greatly compressed storyline of the film I think does not allow for that subtlety & their attempts at complexity fail miserably. you get some offhand comments about girls, respect for spirits and a brief display of power. He lost all of the tranquility, peace with the world & sense of sadness he had for his nephew that made him such a great character in the series.

I may append this soon as I get more time. Gotta jump on a conferenc call now. Catch ya later.

-bunraku
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