At this point, I'm beginning to feel bad for Shyamalan and the direction of his career, yet I fully believe The Last Airbender is deserving of the hate it has received. If anything, it deserves more. I find it quite aggravating that their are people who can give this film a 10/10, without understanding or rebutting any of the issues with this film or explaining why they believe it's perfect.
I find it baffling how Shyamalan can claim he wanted to make this film, because he loved the source material. If he truly loved the Avatar series, he wouldn't have even tried to condense approximately 8.5 hours of excellent storytelling into a movie that just hits 100 minutes.
The CGI is deserving of the award 'Worst Eye-Gouging Mis-Use of 3D' (which it won). The action/choreography is abysmal, especially when compared to that of the series. Excellent characters and stories are wasted. The never-before-seen actors are that for a reason. Many times logic is just plain missing from the film. And if you're going to ripoff someone else's work, at least try and pronounce the character's names correctly.
I find it baffling how Shyamalan can claim he wanted to make this film, because he loved the source material. If he truly loved the Avatar series, he wouldn't have even tried to condense approximately 8.5 hours of excellent storytelling into a movie that just hits 100 minutes.
The CGI is deserving of the award 'Worst Eye-Gouging Mis-Use of 3D' (which it won). The action/choreography is abysmal, especially when compared to that of the series. Excellent characters and stories are wasted. The never-before-seen actors are that for a reason. Many times logic is just plain missing from the film. And if you're going to ripoff someone else's work, at least try and pronounce the character's names correctly.
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