![]() ![]() Zuko and his soldiers don’t talk to each other, and neither to the villagers, they just give glances and awkwardly go through the motions. They find Aang and take him away, but it isn’t clear why until Katara has to explain to the audience that they saw Aang’s tattoos. Some examples: Prince Zuko gets no proper introduction, but simply arrives and starts yelling. ![]() Then, the narrative starts breaking up as they take Aang to the village and the prince arrives and takes Aang away.īasically, the movie makes it really hard for the viewers to follow the motivations and get invested. They find Aang the Avatar in a sphere of ice and it looks suitably impressive. Katara is thoughtful, Sokka is goofy but passionate. Katara and Sokka are established as characters. Now, there isn’t much wrong about the first few scenes. I know people get enraged about Westerners playing characters who were Asian in the animated series, but I am looking here at the level of storytelling, and what happens in the first 10 minutes is a basic lack of storytelling insight. I’m not talking about the casting of the characters. ![]() The basic flaws of The Last Airbender are apparent after about 10 minutes. It’s a fascinating case study, and I invite you to join me in the dark side. And how the film horribly fails in all these categories. I’d like to talk about some basic elements of storytelling: plot, character and motivation. It shows just what kind of things can go wrong in the art of storytelling. Looking at The Last Airbender is very instructive. ![]()
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