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They couldn’t even get color contacts to any of the characters. So disgraceful.

What people didn't realize was the animation was out in 2005 and many of the story were unrealistic, in the live action it was more accurate that the old lady was the one who explain everything rather than a 14yr old girl who never leave her hometown in her life. And Kyoshi guiding Aang instead of Roku was also not something to be mad, they were all avatars so it didn't change much who appeared first in the scene. These were the good change in the live action. The only thing i don't like is the cast of Mai and how they change Soka misogynistic character

The only thing i don't like is, they showed Ozai and Azula character too early in the screen, especially with Ozai, the mysterious faceless character was what made them interesting and scary in the cartoon.

Seriously? Bro. Its sad.

Ever heard of Socrates and what he said on the subject of sophestry? Yeah... that applies here.

Annnnnnd this is why I stick to my DVDs.

the reason Iroh didn’t sang Leaves from the Vine is because he wanted to pay respects to Iroh’s first voice actor Mako Iwamatsu he didn’t want to mock his song so he didn’t want to sing it

When every jump and landing is completely silent and moving stone blocks slide across the ground with no sound, no particle effects, and no screen shake, the game's immersion is broken.

Have you ever compared the adaptations of "Mo Dao Zu Shi"?

Why are people making video essays saying this adpatation is bad even though it was well-received by fans and is getting two new seasons. stop hating this and make a positive video pn it please!

I'm surprised you like Kyoshi, considering what they destroyed to do it. First and foremost, they took Aang's avatar demonstration, something every one of them has, his "force of nature" sphere, and gave it to Kyoshi. Thus, when he presumably does it in season 3 (if there is one), it'll be a ripoff of Kyoshi, not something of his own creation. Second, they've literally ripped away all of Roku's story. Roku is Aang's primary guide, and not just because he was the previous and that's basically the tradition. It's also bad because the world Aang inherits is DIRECTLY Roku's fault. He was lax in his duties as Avatar, letting Sozin amass power under his watch, and eventually leading to his betrayal at the hands of Sozin when defending from the volcano. It destroys the symbolism, and ruins their story. Yes, Aang did contact and get advice from many Avatars, including Kyoshi, but none of them were his guide like Roku. Third... The show is taking away so much from male characters. Aang loses his drive and guilt, Zuko loses his obsession with honor as his driving force, Sokka loses practically all his masculinity (he's no longer really obsessed about being a warrior), Iroh loses his pacifism and ends up being far too violent, Ozai loses his cruel malice that drives EVERYBODY on their journey, and Roku loses his role as guide and his chance at a redemption of sorts for his failings as Avatar. Taking all this away causes the show to basically fracture and fall apart. Yes, the female characters lose a lot, too, like Katara losing her motherly attitude, and her anger, but a LOT more male characters were damaged in this than female characters. I don't think they can fix it going forward. There's too much damage, too many fractures and character changes. Too much deviation from character journeys and world-building.

Thanks for sending me here to your other channel. ❤

I'm in the same boat about not fully vibing with Dark Souls Remastered. I chose to play Dark Souls 2 first, (feeling a kinship with it as the least popular one, hah) and I really like a few quality of life things they did, that I think you might like too - it has warping from the start, like DS3 and ER. DS Remastered made my thumbs and brain exhausted from all the runbacks. In Dark Souls 2, there is a hidden counter on each basic enemy - after defeat, they can only revive a max of 12 times. Some people think of it as a pity timer or a stain on their 'gamer cred' if they get an empty room, but I LOVED being able to render whole areas of DS2 completely harmless, to just run thru and enjoy the scenery. The boss-runbacks are MUCH more manageable without stray arrow damage. AND there's an in-game option to turn enemies back on, too. That was a choice that fit me personally really well. I think you might like DS2 for that reason, as I did. I felt so much more like I had truly conquered the threats in the world - the area was empty of enemies, the same way my laundry hamper is empty of clothes when they are all put away! DS2 is better played with knowledge of a FEW spoilers, which make no sense out of context - Level ADP, Burn the Windmill, and play offline. (Other players can invade you even if you are hollow, which is very unfun, imo.) Everything else that's confusing can be found with a guide, but most people won't warn you about playing offline. I just really like the game, and I wish more people would give it a chance to shine in its own unique way - almost everyone who plays DS1 first will like DS2 less, and vice-versa. I'm not sure how someone who loves Sekiro and Lies of P will find it, in terms of combat. It might be too ponderous, there IS a ton of variation, stuff even I at 500 hours haven't seen! I just wanted to share, since I love that game the way you love Lies of P :) PS - From one anxiety-riddled, stressed, hard-on-myself gamer to another - Don't be afraid to install mods! Life's too short to be upset with our entertainment, and blaming ourselves for not being good enough at it. A good analogy - I can't read Chinese. So if I want to experience 'Journey to the West' or 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' I'll have to read a translation of it. That's what mods are - other people's help and effort that you use, to get you thru to the end, which is, seeing the whole story. It doesn't have to be Exactly Like The Original - that's why we have GRADES in school instead of everything being pass-fail, and pass being set at 100% correct! 98% is still really good, and anyone who wants to mock you up for that little imperfection is NOT to be listened to! Not even your own brain. Not an easy thing to do, I admit. It's something that comes with time, and practice. Telling the mean voice in your own head that its input is not valuable and you won't follow it... Really freeing, tho!

I figured out by the end of it - you take OFF the glasses when talking about yourself, and you put them ON when talking about the games! That must have been in the script, it took me a while to figure out exactly what it meant, but I knew it was intentional! What an excellent detail.

this video is produced like you had thousands of subscribers and im honestly surprised you dont, your courage to get on here and talk about your life in relation to this amazing game series is unreal. I am hoping that this whole career can work out for you because you deserve this more than most people. I am happy this video was on my home page, im glad to be here as you grow.

gosh. this video hits very close to home, resonating with me very *very* deeply. the positive and negative aspects. all the way. might be a little mushy but the more i get to experience you and your streams/videos the more i feel the genuine nature of you. i might be mistaken and that's not what it is at all - and of course - the goes both ways. but you're great and cool, in my opinion

As a person with a lot of similar anxieties of my own, I appreciate how you were able to discuss it in relation to your analysis. I’m a bit older than you, and I’m impressed, because I wouldnt have been able to put words to it as well as you did when I was at that point in my life

First off, thanks for watching, this is just as much an opinion piece as its a therapy session. I hope you either can relate or at least understand how i feel about some soulslikes and Lies of P!

Turning Hei Bai into a generic Rawr Scary CGI Snarling Beast with no resolution is what bothers me the most. I haaaaaaaate Hollywood/western TV and film and general with how they present animals or anything animal-adjacent. Everything is just roaring, snarling, mindless, and an obstacle to be destroyed. Or if it's a cute animal, it's a comedy prop. Ugh.

I have to disagree about the funeral scene. It’s my favorite in the whole show. Perhaps it’s because I love the show so much, but it was one of the most touching I’ve seen

I have to agree with you

The thing about OG Katara is by the time she gets to the Northern Water Tribe; you've seen how hard she has worked on her bending. You also see that she is a deeply passionate person that can be hardheaded and stubborn. She has a fire to her, and her trigger is being belittled. When she is fighting Paku you get mad with her, when Paku is belittling her you feel offended for her. Something that unfortunately the live action is lacking because we don't get enough time with the characters and their personalities are unfortunately watered down to the point that when they get their big moments they just fall flat. The great thing about OG Zhao is that he is calm, cool, collected, calculating, strategic... you almost feel like he is 2 steps ahead. He is an intimidating presence, but his trigger is his ego. The reason why in the deserter he fires at Aang not thinking about the fact that he just burned down his own ships is because he lost control. By that point Aang had gotten the better of him over and over again and his ego was bruised, so when Aang was taunting him, he attacked out of frustration not thinking about any potential consequences. The live action Zhao came off almost like he was a sniveling corporate guy that was willing to throw people under the buss for a promotion. I understand the direction they tried to take his character, but I unfortunately felt disappointed with the execution

Im just glad months I'm im not the only one with major problems with this show.. when reaction channels first started watching. They were all in love with heart eyes. And I was so confused and felt so gaslit 😂 Cause I felt like I was the only one who hated it. Literally I was so bored. I love long multi hour content. But half way through each episode I was both angry, and so bored I wanted it to be over. Also, I definitely cant agree with Zhao. He felt like a lost.. frat boy who was trying to be cool and just couldnt pull it off And I would have enjoyed Kyoshi a lot more if she hadn't basically taken over for Roki. And was... Honestly? Kind of an ass to aang for not reaosn? And, I just cant with thr superhero landing.. its avatar, not Avengers.. As to luten's funeral. Even having the background knowledge. Even knoeing other versions of these chsracters. I felt absolutely nothing. A lot ofnproplr say it was one od thr better oarts of the show. And while it mught be... One od the more well eritten parts, for hoe bad the writing is. I honestly dont think it fits at all for the reasons you said. We dont know these people.. there's a reason we dont get mych sbout luten until later seasons.. we need go actually.. becomr attached to these characters. And i was so angry, that i didnt even notice leaves from the vine playing in the background. I disnt realize it until it was brought up in a video I was watching. Then I was angry about that too 😂

Well thought out video and you're totally right about how incredible all the characters are. I only disagree with you on one point, when you unilaterally declare no one would ever travel without Shadowheart - that depends on the person, really. My first playthrough I was a cleric myself and thus never took her with me. I was aware you can change their classes but I loved other companions so much I didn't personally miss her and only really ever had her for the Shar temple and things related to her quest. She's a great character, yes, but not better than like Karlach impo. :)

Thank you, everyone else online seems to be unable to understand why Iroh is such a problem here. I haven't directly watched the show, but I've seen so many clips I've got a pretty good idea of what they did to him. They removed his strong morals and pacifism that he gained after his son's death in a battle he ran. He kills so easily, encourages Zuko to ignore his conscience by forcing him to hire June, acts embarrassed by his affection for Zuko, and generally is more like Zuko in Book 1 of the cartoon than Zuko is like Zuko. The only way Iroh isn't like Book 1 Zuko is that he isn't prone to yell as much. It's like they sped up Zuko'a character and dialed back Iroh's to an earlier state. Now Iroh actually has more room to grow than Zuko. What is the point of having Iroh here at all?

Temu Katara should have faced Koh

Hollywood is clearly in bad shape when comes to it’s screen writers because any screen writer that’s outside of Hollywood woild’ve just simple know better. A writer from France, Italy, or Uk would have run circles around this.

I’m thankful for your perspective of Iroh!!! No one else has seemed to mention any critique of his portrayal, while I was thrown off. For me, Iroh felt too on-the-nose and they made it very obvious that iroh was on the good side. In the original, iroh was more mysterious and nuanced until his view became more obvious in season 2. It’s similar to how they won’t make zuko fully a villain. Aang saying “you couldn’t have always been this way” feels out of place, since zuko hasn’t earned that perspective from Aang. And I can’t fathom why they’d make iroh kill zhao instead the perfect poetic justice of the ocean spirit killing zhao for murdering the moon.

11:23 this scene is hilarious, Katara basically tries to waterbend using her expression.

Yawn...it was great. Sorry you didnt like it but Im excited for seasons 2 and 3. Bye. Thanks.

I'm glad to not be the only person that was upset by the use of Leaves from the Vine. Once I saw that scene and heard that music I knew that this live action version would never be anything more than just a show. What interest me most about the show is how non-fans of the original would react. I ended up showing a friend the live action, since they never knew about the original. They couldn't stomach past episode 2. We are now going through the whole original and they can't get enough.

Soon as they started mixing up different episodes from the cartoon I dipped coz I knew it was gonna be a mess

Coold video, nice points, but i got your video in recommendations just because i absorbed all other videos on this topic, so it feels kinda lackluster

14:20 i gotta say that i remember rooting for both zuko and aang in the original show. otherwise i agree with your points. good video and great editing

not any played roll

You made very good points to be honest, I’m glad to be a new subscriber now

I haven't watched yet because I can't be bothered to pay for Netflix, although I had considered getting it for a month just to see it. But after watching your review I definitely wont be watching and this show will go the way of that movie that doesn't exist. Some of the things you talk about I could probably look past but their use of "Leaves from the Vine" is absolutely disgusting and infuriating! Excellent video, thank you for such an honest review!

You said it all and summed it all perfectly, my critics were finally addressed neatly. So thank you! I compare this live action series to the Ember island players episode 😅

Okay I can't stad Ozai in this. He is not the same person as the guy who said "Azula was born lucky, while I was lucky to be born."

I couldn't pass 2nd episode, was too cringe tbh.

I DIDN'T ENJOY THE MOVIE VERSION. THE ORIGINAL WAS 100%

Oh my goodness gracious! I knew it wasn't great but I had no idea it was... I dont wanna say 'bad' but its.. Its confusing how they managed to be okay with putting this out there because it doesn't take a genius to recognize the good and bad of what was and what is

20:06 LOL dude Koh still freaks me out to this day. Just goes to show how well written he was.

27:34 literally my thoughts

Yes haha, YES (I have been waiting for this)

My man dropped a 40min long video out of nowhere! Crazy! So impressed

i love how you shout out other videos <3 truly a person of the people <3

i love your essays <3

First of, thanks for watching! Here's a few things I would like to add after finishing the video! 1. I saw some stuff about Ian Ousley on twitter, I'm not an expert, I can't speak out on behalf of anyone else so keep any comments civilised. 2. It's okay if you don't agree with me, these are just my thoughts and opinions and its okay to think differently! 3. I forgot to make this clear in the video itself but it's okay for an adaptation to change things from the original if it serves a purpose, but if your changes make the overall narrative worse I believe its fair to call it out. 4. If I pronounce any names weird I blame that I'm swedish...