I've Never Seen Avatar, So I Watched the Live Action
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- čas přidán 28. 07. 2024
- Avatar the Last Airbender has always been one of those stories that's been constantly talked about around me, but I've never really gotten around to watching it. When I say constantly, I mean CONSTANTLY. Long time friends of mine still rewatch Avatar the Last Airbender at least once a year and every time they tell me how great it is. I was planning on watching Avatar's animated adaptation, since it's the one that gets all the praise(we don't talk about that hollywood flopbuster). However, when I heard about the controversy surrounding live action Avatar the Last Airbender, I knew I had to start with it so I could go in with the perspective of someone who's never seen a minute of Avatar. I know a lot of hard core Avatar fans have been complaining about the adaptation and although it isn't entirely perfect, there's still a lot of good contained in it. It brought the world of Avatar to life and I was immediately hooked onto it after seeing the high production value for some of these locations. I'm glad it's already been renewed for seasons 2 and 3.
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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:56 World of Avatar
04:00 Characters
06:08 The Bad
09:16 Outro - Krátké a kreslené filmy
"Given my character grievances I might as well start from the beginning". Yes, yes and yes. PLEASE watch the original from the beginning.
You need to start from the beginning. Because Bumi is awesome and a fan favorite character. He's delightful and brilliant. And Sokka's character arc is so not what's in the live action. They gave him and Azula both this weird insecurity thing that they don't have in the cartoon. They have other flaws, but not anxiety.
Also you need a better and more meaningful introduction to Roku. And Aang's whole trauma about fire. And Katara actually struggling and not being a Mary Sue.
So, yeah. They cut out all the good stuff.
There's no war in Ba Sing Se. There is no war within the walls. Here we are safe. Here, we are free
man, I'm so glad to see live action onlies of NATLA having the same issues with the live action that us hardcore longtime fans have. Please make a video about the animated version when you're done watching it.
"Some random cabbage seller in Omashu"
Oh my sweet little child 😂You don't know the hold that cabbage seller has on the fandom lol
Thank you so much for this video. I have been defending this show for a while now. So many lovers of the original cartoon HATE IT. I grew up watching the cartoon, and I LOVE it. I asked myself the question: How would someone who has never seen the cartoon think of the live action show? You have addressed all the things I love/like about the show with great detail, all the things that the haters overlook. I didn't love most of the dialogue and pacing, but the real heart of the show (like the dilemmas that Zuko and Aang face and burden) was done so well that it makes me want to rewatch the show.
I am SEATED for Zuko and Iroh 100%.
They need to fix Azula (and Mai and Ty Lee) in season 2, or else I am not going to care about them in the slightest when their actions start to have actual impact.
Im sorry..cabagge man was a funny gag but even at his last appearance hes like "ah forget it why bother" and now theres suddenly merch of him, why isnt there merch of that guy from kyoshi island with foam in his mouth, or of Sparky Sparky boom boom man?
like..its a joke, but its an overated one at that
I love your perspective, it feels like some people are very attached to the original, so I like seeing what a newcomer thinks :)
Doesn't quite excuse the bad writing does it
@@garethharriott9582yeah even as a standalone show, the clunky dialogue and constant exposition ruin the show
Great video, enjoyed hearing the different perspective. You should definitely check out season 1 of the cartoon and see how you enjoy it/ compare the two.
They made Aang a huge cry baby, man he cried more then he laughed.
It’s so unfortunate that the writing sucks. Every character has their own personality but it seems that in the live action these personality traits are completely forgotten.
Hopefully the second season will be better from the writing perspective.
6:51 just wait until you see the role Bumi plays in the original show. Without spoiling anything, he's such a FUN character who also teaches Aang something thats extremely important to the plot.
I really love that someone who hasn't seen the animated show is watching live action first I grew up with the animated and I think the live action is pretty good not as good as the original but still good.
I love both but some of his criticism of the live action actually can be criticism of the original show also.
Live action is more like an ad for the real thing. It falls somewhere between One Piece and Cowboy Bebop.
This is the realest comment here 🤣
Great video! You definitely deserve a lot more views for it. It's an interesting perspective, the dynamic and pacing is excellent, and the editing is top tier. Liked and commented for your referencing. I'll be sure to check on your following Avatar reactions, whether from the animated series or subsequent live-actions stuff. Great job :D
I hope you also watch the original after this and compare the two. I feel like the only reason this live action show gets so much hate is because of the unrealistic standards the animated show sets. Of course there are a lot of flaws in the netflix show, but this show is still better than most shows out there.
Bumi does the same thing to Aang in the Cartoon, though he was not bitter.
Or bitter at all! Bumi is more laid back than an ironing board so to turn him into this bitter old man is character assassination.
Even if he was a bit bitter in the cartoon, I'd understand since we'd probably be given enough time to see what he had to go through while Aang was in ice. In the LA he was just jarring 💀
My gf and I watched the live-action together. I didn't like it at all. Probably because, having watched the OG I was constantly comparing the two. My gf hasn't watched the OG and according to her it was okay. No terrible not good but okay. She is now watching the animated version. She understands why I didn't like the live-action but still she thinks that it was okay.
I'm so excited to hear your thoughts on the OG and I feel validated that it wasn't just my attachment to the OG that made me dislike Bumi.
Definitely worth watching the cartoon from season 1, the hate will make much more sense. Cut content, bad writing quality, characters that are changed for the worse, the OG has almost everything this show has and much more, so this one just feels unnecessary imo.
Zuko was pretty good tho👍🏽
“I’ve never seen Avatar…”
A horrible decision really.
Better late than never haha
8:20 the funny part is that its the same thing in the cartoon, sokka may not be a bender but he gets every girl on the show 😂
I can't hate on game 😂
Sokka definitely has a type:
Sheltered girl who grew up on an island
Sheltered girl who grep up in a palace
Sheltered girl who grep up on an estate with helicopter parents
I'm not counting Ty Lee. She's just flirty, even when she's beating you up.
I admit that I have my own issues with the Netflix live-action version, but I'm still willing to give it a chance. Especially since we're still at Season 1. I hope they keep this up and go on to making Season 2 and eventually Season 3.
They can still fix the issues of Season 1 of they truly love the original series and finish what they started.
Yes, start from the start - season 1 is a bit uneven - I think they were having a bit of trouble identifying their audience, while it is done in a way that a parent can watch with their child and both can enjoy the show for different reasons [which is not easy to do] I'd say that episode 1 they thought the show was going to attract pre-teens but they discovered they were getting a lot of older kids too so they shifted the writing to target mid-teens and by the end of season 1 they were targeting more late teens and maybe young adults. I don't see this as a problem, but I thought I'd mention it in case you watch the 1st episode and get the idea this might be too young for you [most people don't seem to, but enough do on episode 1 that it is worth saying so you know that it changes quickly] By the start of season two I think they were writing so the younger end of the audience would still enjoy the show, the main bulk was assumed to be in the 18 to 22 range and there was lots for the older audience. My wife and I started watching it when it came out - we were both fans of anime and I think we were looking to see if there was any good anime on TV and found Avatar and so we gave it a chance [I'm not getting into the debate of, is it anime or cartoon - it's animated and it's good - that's enough for me] At that time, my youngest child was married, so I guess you could say I fell in the older audience category. I still love the show, and I'm a senior citizen now - and over all, it is on both my level and I believe it still is on a level an 8 year old can enjoy.
The original had an actual sense of growth and progress. In the LA, Katara just masters her bending on her own. Aang tells her some spiritual thing and this novice waterbender can suddenly lift a column of water tens of meters high? And the one scroll is enough to self teach her everything? And Aang isn't even trying to learn it himself. In the animated show, Katara sucks, and both Aang and Katara know she's not going to be his teacher, but they try to learn what they can on their own on their way to the northern tribe to find a proper teacher for both of them. But modern writers fear women depending on men like vampires fear garlic. Women must be perfect and independent and strong and courageous. The only thing they showed in the LA that made some sense was Katara adapting an earthbending technique, but everything up to that seemed to come out of nowhere.
On matters of production, I'm not a fan of the waterbending. Visually it looks good, sure, but it has no impact. It just looks like people are splashed slightly and they fall down. It feels so weak. The animated show made it feel like people get hit by a high pressure fire hydrant. Water tendrils feel like whips or ropes. They packed a punch. Not just water balloon splashes.
You should watch the original fully. The LA mashed stories together to include as much as possible, but it didn't leave room for any. The animated show gives each one its platform to breathe.
What? I can't believe you haven't watched ATLA OG cartoon, after you're done with your AOT reviews ATLA should be next, then it's sister series TLOK
It helps to unmute a video when you watch it. Then you can understand it more.
@@Kingdom_Of_Dreams the what was for him not watching atla till now
I think the only way to truly enjoy the show is to have watched the cartoon first, which kinda sucks, but I guess they know their audience. Also Azula, and a lot of other characters, were either poorly written or poorly acted. I really enjoyed the show overall though, and hope they can increase the quality over the next two seasons
Its crazy that even someone who has never watched the original still notices the terrible pacing
4:43 let me just add this... As a person who grew up with the original. I sperated my thinking from the cartoon to the netflix show. Aang's past lives are apart of him, as stated in the show, so they already know the grief he is going through having lost his people. Yet Kyoshi treats him like he's worthless. Bumi is bitter that he left, not run away as everyone in this show keeps pointing out and yelling in his face that he did and should grow up.
Hmmm... yeah ok how about you first. Because these adults keep acting like children.
Just knowing that the avatar has returned should have a sense of hope. Even if he is a 12 year old boy. Both Bumi and Kyoshi withhold Aang while he is constantly saying he needs to get to the northern water tribe. So he's not goofing off like a kid would do he's trying to fix his mess.
I will never forgive the writers for making a child say "I don't matter" btw. That's just the mom in me talking.
Please watch the animated show from the beginning! One of the biggest strengths of the original show is its writing and pacing, and I knew the live action would never live up to that aspect. The only thing I expected to enjoy in the live action was the new cast, the element bending effects, and the easter eggs for the fans, which the live show did deliver.
I guess for newcomers the netflix isn t "bad".
It s probably an ok show with a good enough story and cool sfx and worldbuilding.
But to anyone else it is such a downgrade of the original. Good thing if it can bring people to discover the anime, they are in for a great ride.
Absolutely please for the love of all that is holy. Watch Avatar the animated series from the beginning. All the changes would be too jarring if you started in season 2
Yes. It did it's job. Got another person to watch the animated series. Also, well reasoned critiques.
Personally i dont think you should have watched the live action the animated show is just so much better i feel like getting it even slightly spoiled with the live action would suck
I am happy more reviews like you. I feel like the live action did a good job despite not being on one one with the animated series but that is to be expected for live action. It is not fair to compare to the live action if u wanna compare… compare to the 2010 movie hahahaha.
This is coming from the animated fans. I do feel Netflix can improve the pacing and script writing better for season 2 and 3. Cause there is so so much filler arc that develop the characters development and very important to the story too. If they wanna improve or add can but just don’t rush it.
Show had amazing animation for all bending (besides aang flying that should be illegal). Story pacing got me all kinds of confused, though it is fair to say its a good watch if you know nothing of the original
Yeah I'm curious to see how I'm gonna view the Live Action once I watch the animated Book of Water
U will find yourself taking back this take at 4:27 about people blaming Aang once u watch the OG show.
Your friends could be talking about two things 1: the new actually good live action 2: that absolutely crap show 2010 live action one
If it was option 1 then I don’t really see why? Because It’s good the best they can capture on live action (maybe my standards lowered a bit from option 2) is it as good as the animated? Absolutely not. Is it good? Yes.
If they where talking about option 2 I can understand your friends. Absolutely never watch that one by M. Night Shyamalan unless you want to see a crap movie absolute garbage
Maybe if I can convince 'em to watch the 2010 movie they'd look back on the Netflix version more fondly
Should should watch the anime versionnn nnn it's soooo goooddd
You should record your reactions and upload it on YT
You should post a comment asking for his reactions.
@@Mitch_Ryder you should post a comment replying to my comment asking him to upload a reaction
I agree. It is sadly _lifeless,_ for the most part at least. It is enough for some, but IMO many are simply settling, rather than seeing how much better it could and should be. I hope the following seasons improve. But the way TV works now days, we'll likely be waiting years for the rest. 🙄
I appreciate the opinion but I definitely don't see this as something to recommend to a new Avatar watcher. Recommending it someone who doesn't respect animation and wasn't going to watch the original in the first place, sure why not.
But, definitely not someone who is at least open to the idea of watching animation.
Though honestly with how much CGI is necessary because of the bending, I'm always curious where the line is for those who don't respect/like/think they're too old for animation.
Though it would certainly be interesting to see you re-review the Netflix Avatar after watching the Original and actually seeing every change and misstep that you didn't even know about.
And the best part is that there’s not a single white person
I would never watch this live stuff. It can never be anywhere near as good as the original series. You have to be crazy for ignoring your friends advice.
4:43 let me just add this... As a person who grew up with the original. I sperated my thinking from the cartoon to the netflix show. Aang's past lives are apart of him, as stated in the show, so they already know the grief he is going through having lost his people. Yet Kyoshi treats him like he's worthless. Bumi is bitter that he left, not run away as everyone in this show keeps pointing out and yelling in his face that he did and should grow up.
Hmmm... yeah ok how about you first. Because these adults keep acting like children.
Just knowing that the avatar has returned should have a sense of hope. Even if he is a 12 year old boy. Both Bumi and Kyoshi withhold Aang while he is constantly saying he needs to get to the northern water tribe. So he's not goofing off like a kid would do he's trying to fix his mess.
I will never forgive the writers for making a child say "I don't matter" btw. That's just the mom in me talking. I just couldn't stand it that Aang accepted that this was ALL HIS FALT while the fire nation were the ones that threw the first blow.
Definately start with book 1 btw. Every episode in the cartoon has some sort of link to past events.