My Thoughts on "The Last Airbender"

[acid_inferno]

I don't care how many times I'm told that "it looks cool" or that "it should be given some thought," I completely and utterly refuse to see this movie when it comes out tomorrow. I'm not doing it. It is a complete slap in the face of every Eastern Culture represented out there in society. Hollywood had it's ONE CHANCE to create a series of

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[lorweaver]

I agree! down with airbender (movie) down with avatar (movie) down with eclipse (book and movie)! pillage! torture! wharglebargle!!!!

on a side note, whats that recipe for that kimchi dish i really like?

[acid_inferno]

I didn't mind the Avatar movie! >:O Lol.

As for the Kimchi dish, are you talking about the Kimchi fried rice? It's pretty basic. Kimchi, rice, sesame oil, and a tablespoon of butter.

[lorweaver]

isn't there one with beef in it?

<3 Lolli

[anonymous]

ugh. well said. and you said a lot of stuff i had no idea about - especially the earth nation korean roots. the only thing i knew for certain was that the fighting styles of each nation are carefully based off specific eastern styles from a range of cultures to suit the characteristics of the respective fictional nations.

the other thing that i thought was sad is that while the entire setting (spirituality, architecture, everything) was clearly asian, i actually couldn't place the characters among a specific race. so i hoped to see actors from a really diverse range of backgrounds given the chance to play the parts in this movie. yet we get white!aang, white!katara, and white!sokka vs dark!zuko. white = good, dark = bad. yet of all the main characters i thought zuko the most likely to be white.

white katara and sokka is a serious disappointment.

from another perspsective i expected an asian cast because who else can better represent asian-based cultures than those who live them, ffs.

Re: <3 Lolli

[acid_inferno]

Yeah, I know what you mean. I still haven't gone to see that movie and I won't.

XD Instead, I'm going to see Salt today and forget that The Last Airbender even exists outside of the series. On a side note, I know we were talking about picking up Dragon-Destined again, but I seriously think I want to start an Avatar: The Last Airbender fic now. I need to send you what I have of Dragon-Destined to you once I type it all out again.