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So, for reasons that involve friends I never get to hang out with and the fact that I'd already missed someone's birthday last week, I just saw The Last Airbender.
...I have no words. I just- I.
Arghle. I need some Jetko to wash the taste of crap out of my mouth. Give me badass Katara- give me Sokka with wit and charm. Give me Zuko who isn't being forced to BRIAN BLESSED it up- give me Azula who doesn't act like she should be on meds. (Jeez, the whole point is that she doesn't telegraph stereotypical crazy! But there she is in the end, twitching and grinning instead of that steady smirk.)
It is a grotesque parody of all that I love and loved about Avatar: the Last Airbender. They kept similar scenes while completely changing the plot elements that led up to them. It felt like massive amounts of, not excess, but vital bits of scenes that would have smoothed the story were filleted out. The dialogue, good fuck the wording.
Commander Zhao made me think of Grima Wormtongue much too often in his final scenes.
On the plus side, we and the crowd had fun booing and heckling and correcting pronunciation in chorus. I had slapped on some Kyoshi Warrior paint last minute on a whim; there were a couple of Aangs, and one huge guy dressed as Toph- I don't know if it was Ember Island-esque irony, or he just was that cool with the character, but either way it was neat. United in our love of the series and our dismay at having wasted thirteen bucks apiece on some pretty effects and a crap film, we filtered out with a mass buzz of complaint and a general tossing of popcorn. (Well not really, but if the front row had been empty I totally would have.)
...I have no words. I just- I.
Arghle. I need some Jetko to wash the taste of crap out of my mouth. Give me badass Katara- give me Sokka with wit and charm. Give me Zuko who isn't being forced to BRIAN BLESSED it up- give me Azula who doesn't act like she should be on meds. (Jeez, the whole point is that she doesn't telegraph stereotypical crazy! But there she is in the end, twitching and grinning instead of that steady smirk.)
It is a grotesque parody of all that I love and loved about Avatar: the Last Airbender. They kept similar scenes while completely changing the plot elements that led up to them. It felt like massive amounts of, not excess, but vital bits of scenes that would have smoothed the story were filleted out. The dialogue, good fuck the wording.
Commander Zhao made me think of Grima Wormtongue much too often in his final scenes.
On the plus side, we and the crowd had fun booing and heckling and correcting pronunciation in chorus. I had slapped on some Kyoshi Warrior paint last minute on a whim; there were a couple of Aangs, and one huge guy dressed as Toph- I don't know if it was Ember Island-esque irony, or he just was that cool with the character, but either way it was neat. United in our love of the series and our dismay at having wasted thirteen bucks apiece on some pretty effects and a crap film, we filtered out with a mass buzz of complaint and a general tossing of popcorn. (Well not really, but if the front row had been empty I totally would have.)
