If it's crap... We'll tell you
My thoughts on the New Avatar Pictures.
Okay Let me begin by saying, YES I LOVE THE TV SERIES!!!!!
Now when I heard that a live action movie was coming out I was skeptical, and then I heard about the white washing and became even more skeptical. Then they released these two picture....
What can I say about them, I LIKE THEM!!!!!
That's right I like the looks of it. I actually think this movie actually has a fighting chance. Look at the last picture of Zuko, and try to not say that doesn't look badass.
Some say that the white washing is stupid, and I admit at first I thought it sounded stupid too. But then I read a quote that Producer Frank Marshall said about this controversy.
"Our vision for the movie is of ONE world, made up of four Nations, influenced and inspired by the Asian undertones of the series. This world will have an ethnically diverse cast that represents many different heritages and cultures from all corners of the globe."
After reading that all I could really say was...."That actually makes sense"
The producers aren't making a movie that makes it look like Asians rule the earth(Nothing wrong with that) They're making one world that is separated by four different nations each with Asian undertones. It's not about one community its a bunch of societies all from different races. So basically they aren't letting race become a issue, they aren't looking at these actors saying "Okay you got the acting chops....but sorry can't give yah the job since your not Asian" If you ask me...THAT IS RACIST.
They are looking at these actors saying "hmm he has the talent, and he can act, and he knows martial arts, I think this dude can be Zuko/Aang/Sokka/etc." Also in case you guys haven't noticed, the show this movie is based off...... is an AMERICAN made TV show has ASIAN Undertones (Exactly Like the Movie)
That ends the race discussion
Some are complaining saying that the costumes don't look anything like the TV show, or that the scar on Zuko looks wierd, or that Zuko's hair isn't in a ponytail and all I can say to that is....
GET OVER IT!!!!!
Not everything can be exactly like the TV show. Just because the dude who plays Zuko doesn't look like the splitting image of the cartoon Zuko, doesn't mean the film is going to be bad!!! Heath Ledgers Joker doesn't look anything like the Joker in the comics, but he nailed the character's personalty down pat. Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool doesn't look anything like the comic book character, but he nailed the personality down pat (In the beginning only, the end was a huge cluster-fuck)
Anyone who is already judging the movie already, when all you've seen a few picture is a fucking picky problem child and needs to quit wetting their pants just because the it doesn't look like the TV series.
That's all you guys are doing, your being picky...
"WAHHH Zuko doesn't have a pony tail"
"WAHHH Aang looks a little too young"
"WAHHH the color of Katara's eyes aren't the same color as the one from the TV show"
GET OVER IT!!!
In Short, I'm still going to go see this movie. I'm going to judge it on its story, SFX, and acting, and not whether or the actor should/shouldn't be white.
Now when I heard that a live action movie was coming out I was skeptical, and then I heard about the white washing and became even more skeptical. Then they released these two picture....
What can I say about them, I LIKE THEM!!!!!
That's right I like the looks of it. I actually think this movie actually has a fighting chance. Look at the last picture of Zuko, and try to not say that doesn't look badass.
Some say that the white washing is stupid, and I admit at first I thought it sounded stupid too. But then I read a quote that Producer Frank Marshall said about this controversy.
"Our vision for the movie is of ONE world, made up of four Nations, influenced and inspired by the Asian undertones of the series. This world will have an ethnically diverse cast that represents many different heritages and cultures from all corners of the globe."
After reading that all I could really say was...."That actually makes sense"
The producers aren't making a movie that makes it look like Asians rule the earth(Nothing wrong with that) They're making one world that is separated by four different nations each with Asian undertones. It's not about one community its a bunch of societies all from different races. So basically they aren't letting race become a issue, they aren't looking at these actors saying "Okay you got the acting chops....but sorry can't give yah the job since your not Asian" If you ask me...THAT IS RACIST.
They are looking at these actors saying "hmm he has the talent, and he can act, and he knows martial arts, I think this dude can be Zuko/Aang/Sokka/etc." Also in case you guys haven't noticed, the show this movie is based off...... is an AMERICAN made TV show has ASIAN Undertones (Exactly Like the Movie)
That ends the race discussion
Some are complaining saying that the costumes don't look anything like the TV show, or that the scar on Zuko looks wierd, or that Zuko's hair isn't in a ponytail and all I can say to that is....
GET OVER IT!!!!!
Not everything can be exactly like the TV show. Just because the dude who plays Zuko doesn't look like the splitting image of the cartoon Zuko, doesn't mean the film is going to be bad!!! Heath Ledgers Joker doesn't look anything like the Joker in the comics, but he nailed the character's personalty down pat. Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool doesn't look anything like the comic book character, but he nailed the personality down pat (In the beginning only, the end was a huge cluster-fuck)
Anyone who is already judging the movie already, when all you've seen a few picture is a fucking picky problem child and needs to quit wetting their pants just because the it doesn't look like the TV series.
That's all you guys are doing, your being picky...
"WAHHH Zuko doesn't have a pony tail"
"WAHHH Aang looks a little too young"
"WAHHH the color of Katara's eyes aren't the same color as the one from the TV show"
GET OVER IT!!!
In Short, I'm still going to go see this movie. I'm going to judge it on its story, SFX, and acting, and not whether or the actor should/shouldn't be white.
Tags: aang, airbender, avatar, katara, last, m.night, nickelodeon, zuko
Replies to This Discussion
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Permalink Reply by ShibuyaRiver on -
You already know how I feel about this.
Great post by the way.
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Permalink Reply by Brock on -
Yah, That's why I posted this as a discussion and not a blog, I want your blog to get featured.
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Permalink Reply by ShibuyaRiver on
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Gah! Me too.
I want them to take off the fan goggles for just a second so they could see that these pictures aren't really the end of the world.
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Permalink Reply by Boatloads1017 on -
seriously. I mean, God forbid a director take some kind of artistic liberties and not just cut and paste from the series to the movie.
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Permalink Reply by Boatloads1017 on
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I'm not really gonna make any big judgments on this movie until I see a trailer or clip. Pictures can only tell us so much.
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Permalink Reply by TheLilBeast on -
I'm going to say a few words:
Speed racer, Dragonball Evolution, Garfield, and man many others
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Permalink Reply by Brock on
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That doesn't mean anything...
Your being prejudiced about this movie just because of the category/genre its in. You saying that just because this movie is based on a TV show it's automatically going to be bad. Your forgetting that there are some movies that are really good that were based on TV shows (The Blues Brothers, The Fugitive, The Simpsons was a decent movie, and let us not forget STAR TREK!!!!)
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Permalink Reply by TheLilBeast on
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No, I don't mean T.V shows in general but cartoons. Every cartoon that I knowed that has been turned into an live-action film has failed. I mean, the way your looking at this movie is the same way I looked at garfield. I love garfield and that was little crappy. Had some laughs but not really what I wanted.
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Permalink Reply by Brock on
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There are some good live action movies based on cartoons...
How The Gritch stole Christmas was decent
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle was decent
Granted we have yet seen a really good live action movie based on a TV show, but every movie deserves a fighting chance. People shouldn't already be saying This movie is crap just by looking at two pictures. Pictures only show what the film is going to look like (And it looks pretty cool), we still don't know what the movie is going to be like STORY wise.
So everyone please stop comparing it to Dragonball evolution when you have no idea what the movie is going to be like STORY WISE!!!
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Permalink Reply by corey vire on -
The first scooby doo, a very brady movie.
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Permalink Reply by Chig Champa on -
First off, How The Grinch Stole Christmas was a book written in 1957 before it was a cartoon, and I'm being very generous when I say the live action version is just barely tolerable.
Secondly, The Rocky & Bullwinkle Movie fucking sucked.
As for Corey's shows, the Scooby Doo movie was awful, and The Brady Bunch wasn't a cartoon.
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