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The Avatar Remake Doesn't Understand Avatar (www.youtube.com)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by [email protected] to c/avatar

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Didn't watch it yet, as I'm only 2 episodes in and Idon't want to taint my first view too much.

But from what I've seen of the show, I understand how they reach this conclusion. And Jessie Gender usually has quite a good grasp on these things.

Edit: Kind reminder that this post is for sharing/discussing the video, not for dunking on the Netflix adaptation.

Edit2: Watched it now. Spoilers for the first 2 episodes and light spoilers for the rest of the live action show, season 1.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Don't get me wrong: The biggest issue i have is with the writing. However, the original show was a blend of great characters, amazing worldbuilding and stunning martial arts animation.

I figured that if I didn't enjoy the writing, maybe the martial arts were a bit better and I could enjoy those.

But you can barely see what the fighters are doing because of the quick cuts. Watch the dojo scene in the Matrix and compare it to the fighting In the Netflix show. Simply no comparison.

And I get that this is done with children. But that's what body doubles are for.