Thread: The Last Airbender

Originally Posted by Miffet

man, I was watching some of the avatar animated series the other day, I had no idea they were making it into a movie

it strikes me as potentially good movie-fodder tbh, it gad a great premise

That's pretty much what I thought when I watched the series~

hahaha I know, right?

those trailers seemed pretty srs business, though, I hope they capture the light and funny elements of the characters too D:

I saw the preview during the Superbowl, was thinking "special effects look decent, wonder what movie this is." Then it says, "The Last Airbender" right at the end, leaving me to think, "really? Really?" What the fuck is up with whoever named this shit, I know it wasn't M, it was some other jackass, but really? I realize all the cool names were taken, like "The Last Samurai", "The Last Ninja", "The Last Starfighter", etc, but what the fuck is up with "Airbender"????

he bends air, duh

The movie was going to be just Avatar but James Cameron took care of that.

I'll totally see it. "Avatar: The Last Airbender" is probably the best North American kid's show of the past decade, very good at straddling the line between western and eastern, childrens entertainment and Serious Stuff.

They're not gonna call it "AVATAR: The Last Airbender?" You think they'd try to ride the "Avatar" gravy train.

Don't know if anyone answered this yet (god this thread got long fast) but one of the first things I remember hearing about this movie was that they couldn't call it "Avatar" because that title was already reserved for some new James Cameron epic.

Originally Posted by QueenBitch

I saw the preview during the Superbowl, was thinking "special effects look decent, wonder what movie this is." Then it says, "The Last Airbender" right at the end, leaving me to think, "really? Really?" What the fuck is up with whoever named this shit, I know it wasn't M, it was some other jackass, but really? I realize all the cool names were taken, like "The Last Samurai", "The Last Ninja", "The Last Starfighter", etc, but what the fuck is up with "Airbender"????

yeah, like nessaj said, the premise is that they control the elements and shit so there are airbenders, firebenders, waterbenders and earthbenders

Originally Posted by Miffet

hahaha I know, right?

those trailers seemed pretty srs business, though, I hope they capture the light and funny elements of the characters too D:

Well I think it's required of them to do that..adds more depth to the characters I think...lol

Originally Posted by Ganymede

Don't know if anyone answered this yet

I did...but it was mixed in with a bunch of other stuff sooo...

(god this thread got long fast)

I had no idea the thread would get this long either

I understand being able to reserve "Avatar," but this movie is "Avatar: The Last Airbender." I don't see how he can claim rule to every single title with the word "Avatar" in it?

The humourous parts add depth to the characters as well... I too thought the trailer was very "Xtreme". Avatar was very lighthearted and also sad and solemn at times. Hopefully they captured they tone and they're just tailoring the trailer to attract people who want to see a generic action movie.

Probably...but I guess I wouldn't be too upset if they made it more serious...because then it would be something of its own...instead of a copy...